U.S. stocks rose on Monday, with banks and industrial stocks driving a third day of gains on Wall Street as investors looked ahead to a strong quarterly earnings season, setting aside trade concerns. Bank stocks were the biggest gainers, with the S&P banks index rising 2.4 percent, on track for its biggest percentage gain in […]

At least 100 people are thought to have died after record rainfall caused flooding and landslides in western Japan, a government spokesman says. Dozens more are reported to be missing and electricity supplies have been hit. Since Thursday, parts of western Japan have received three times the usual rainfall for the whole of July. Two […]

Investment banking firm Benson Oak revealed it would pump “around $100 mln” into Israel-based startups with an “emphasis” on blockchain, local Israeli news outlet the Jerusalem Post reported today, July 9. The Czech-headquartered giant’s subsidiary Benson Oak Ventures will focus specifically on the Israeli market. Having already raised $25 mln, a further $75 mln is expected, with the company expressing […]

Singer Justin Bieber and model Hailey Baldwin got engaged over the weekend, a source close to the singer . The couple, who dated in 2016 before splitting, had stirred chatter among fans in recent weeks, appearing together and sparking speculation that they had reunited. Social media postings popped up over the weekend saying the pair […]

A wild banana that may hold the key to protecting the world’s edible banana crop has been put on the extinction list. It is found only in Madagascar, where there are just five mature trees left in the wild. Scientists say the plant needs to be conserved, as it may hold the secret to keeping […]

It may come as a shock to some, but scientific pronouncements aren’t nearly as trustworthy as they seem. Consider the tale of saturated fat. Until about the middle of the 20th century, the Western world was largely unconcerned about the effects of saturated fat on health. Fatty fish, butter, and eggs were seen as components […]

BEIJING – China’s COSCO Shipping Holdings (601919.SS) (1919.HK) said on Sunday a key U.S. review body has cleared its planned $6.3 billion acquisition of shipping firm Orient Overseas International Ltd (OOIL)(0316.HK) on security issues. COSCO said on June 30 that all pre-conditions for the OOIL offer made last year had been met after receiving approval […]

The operation to free 12 boys and their coach trapped in a cave in northern Thailand is running “smoothly”, the head of the operation says. Four boys have been brought above ground so far in good health, rescuers say. The mission has now been paused for at least 10 hours as air tanks need to […]

By Laura Desmond Dogecoin creator Jackson Palmer has moved onto a new project — a Twitter bot that mixes dialogue from the infamous erotic romance novel Fifty Shades of Grey with blockchain whitepaper jargon. Fifty Shades of Grey reached global recognition after a 2011 publication, selling 125 million copies in four years and topping bestseller lists around the […]

By Laura Desmond Having launched in November 2017, Arbitao, a London-based startup, has introduced its platform for arbitrage trading — the term comes from professional trading and refers to buying and selling the same asset and making profits on differing prices. The platform is already available for experienced users, as well as for novice traders […]