While fighting for his political survival, Alexander Lukashenko took a big gamble by cutting off the Internet in most of Belarus. Belarussians trying to protest against his government are mostly burned out of the outside world: mobile internet is polluted and popular messaging apps are disabled, forcing protesters to find …
Read More »The coronavirus pandemic hit another unwelcome milestone Tuesday morning as the number of COVID-19 infections worldwide hit 20,092,855, according to the latest data collected by Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering. But the actual number of cases in both the U.S. and worldwide is likely to be …
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Uber shares fell Friday after the company’s second-quarter results released Thursday. INDRANIL MUKHERJEE / AFP via Getty Images The shares of Uber Technologies Inc. resigned Friday because concerns about the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the company’s business seem to be pending in hopes of its booming food …
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Amid a global pandemic, some of the world’s largest advertisers said they would boycott Facebook Inc., which gets almost all of its money from online ads. It would be reasonable to think that this would lead to difficult times for Facebook’s business and actions. But that was not what happened …
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European stocks rose on the last trading day of the month, fueled by better-than-expected results and after big gains from top US tech companies. That joy helped investors sideline, for now, the signs of increasing global economic problems due to the pandemic. The Stoxx Europe 600 SXXP Index, + 0.57% …
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