2020 Financial News

Congress chief ministerial face and PCC president Kamal Nath said he has faith in the people and that they will side with the truth. Expressing the hope that the people will prefer the Congress this time, Nath also alleged the BJP side was deploying money and liquor on the polling day.. «I have faith in the entire state that they will side with the truth.

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Samsung Electronics Executive Chairman Jay Y. Lee faces a final court hearing on Friday over accounting fraud and stock price manipulation charges involving an $8 billion merger of two Samsung affiliates in 2015. The trial is the last legal uncertainty for Lee, who had being pardoned for an earlier, separate conviction and only last year cemented his leadership position of Samsung.

Semiconductor equipment maker Applied Materials is under US criminal investigation for potentially evading export restrictions on China's top chipmaker SMIC, according to three people familiar with the matter. The largest US semiconductor equipment maker is being probed by the Justice Department for sending equipment to SMIC via South Korea without export licenses, the sources said. Hundreds of millions of dollars of equipment is involved, one of the people said. Reuters is reporting details of the probe for the first time.

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Morgan Stanley Smith Barney agreed Thursday to pay six states $6.5 million to settle charges that it failed to protect customers’ personal information while shutting down two data centers in 2016.

NEW YORK (Reuters) — A U.S. court on Thursday sentenced an Israeli private detective to 6-2/3 years in prison for organizing global hacking campaigns against thousands of people including climate change activists and critics of German company Wirecard.

The European Commission will continue the use of the controversial chemical herbicide glyphosate in the European Union for 10 more years after the 27 member countries again failed to find a common position

One of the thorniest problems of the 21st century is how to get people to eat less meat

Shares of Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba Group Holding plunged as much as 10% in New York after it said Thursday it scrapped plans to spin off its cloud business because of uncertainties related to U.S. chip restrictions

Climate scientists have long said that eating more plants and fewer animals is among the simplest, cheapest and most readily available ways for people to reduce their impact on the environment

Modern Family," Sofía Vergara treated fans to an emotional gathering of the cast, immortalizing the special moment with a series of photos and a video shared on Instagram. The reunion, albeit missing Ty Burrell, brought together the stars who shared over a decade of laughter, tears, and on-screen family bonds.

Old Trafford, former Manchester United CEO Ed Woodward has found a new gig in artificial intelligence. Woodward, who was immensely unpopular with the fans of the club during his stint, has been appointed as a Strategic Advisor and Non-Executive Board Member for SentientSports, an AI firm. Talking about his new gig, the 52-year-old said: «Woodward said on his next challenge: “I am excited to be joining the SentientSports board and working alongside Ryan and the team. The blend of sports and AI technology at SentientSports is truly cutting-edge.

S Jaishankar said on Wednesday that India is not ruling out an investigation into the killing of a Canadian Sikh activist in British Columbia, but said Canada must provide evidence in support of its allegations that agents of the Indian government were potentially involved in the murder. Jaishankar was responding to questions from veteran journalist Lionel Barber during a conversation titled ‘How a Billion People See the World' in London. “If you have a reason to make such an allegation please share the evidence because we are not ruling out an investigation,” said Jaishankar, who is on a five-day official visit to the UK. He said Canada has not shared any evidence with India to support its allegations. The minister further said freedom of speech and freedom of expression come with a certain responsibility and the misuse of those freedoms and the toleration of that misuse for political purposes would be very wrong. Referring to the attacks on the High Commission of India in Canada, he said Indian diplomats were intimidated in public, with no action from the authorities against culprits. India-Canada ties touched a new low, following Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's allegations in September of a “potential” involvement of Indian agents in the killing of Khalistan supporter Hardeep Singh Nijjar on June 18.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Commerce Department said on Thursday it has removed the Chinese Ministry of Public Security’s Institute of Forensic Science from its entity list in a bid to convince Beijing to step up cooperation to halt the flow of the synthetic opioid fentanyl in the United States.

Stock investors are getting early Christmas presents: Third-quarter corporate earnings were strong and inflation keeps heading lower. With all the good news already priced in and bond yields offering stiff competition, though, there is less room for the usual seasonal rally. Investors are feeling optimistic following Tuesday’s lower-than-expected inflation data.

A Global News investigation has found evidence that Canada has become a safe haven for affiliates of the Islamic Republic of Iran who are allegedly threatening the lives of Iranian Canadians, and other dissidents in this country.