LATEST NEWS FROM sectors-and-industries - technology
INDUSTRIALS
White House expresses optimism on China trade; no date for more talks
The United States is assessing China's response to the Trump administration's latest round of tariffs and does not have a scheduled date to announce for another round of talks, ...
TECHNOLOGY
Alibaba's Jack Ma rules out comeback after he steps down next year
Jack Ma, the charismatic billionaire co-founder of Chinese e-tech giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA.N), said he would not look to return as...
BASIC MATERIALS
U.S. gives rare earths reprieve in revised $200 billion China tariff list
The United States did not include rare earth elements, metals used in magnets, radars and consumer electronics, from its final list of tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods, ...
TECHNOLOGY
U.S. charges North Korean hacker for cyber attacks against Sony, UK NHS
The U.S. Justice Department charged a North Korean hacker for cyber attacks against Sony Corp and the United Kingdom's National Health Service, according to a criminal complaint...
TECHNOLOGY
Getty family to buy majority stake in Getty Images from Carlyle
The Getty family said on Tuesday it would acquire Carlyle Group's majority stake in photo agency Getty Images Inc. The Getty family will acquire all of Carlyle's equity i...
NON-CYCLICAL CONSUMER GOODS
JD.com shares fall after CEO's arrest and release
Chinese retailer JD.com Inc's (JD.O) stock fell as much as 7 percent on Tuesday, hitting an 18-month low after the company's chief executive offi...
FUNDS
Einhorn's Greenlight off 25 percent for year; Ackman up double-digits
Billionaire investor David Einhorn's Greenlight Capital hedge fund, whose bets on car companies General Motors (GM.N) and Tesla (
TECHNOLOGY
UPDATE 1-Silicon Valley exec pays SEC insider trading fine for tip-off to brothers
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said a former senior executive at Qualys Inc will pay a $581,170 insider trading penalty for helping his brothers sell their shares i...
TECHNOLOGY
China police crack $1.1 billion internet gambling ring: Xinhua
Police in eastern China have busted a 7.8 billion yuan ($1.1 billion) online gambling ring and arrested 56 suspects, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday. T...
ENERGY