 | | | | The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday asked a federal appeals court to pause a government appeal of a lower court ruling blocking restrictions that the Trump administration had imposed on Tencent's messaging app WeChat. | | | | | | Global equity indexes were mostly lower on Thursday, reversing earlier gains, with the S&P 500 dragged down by losses in Apple and Amazon.com, while a drop in oil prices weighed on energy shares. | | | | | | A U.S. appeals court on Thursday declined to further delay the extradition to Japan of two men charged with helping former Nissan Motor Co Ltd Chairman Carlos Ghosn flee the country. | | | | | | U.S. stocks slid on Thursday after U.S. President Joe Biden said China was poised to "eat our lunch," a warning that raised concerns for a market hovering near record highs on hopes of more stimulus, strong earnings and an improving outlook for the pandemic. | | | | | | Bitcoin on Thursday jumped to a fresh all-time high after BNY Mellon said it formed a new unit to help clients hold, transfer, and issue digital assets. | | | | | | Shares of Bumble Inc, backed by Blackstone Group Inc, soared more than 76% in their stock market debut on Thursday, fetching a $14 billion valuation for the operator of the dating app where women make the first move. | | | | | | Twitter Inc said on Thursday it will next week add labels to identify more state-affiliated accounts, including world leaders' personal accounts, to give users more context for geopolitical conversations on the platform. | | | | | | Ford Motor Chief Executive Jim Farley on Thursday publicly encouraged South Korea's chemicals and electric vehicle (EV) battery maker LG Chem Ltd and SK Innovation Co Ltd to reach a settlement on LG's battery allegations that SK stole trade secrets. | | | | | | A group of U.S. chip companies on Thursday sent a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to provide "substantial funding for incentives for semiconductor manufacturing" as part of his economic recovery and infrastructure plans. | | | | | | The White House said Thursday administration officials are working to address a growing shortage of semiconductor chips that has slowed auto production around the world. | | | | | |
