Wall Street adds more gains to last week’s rally; tech leads
NEW YORK — Wall Street is pushing higher in today’s trading and tacking more gains onto last week’s rally, its best in three months. The…
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Facebook bans Holocaust denial, distortion posts
Facebook is banning posts that deny or distort the Holocaust and will start directing people to authoritative sources if they search for information about the…
EU nations set to adopt common travel rules amid pandemic
BRUSSELS — European Union countries are getting ready to adopt a common traffic light system to coordinate traveling across the 27-nation bloc, but a return…
Twilio buys Segment for $3.2 billion as demand for cloud tech booms
SAN FRANCISCO — Twilio is buying customer data start-up Segment in a stock deal valued at about $3.2 billion as demand for cloud technology surges…
Bank of England asks banks on readiness for negative rates
LONDON — The Bank of England has asked commercial banks whether they are ready for negative interest rates, signaling that the central bank is moving…
Supreme Court nominee Barrett faces Senate today
WASHINGTON — Confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett are set to begin as a divided Senate charges ahead on President Donald Trump’s…
2 Stanford economists win Nobel prize for auction theory
STOCKHOLM — Two American economists won the Nobel Prize today for improving the theory of how auctions work and inventing new and better auction formats…
White House ups offer in virus aid before talks with Pelosi
WASHINGTON — The White House is boosting its offer in up-and-down COVID-19 aid talks today in hopes of an agreement before Election Day, even as…
Twitter tightens misinfo limits ahead of Nov. 3 US election
OAKLAND, Calif. — Twitter is imposing tough new rules that restrict candidates from declaring premature victory and tighten its measures against spreading misinformation, calling for…
Japan, Mongolia to cooperate on ‘Free and Open Indo-Pacific’
TOKYO — The foreign ministers of Japan and Mongolia agreed today to cooperate in promoting a “Free and Open Indo-Pacific,” a vision that Tokyo is…