Evergrande shares slip after deal to raise $273 million in a business sale
China Evergrande is set to raise about $273 million by selling its remaining shares in film production and streaming company HengTen Networks, a filing said.
Blinken warns of “democratic recession” as he addresses Africa crises
Small chance to keep peace in Ethiopia Nairobi, Kenya — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken opened his first official visit to Africa on Wednesday in Kenya, with an appeal …
U.S. sanctions will still have an impact despite the rise of crypto, Treasury’s Adeyemo says
Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo said on Tuesday the U.S. dollar will continue to be the world’s dominant currency despite interest in cryptocurrencies.
Hundreds stung after storms wash scorpions into people’s homes
How scorpions help kill cancer Heavy rain and flooding in a southern province in Egypt have left three people dead and more than 500 others hospitalized from scorpion stings, state-run …
Bitcoin drops nearly 7% toward $60,000 as major cryptocurrencies plunge
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies including ethereum fell sharply on Tuesday retreating from near-record highs.
U.S. journalist Danny Fenster freed from Myanmar prison, on way home
Bangkok — American journalist Danny Fenster, sentenced only days ago to 11 years hard labor in Myanmar, has been freed and is on his way home, former U.S. Ambassador to …
Oil and gas will be in the global energy system ‘for decades,’ BP chief says
“It may not be popular … but that is the reality,” Bernard Looney told CNBC on Monday.
COP26 in Glasgow concludes with tentative agreement to curb emissions
COP26 in Glasgow concludes with tentative agreement to curb emissions The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as COP26, came to a conclusion with participating countries promising to lower …
Countries strike deal at COP26 climate summit after last-minute compromise on coal
The U.N. meeting in Glasgow, Scotland, was seen as humanity’s last and best chance to keep the all-important goal of 1.5 degrees Celsius alive.
Tesla just had its worst week in 20 months after Elon Musk sold $5.7 billion worth of shares
This marked Tesla’s worst one-week performance in 20 months, and the stock’s worst week ever excluding declines that occurred in February and March 2020.