HONG KONG (Reuters) – China’s sovereign wealth fund China Investment Corp (CIC) has sold its equity holding in Blackstone Group LP (BX.N), the U.S. private equity firm said in a filing, ending an 11-year investment. The original agreement with Beijing Wonderful Investments – the legal entity set up by CIC to invest in Blackstone – […]

The FPS is used by banks in the UK for same-day clearance. Today, London-based cryptocurrency exchange platform London Block Exchange (LBX) confirmed that it will offer its clients on-shore accounts and access to the Faster Payments Service (FPS). In the UK, the FPS is a payment-clearing scheme for electronic sterling payments, an initiative taken by […]

Millennium BlockChain Inc. (OTC: MBLC) is pleased to announce that Clifford Sarkin has joined the Company’s board of advisors. Sarkin is a strategic advisor to technology leaders of major blockchain and cryptocurrency projects. An attorney and seasoned executive, Sarkin has deep expertise in emerging technologies, corporate law, transactions, M&A, private equity and venture capital. Sarkin […]

U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May will set out how she aims to retaliate against Russia over the nerve agent attack on a former spy and his daughter, deepening tensions between Vladimir Putin and the West. May will meet with her national security and intelligence chiefs Wednesday to assess whether Russia has given a credible answer […]

Three Perkins+Will designers conceptualize the pumping room of their dreams. The Affordable Care Act requires that most employers provide a private space for new mothers to pump milk–that’s not just a bathroom stall. But in the eight years since the law came into effect, some companies have decided to interpret it by designating closets, shower […]

Tattooed people have long been viewed as strange or societal outliers. The overarching American ideology demotes tattoos to low class symbols, and often keeps high-level, high-paying jobs out of a tattooed person’s reach. There is a persisting notion that tattooed people are less educated, less refined and more aggressive than “regular” people—or even involved in […]

Jeep global boss Mike Manley spoke to reporters from motoring.com.au at the Geneva Motor Show about the possibility of Jeep releasing a new SUV, smaller than the Renegade. “I have to say that one has moved on reasonably significantly,” he said. “You will probably have to wait until our big event in June when we […]

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – A day after the United Nations Security Council demanded a ceasefire across Syria in February, U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley – angry that Russia delayed the vote for several days and skeptical the Syrian government would comply – spoke with President Donald Trump. “There’s a lot of decisions to be made now,” […]

Jack Pearson’s death on This Is Us might go down as one of the most buzzed about in TV history. And as fans prepare for the season two finale airing March 13, actor Milo Ventimiglia has been hitting the road doing interviews, making TV appearances, and just traveling for fun. In fact, his Instagram page […]

Katy Perry has not “tanked” on “American Idol,” despite a report cruelly likening her to a “train wreck.” Gossip Cop can debunk this mean-spirited story. Not only are some of the claims just wrong, but critics have actually been raving about her presence on the revived music competition. In the wake of the rebooted “American […]