SoftBank Group Corp. rose to a fresh 20-year high as the recent stock market surge boosted the value of holdings like Uber Technologies Inc. and brightened the prospects for portfolio companies going public. The U.S. ride-hailing pioneer recovered from stumbles after its initial public offering last year and its shares have gained more than 70% …
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AstraZeneca Plc’s COVID-19 vaccine looks like it’s headed for an additional global trial as the drugmaker tries to clear up uncertainty and confusion surrounding favorable results in its current study. The company wants the new test to confirm the 90% efficacy rate that the shot showed in a portion of an existing trial, Chief Executive …
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Unions representing tens of thousands of Amazon.com Inc. employees are planning walkouts and other action as the year’s busiest shopping season begins this week, in protest at the e-commerce giant’s handling of everything from sick pay and COVID-19 precautions to user privacy. The giant Verdi trade union in Germany is holding a walkout across seven …
President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will leave the White House if the Electoral College formalizes President-Elect Joe Biden’s victory—even as he insisted such a decision would be a “mistake”—as he spent his Thanksgiving renewing baseless claims that “massive fraud” and crooked officials in battleground states caused his election defeat. “Certainly I will. But …
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On Friday, China’s Ministry of Commerce said it will impose anti-dumping duties of up to 212.1% on Australian wine imports starting Saturday, prompting one of Australia’s largest wine exporters, Treasury Wine Estates (TWE), to suspend trading as its shares plummeted 13%. “We don’t see it’s justified and we’re obviously deeply concerned about what it does,” …
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On National Organ Donation Day (November 27), it has been revealed that Ranbir Kapoor had decided to pledge his organs at an event organised by Amar Gandhi Foundation. “Pledge & donate my organs, I hope that by me doing this it will make a difference to one person or two person lives, and it keeps …
Kiara Advani has been on a roll with back-to-back shoots and movie releases. The actress has been signing film after film and her upcoming release after Laxmii, Indoo Ki Jawani, has some heavy dialogues that have been chopped by the CBFC. With Aditya Seal as the male lead, Indoo Ki Jawani has been in the …
In a huge relief for Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut, the Bombay High Court on Thursday set aside the demolition order passed by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on September 9 directing demolition of alleged alterations carried at her Bandra office. The case was being heard by the division bench of Justices SJ Kathawalla and RI …
Shaheer Sheikh and Ruchikaa Kapoor recently confirmed their relationship on social media and while there were people insinuating their engagement, the couple has tied the knot in a simple court marriage. After the court marriage, the newlyweds flew to Shaheer’s hometown, Jammu where a small ceremony took place and on their return, they had a …
Suno Dekho Kaho is the noble campaign to deal with mental illness. And the extremely perceptive revealing and engaging conversation on mental health between mega-star Amitabh Bachchan and eminent philanthropist Neera Birla, now out on YouTube, is a part of Neerja Birla’s endeavour to create awareness on mental illness through her organization MPower. In the …
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