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Turkish-Backed Syrian Fighters Join Armenian-Azeri Conflict
Hundreds of fighters from Syrian militias allied with Turkey have joined the fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia over the disputed enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh, and hundreds more are preparing to go, according to two Syrians involved in the effort. Turkey quickly declared its support for Muslim-majority Azerbaijan, whose people speak a Turkic language, in the escalating …
‘Too Complex to Break Up’ Is the New ‘Too Big to Fail’
Days before, Facebook Inc. produced its own document contending that breaking it up would be a “nonstarter” for a number of reasons, including that the company’s constituent parts are already too complicated and interconnected for any of them—Instagram, WhatsApp, its ad business—to be spun off as individual companies or walled off as separate divisions. “After …
Apple’s 5G iPhone launch has investors hoping for ‘unprecedented upgrade cycle’
Apple Inc. has pulled off product virtual launches during the COVID-19 crisis, and now the company is gearing up for the most important one yet. The smartphone giant scheduled an online event for Oct. 13, which should bring the launch of the company’s first 5G-enabled iPhones. Apple AAPL, +0.92%’s new phones will be rolling out …
Trading Technologies Is for Sale
Text size A board that ordinarily shows prices at the Tokyo Stock Exchange was empty on Oct. 1 as a technical problem forced the exchange to suspend trading. Yuichi Yamazaki/Getty Images Trading Technologies International, a provider of cloud-based trading software, is up for sale, according to four banking and private-equity executives familiar with the matter. …
House Panel Says Big Tech Wields Monopoly Power
WASHINGTON—America’s biggest technology companies have leveraged their dominance to stamp out competition and stifle innovation, according to a Democratic-led House panel, which said Congress should consider forcing the tech giants to separate their dominant online platforms from other business lines. Republicans issued a separate response endorsing strong antitrust enforcement targeting the companies but didn’t endorse …
Trump Remains Hospitalized as Doctors Offer Mixed Signals on Health
WASHINGTON—President Trump remained hospitalized with Covid-19 on Monday after seeking to project confidence and vigor over the weekend, as his doctors offered conflicting signals about how he is faring with the unpredictable illness. The president’s physicians are expected to deliver another update on his condition on Monday. Doctors said Sunday that the president’s vital signs …
White House Gives Mixed Signals on Trump’s Health
WASHINGTON—President Trump’s health condition was unclear as he was treated at a hospital for the coronavirus Saturday, with his physician saying his symptoms were improving, but a person familiar with the situation warning that the past day had been concerning and that the next 48 hours would be critical to his recovery. In a briefing …
Venezuela’s Food Chain Is Breaking, and Millions Go Hungry
Ana Nuñez, a 62-year-old retired municipal worker in western Venezuela, says her meals often consist of just a few corn-flour pancakes, known as arepas. Even when she has money to buy groceries in the city of Maracaibo’s teeming flea market, she said that “instead of quality food they sell garbage, like animal hides and rotten …
European stocks rise after worst drubbing in three months amid second COVID-19 wave concerns
People enjoy a drink outside a pub in Camden in central London on September 13, 2020. justin tallis/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images European stocks edged higher on Tuesday after their worst one-day performance in more than three months, as the Continent faces tighter economic restrictions due to rising cases of coronavirus. After a 3.2% nosedive on Monday, …
U.S. Stocks Open Higher as Bank Earnings Reports Roll In
U.S. stocks rose Wednesday as another round of earnings reports from major banks and blue-chip companies began trickling in. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 39 points, or 0.1%, shortly after the opening bell. The S&P 500 climbed 0.1% and the Nasdaq Composite also rose 0.1%. Shares of Bank of America fell 1.7% after it …