Barclays shares fall after top investor offloads $1.2 bln stake
Shares in Barclays (BARC.L) fell as much as 6% in early trading on Tuesday, after one of its top investors offloaded a $1.2 billion chunk of stock in the lender at a discount overnight.
EXCLUSIVE SpaceX ending production of flagship crew capsule
SpaceX has ended production of new Crew Dragon astronaut capsules, a company executive told Reuters, as Elon Musk’s space transportation company heaps resources on its next-generation spaceship program.
World Bank approves $830 mln in loans to Colombia
Colombia will receive two loans totalling $830 million from the World Bank to fund COVID-19 pandemic recovery and education efforts, the country’s government and the bank said on Thursday.
Mining firm backed by Bezos and Gates to begin Greenland drilling
Mineral exploration company KoBold Metals, backed by billionaires including Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates, said on Thursday it would begin drilling in Greenland for critical materials used in electric vehicles.
Analysis: New EU rules regulating U.S. tech giants likely to set global standard
Landmark EU rules targeting Alphabet (GOOGL.O) unit Google, Amazon (AMZN.O), Apple (AAPL.O), Meta (FB.O) and Microsoft (MSFT.O) are likely to set a global benchmark and may even force the tech giants to be more innovative, lawyers and experts said.
Russian agents charged with targeting U.S. nuclear plant, Saudi oil refinery
U.S. and British officials on Thursday accused the Russian government of running a years-long campaign to hack into critical infrastructure, including an American nuclear plant and a Saudi oil refinery.
Malaysia’s major telcos mull equity stakes in state 5G agency
March 24 (Reuters) – Malaysia’s four major telecommunications firms will explore the government’s offer of an equity stake in the state 5G agency, Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB), they said in a joint statement on Thursday.
Nvidia CEO says interested in exploring chip manufacturing with Intel
Nvidia Corp (NVDA.O) is interested in exploring using Intel Corp (INTC.O) for manufacturing its chips, Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang said on a call with reporters on Wednesday.
Top trading houses speak at commodities conference
Executives from the world’s largest trading houses and mining companies are at the FT Commodities Global Summit this week, discussing market trends, cyber security and the impact of the conflict in Ukraine.
UK sanctions Alfa, Gazprombank and Lavrov’s step daughter
Britain sanctioned another wave of Russia’s banks, critical industries and a host of members of its elite on Thursday, including Gazprombank, Alfa Bank, and a woman they said was the stepdaughter of Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
