Elon Musk asked a federal judge on Thursday not to force him to testify in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's probe into his $44 billion takeover of social media site Twitter.
The world's largest lithium producers say they remain bullish on long-term demand for the battery material in the midst of recent price drops fueled by growing worries that the global pace of electric vehicle adoption is slowing.
Apple said on Thursday that demand for its iPhones in China was strong, trying to reassure investors who are worried it is losing ground to a newly resurgent Huawei Technologies and other local smartphone makers.
The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday as policymakers struggled to determine whether financial conditions may be tight enough already to control inflation, or whether an economy that continues to outperform expectations may need still more restraint.
The White House is working to finalize as soon as Tuesday a new policy outlining how governments should respond to ransomware attacks, including sharing information on attackers and the accounts they use to collect ransoms, a senior administration official with knowledge of the matter said.
SMAC, the country’s leading loyalty program, and BDO Remit, BDO Unibank’s trusted remittance service, have formed a new partnership to give more value to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their families. The agreement was formalized in November at the BDO Corporate Center in Ortigas, Pasig.
The Department of Energy (DOE) and the Land Bank of the Philippines have signed a memorandum of agreement to operationalize the Philippine Geothermal Resource De-Risking Facility (PGRDF), a $170-million program aimed at reducing the financial risks of early-stage geothermal exploration.