Finance and Economy
Uber has done it again! From accusations of bullying, sexual harassment and discrimination, Uber has been attracting the publicity for the wrong reason. And now, they have added another feather to the cap. A staggering 57 million of its users and drivers’ data were compromised, but instead of report the hacking to the authorities, Uber […]
... written on Nov 22 2017Automakers, tech start-ups and ride-hailing companies are forging closer alliances in a multi-billion-dollar business. That can only mean one thing – self-driving taxis will be taking over the street, like it or not. Uber, a leader in ride-hailing business has been stripped of its London licence. However, the company has last month filed its legal appeal […]
... written on Nov 21 2017Angela Merkel was a very unhappy woman on Sunday, and who could blame her. In spite of winning the federal elections on September 2017, her chance to become the German Chancellor for the fourth term has hit the wall, for now. While it was a victory, her CDU-CSU (Christian Democratic Union-Christian Social Union) alliance received […]
... written on Nov 20 2017About 200 Saudi princes, ministers, senior military officers and wealthy businessmen are still being held in 5-star prison Ritz-Carlton in Riyadh. But soon, they could walk out free again, despite allegations of corruption and money laundering. The fact that they weren’t officially charged till today suggests that the Saudi government wasn’t interested in their despicable crimes […]
... written on Nov 17 2017U.S. stocks closed lower Wednesday – both Dow and S&P 500 – suffered their biggest one-day percentage drops since September. The Dow fell 138.19 points while the S&P 500 lost 14.25 points. That wasn’t too bad considering both plunges were less than 1%. But the issue here is they crashed primarily due to a sudden […]
... written on Nov 16 2017China might be an economic superpower so wealthy that even U.S. President Donald Trump had to behave during his visit to the Middle Kingdom. It was said that the notorious Kim Jong-un was kept in silent not because he was terrified that North Korea was surrounded by U.S. warships, but rather because China told the […]
... written on Nov 15 2017Trump was at the centre of attraction at the 2017 Asean Summit in Manila, Philippines. But the superstar was none other than the host President Rodrigo “Rody” Roa Duterte. The Filipino leader gets to rub shoulders with the world’s most powerful man, despite breaking every possible law concerning human rights, something cherished by the U.S., […]
... written on Nov 14 2017Majority of Americans don’t like their own president. But the Arabs love the U.S. president. And the Chinese love Donald Trump even more. After his visit to Saudi Arabia, Japan and South Korea, Beijing has found the formula of chemistry to charm President Donald Trump before he steps on his foot in China, the third […]
... written on Nov 10 2017The Saudi government is aiming to confiscate cash and other assets worth as much as US$800 billion (£610 billion; RM3.38 trillion) in its massive crackdown on alleged corruption and money laundering among the kingdom’s elite – reported Wall Street Journal. Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, easily the richest among a busload of princes detained, worth close […]
... written on Nov 09 2017Donald Trump kicked off his 12-day tour of Asia in what appears to be the longest trip to the region by an American president since 1991 – when George H.W. Bush was in charge of the Oval Office. Flying from Hawaii, his first stop is Japan, before visiting South Korea, China, Vietnam and the Philippines. […]
... written on Nov 07 2017
