Microsoft is getting ready to defend its Activision Blizzard acquisition to EU regulators
Clock’s ticking on an EU antitrust decision.Illustration: Dado Ruvic (Reuters) Microsoft has a chance to argue its case to buy Activision in front of the European Union’s antit
A Qatari bid for Manchester United raises issues for European soccer
Photo: Richard Heathcote (Getty Images) A Qatari royal and one of the UK’s richest people submitted bids for Manchester United, one of the world’s most successful soccer clubs,
M-Pesa eyes the global remittances trillion-dollar market
With global remittances set to reach $5.4 trillion by 2030, according to a specialized UN agency, African fintech darling M-Pesa wants to grab a piece of the pie. The Kenyan fintec
Biden made a surprise visit to Kyiv ahead of the anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Out and about in Kyiv.Photo: Gleb Garanich (Reuters) US president Joe Biden’s public itinerary said he’d be heading to Poland today (Feb. 20). Instead, he’s made an appearanc
A slaughterhouse cleaning company paid a $1.5 million fine for illegally employing more than 100 children
Photo: Rafael Marchante/Reuters (Reuters) A food sanitation contractor illegally employed more than 100 children in hazardous jobs. The US Department of Labor (DOL) on Feb. 17 fine
How the Russian economy self-immolated in the year since Putin invaded Ukraine
A year after Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, some cynics lament that the unprecedented economic pressure campaign against Russia has not yet ended the Putin regime. What they’re m
The Manchester United plot thickens: A Qatari royal, Britain’s richest man—and the activist hedge fund Elliott Management
A member of the Qatari royal family and Britain’s richest man submitted offers to acquire Manchester United Plc, while Elliott Investment Management LP is prepared to provide fin
A lawsuit claiming YouTube helped ISIS recruit a mass shooter is the crux of the pivotal Supreme Court case on the internet’s future
Islamic State gunmen killed American college student Nohemi Gonzalez as she sat with friends in a Paris bistro in 2015, one of several attacks on a Friday night in the French capit
18 a day—guns intercepted by TSA hit all-time high at 6,542 in 2022. ‘You should know where your gun is at, for crying out loud.’
The woman flying out of Philadelphia’s airport last year remembered to pack snacks, prescription medicine and a cellphone in her handbag. But what was more important was what she
Flood of tributes pour in for 98-year-old Jimmy Carter as former president enters hospice care
Dozens of well-wishers made the pilgrimage Sunday to The Carter Center in Atlanta, as prayers and memories of former President Jimmy Carter’s legacy were offered up at his small