Edward ‘Ned’ Johnson, Former Fidelity CEO, Dies
Edward “Ned” Johnson III, who transformed Fidelity Investments into a financial behemoth and opened Wall Street to millions of Americans,...
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Nearly half of foreign businesses in Hong Kong are planning to relocate
But lately, as Beijing has tightened its grip on the former British colony, those firms are increasingly eyeing the exits....
Egypt caps bread prices as shockwaves of Ukraine war hit Middle East
"This crisis may be significantly more severe than the coronavirus crisis," said Egyptian prime minister Mostafa Madbouly during a cabinet...
‘People are begging us to sell.’ Africa’s richest man opens huge fertilizer plant as food crisis looms
The $2.5 billion urea and ammonia fertilizer plant was commissioned by Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari in Lagos, where Dangote is...
These were the best and worst places for air quality in 2021, new report shows | CNN
CNN — Air pollution spiked to unhealthy levels around the world in 2021, according to a new report. The report...
Okta Says Probe Into Security Breach Finds No Evidence of New Attack
Identity management provider Okta Inc. OKTA -7.02% said Tuesday that a preliminary investigation found no evidence of any ongoing malicious...
Not only is Lake Powell’s water level plummeting because of drought, its total capacity is shrinking, too | CNN
CNN — Lake Powell, the second-largest human-made reservoir in the US, has lost nearly 7% of its potential storage capacity...
Hong Kong tries to ‘relaunch’ its economy by lifting flight bans and cutting quarantine
In a press conference Monday, Chief Executive Carrie Lam said that residents of nine countries, including India, the United Kingdom...
Nielsen Rejects Roughly $9 Billion Takeover Offer From Private-Equity Consortium
Nielsen CEO David Kenny in 2019 Photo: Paul Miller/Bloomberg News March 20, 2022 9:33 pm ET Nielsen Holdings NLSN 2.17%...
Big-box stores could help slash emissions and save millions by putting solar panels on roofs. Why aren’t more of them doing it? | CNN
CNN — As the US attempts to wean itself off its heavy reliance on fossil fuels and shift to cleaner...
4 ways China is quietly making life harder for Russia
Now, with Russia's economy being slammed with sanctions from all over the world, there is growing evidence that China's willingness...
GE Cuts Larry Culp’s 2022 Pay After Shareholder Protest
General Electric Co. said Chief Executive Larry Culp agreed to reduce his potential compensation by about $10 million this year,...
WSJ News Exclusive | Consortium Including Elliott in Advanced Talks to Buy Nielsen Holdings
A consortium of private-equity firms including Elliott Management Corp. is in advanced talks to buy TV-ratings company Nielsen Holdings NLSN...
Hong Kong’s Covid divide: Expats get more perks while domestic workers lose their homes
She immediately told her employer, who urged her to get to a hospital. But once she was there, she said...
WSJ News Exclusive | Russian Prosecutors Warn Western Companies of Arrests, Asset Seizures
Russian prosecutors have issued warnings to Western companies in Russia, threatening to arrest corporate leaders there who criticize the government...
War has brought the world to the brink of a food crisis
"It's not whether we are going to have a food crisis. It's how large that crisis will be," Holsether told...
Flying on Russian planes is about to get much more dangerous
Russian airlines have been essentially cut off from much of the world. But that is the least of the industry's...
Google-Facebook Ad Deal Is Investigated by EU, U.K.
The European Union and the U.K. opened formal antitrust investigations into whether Alphabet Inc.’s GOOG -0.88% Google and Facebook FB...
The Russian Tea Room in New York City suffers as Ukraine invasion escalates
It drew crowds who attended concerts at nearby Carnegie Hall, only steps away, or dined there after a Broadway show....
Stoli vodka announces rebrand
The vodka, famously marketed as Russian, will now be sold and marketed simply as Stoli, the company said in a...
