Child-protection organisations say Facebook’s decision to strongly encrypt messages will give offenders a place to hide. The company is moving ahead with plans to implement the measure on Facebook Messenger and Instagram Direct. But more than 100 …
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LONDON — In the 15 years after Amazon.com Inc. went public in 1997, Jeff Bezos sold about a fifth of the company for roughly $2 billion. In just the past week, he sold 0.2 percent of the retailer for $1.8 billion. Bezos offloaded 905,456 Amazon shares on …
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SYDNEY (BLOOMBERG, NYTIMES) – Asian stocks rose strongly on Thursday (Feb 6), a day after US S&P 500 hit a record peak following encouraging economic data and as investors speculated the fallout from the coronavirus could be contained.
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Biotechnology and drug-research services firm PPD Inc. raised $1.62 billion in the biggest U.S. initial public offering so far this year. The company sold 60 million shares Wednesday for $27 each after marketing them $24 to $27. PPD is valued in the IPO at …
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(Reuters) – Chesapeake Energy Corp and three oilfield service firms were sued by the daughter of a worker who suffered fatal injuries when a Texas oil well exploded in flames last month. Continue Reading Below. The wrongful death suit seeks at least $1 …
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