UK PM Johnson gives adviser Cummings his 'full support' LONDON, May 23 (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has given his full support to his senior adviser Dominic Cummings after he travelled 400 km (250 miles) to northern England while his wife showed COVID-19 symptoms. “I can tell you that the PM provides Mr […]
World’s fastest internet, capable of downloading 1,000 films a SECOND, recorded in Australia – The Sun THE world’s fastest internet data speed has been recorded, capable of downloading 1,000 high-definition films a second. Researchers in Australia logged a speed of 44.2 terabits per second. Britain’s average broadband speed is 64 megabits per second. The record […]
Disney Springs Reopens On Wednesday Walt Disney will partially reopen its Disney Springs at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida on May 20. It will implement number of new safety measures for the phased reopening. Disney Springs is an outdoor shopping, dining, and entertainment complex at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, […]
Google’s self-driving car company Waymo loses head of safety A top executive overseeing safety issues at Google’s self-driving car company Waymo has left the company. Debbie Hersman is stepping down as chief safety officer after just over a year on the job, Waymo said Thursday, and will instead serve as a consultant to the company. […]
India's Reliance Industries says KKR to invest $1.5 bln in digital unit NEW DELHI, May 22 (Reuters) – Indian oil-to-telecoms conglomerate Reliance Industries said on Friday U.S. private equity firm KKR will buy 2.32% of its digital unit Jio Platforms for 113.67 billion rupees ($1.50 billion). Jio Platforms, which houses Reliance’s digital businesses, including its […]
Stock Alert: ZTO Express Falls 11% As Earnings Tumble Shares of are ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc. (ZTO) are losing more than 11 percent or $3.86 in Thursday’s morning trade at $30.42 after the company reported a 46 percent plunge in profit for the first quarter from last year. The stock has traded in a range […]
China congress: Leaders face unprecedented pressure China’s leaders and parliament will meet on Friday amid growing international anger and criticism. Chinese leaders observed a minute of silence for coronavirus victims at the start of its biggest political gathering of the year. The opening session of China’s top political advisory body started one day before the […]
Facebook 5-Day Winning Streak Sends Shares Past January Record A Facebook Inc. rally pushed shares of the social-media company to a record on Wednesday. Facebook rose as much as 6% to $230.33, extending a winning streak to the fifth-consecutive day. Facebook’s previous closing high was on Jan. 29 at $223.23. The stock has now gained […]
Progressive Corp. April Profit Rises – Quick Facts Progressive Corp. (PGR) reported that its net income attributable to the company for the month of April 2020 rose to $952.6 million or $1.62 per share from $487.8 million or $0.83 per share in the prior year. Total pretax net realized gains on securities was $537.3 million […]
Tristan Thompson Is Suing a Woman Who Claims He's the Father of Her 4-Year-Old Son Ah, just when the drama surrounding Tristan Thompson’s cheating scandal began to die down, he has another major problem brewing right before his eyes. (And no, this time it has nothing to do with Khloé Kardashian.) Tristan just had to […]