New Zealand bourse website hit by fresh cyberattack, but keeps trading - Reuters
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - The New Zealand stock market was hit by a fifth day of cyber attacks on Monday, crashing its website, but maintained trading after switching to a contingency plan for the release of market announcements.
NZX Ltd ( NZX.NZ ) was halted for most of last week due to the attacks, which authorities have said originated offshore.
Monday’s attack came shortly after NZX said it had agreed with the Financial Markets Authority (FMA) on a back-up plan for the release of market announcements
Buffett looks to Japan with 5% stakes in five biggest trading firms - Reuters
(Reuters) - Berkshire Hathaway Inc ( BRKa.N ) has bought a 5% stake in each of Japan’s five biggest trading houses, together worth over $6 billion, marking a departure for Chairman Warren Buffett as he looks beyond the United States to diversify his conglomerate.
Wisconsin lieutenant governor says state does not need a visit from President Trump - Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump should not visit Kenosha, Wisconsin, the city where protests erupted last week after a Black man was shot in the back by a white police officer, the state’s Democratic lieutenant governor said on Sunday.
The Republican president
Democrats oppose Trump Wisconsin visit, president says 'strength' only answer - Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats said Donald Trump should not visit the Wisconsin city where protests erupted last week after a Black man was shot in the back by a white police officer, while the Republican president said “strength” was the only way to deal with unrest.
The Aug.
Burst of success for progressive challengers in U.S. congressional races may fizzle in Massachusetts - Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A solid year for progressive Democrats who have defeated at least three incumbents in the U.S. Congress in primaries could fizzle out this week in Massachusetts where three party stalwarts were set to fend off challengers.
Huawei focusing on cloud business which still has access to U.S. chips: FT - Reuters
(Reuters) - Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei Technologies Co Ltd is focusing on its budding cloud business, which still has access to U.S. chips despite sanctions against the company, to secure its survival, the Financial Times newspaper reported.
Huawei’s cloud computing business sells computing power and storage to companies, including giving them access to artificial intelligence
In race to replace Japan's Abe, loyalist Suga emerges as strong contender - Reuters
TOKYO (Reuters) - Yoshihide Suga, a longtime lieutenant of Japan’s Shinzo Abe, has emerged as a strong contender to succeed him as prime minister, an outcome that would extend the fiscal and monetary stimulus that defined Abe’s nearly eight years in office.
Abe, Japan’s longest-serving premier, said on
Factbox: What is QAnon and how are social media sites handling it? - Reuters
(Reuters) - Social media companies Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc have announced crackdowns on content linked with the unfounded and sprawling conspiracy theory QAnon.
WHAT IS QANON?
QAnon followers espouse an intertwined series of beliefs, based on anonymous web postings from “Q,” who
Apple terminates 'Fortnite' creator's App Store account as lawsuit proceeds - Reuters
(Reuters) - Apple Inc said on Friday it had terminated “Fortnite” creator Epic Games’ account on its App Store amid a legal battle over the iPhone maker’s in-app payment guidelines and accusations they constitute a monopoly.
Apple said its move will not affect Epic Games’ Unreal Engine, a
Walmart ad revenue could quickly jump if TikTok bid succeeds - Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Walmart Inc ( WMT.N ) could turn into an online advertising leader if its plan to acquire popular short-form video app TikTok goes through, analysts said on Friday.