Oil plunges 3.2%, settling at $59.20, posting worst weekly decline in two years
U.S. crude fell below $59 a barrel for the first in 2018 on rising output, a strong dollar and a financial market rout.
Shutdown averted as Trump signs budget bill
The second partial shutdown in less than a month lasted five hours before Congress passed a budget deal.
Eurostar launches London-Amsterdam route
The new route from the Channel Tunnel rail service is due to start in April.
Uber rejected a settlement offer with Waymo days before resolving case today
Uber and Waymo settle battle over trade secrets, with Uber agreeing not to use Waymo technology and pay an equity stake.
South Africa could be about to get a new president, so is now the time to invest?
The South African rand has strengthened in light of indications that scandal-hit President Zuma could be about to go.
Here’s what the Winter Olympics look like — from space
Millions around the world will tune into watch the 2018 Winter Olympics.
L’Oreal would be able to ‘resist’ a financial crisis, CEO says
The world’s biggest beauty products company is not concerned about the ensuing ramifications of a recent global sell-off.
Comcast CEO Brian Roberts: Olympics coverage is like ’17 Super Bowls’ for the company
Comcast had 500 people working on the Super Bowl broadcast last Sunday, Roberts said. It’s deployed more than 3,000 people for the Olympics.
North Korea parade hints at ‘key vulnerability’ in regime’s ICBM force, defense experts say
North Korea’s military parade hints at a “key vulnerability” in something critical to its ICBM force.
An investor’s guide to the ‘fear index’
The VIX “fear index” measures expectations of future share price movements – so how does it work?