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Tesco outstrips retail rivals with Christmas sales rise

Tesco, Britain's biggest supermarket group, rode out a "subdued" Christmas to lift UK sales by 0.1%, enough to beat its main rivals amid the toughest high street conditions in years. Chief Executive Dave Lewis said Tesco's UK stores delivered the best operational performance of his five-year tenure. Tesco sold more food on Dec. 23 than on any other day in its 100-year-old history, Lewis said, with 890,000 customers served in a single peak hour of trading....

War of Words Between Ghosn, Nissan

Jan.09 -- Former Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn went on the offensive in his first news conference since his arrest in November of 2018. He described his arrest as brutal and struck out at Japanese prosecutors and Nissan’s top managers. Bloomberg’s Yousef Gamal El-Din reports on “Bloomberg Markets: European Open.”...

Ethereum researcher Virgil Griffith has now been formally indicted in North Korea case

Ethereum research scientist Virgil Griffith has now been formally charged for allegedly assisting North Korea in learning more about blockchain and cryptocurrencies. Inner City Press reported the news on Wednesday, saying that Griffith has been indicted for "conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.” Griffith was arrested in November on federal charges of […]The post Ethereum researcher Virgil Griffith has now been formally indicted in North Korea case appeared first on The Block....