Insurer American International Group Inc racked up US$730 million in COVID-19-related losses during the first half of the year, its chief executive officer said on Tuesday.
Suspected state-backed Russian hackers are believed to have stolen the entire contents of a personal email account used by former British trade minister Liam Fox as part of an attempt to sway the 2019 UK election, two sources told Reuters.
Alphabet unit Google's bid to take on Apple and Samsung in the wearable technology market by buying Fitbit hit a hurdle on Tuesday as EU antitrust regulators launched an investigation into the US$2.1 billion deal.
Typically a boon for emerging markets, this year's plunge in the U.S. dollar may fail to boost the developing world's prospects as the raging pandemic hits economic activity, increases poverty and exposes weak policymaking.
EU antitrust regulators opened on Tuesday a four-month long investigation into Alphabet unit Google's US$2.1 billion bid for fitness tracker maker Fitbit , saying the deal would further entrench the company's clout in the online advertising markets.
Indian content-sharing platform ShareChat is in early-stage talks with U.S.-based Sequoia Capital and some other investors to raise up to US$200 million, which could value the company at over US$1 billion, three sources aware of the matter told Reuters.
