Facebook Wins Conditional EU Antitrust Nod for Kustomer Deal
BRUSSELS—Facebook on Thursday secured EU antitrust approval for its acquisition of U.S. customer service startup Kustomer after agreeing to provide…
Wall Street Heads Lower as Fed, Ukraine Capture Investor Attention
LONDON/WASHINGTON—U.S. stocks continued their downward trend on Tuesday, opening sharply lower as safe havens gained ground amid investor nerves about…
SEC Chair Gensler Maps out Potential Overhaul to Agency’s Cyber Rules
WASHINGTON—The U.S. securities regulator is considering extending cyber risk management rules to third-party service providers, and beefing up public company…
Massive California Wildfire Triggers Evacuations, Closes Highway
A 1,500-acre fire near the coastal community of Big Sur, California has triggered evacuations and the closure of the section…
World Economic Forum to Hold 2022 Annual Meeting in Davos in May
ZURICH—The World Economic Forum (WEF) will hold its 2022 annual meeting in the Swiss mountain resort of Davos from May…
Chocolate-Maker Lindt Sees Slower Growth After Bottlenecks Bite
ZURICH—Swiss chocolate maker Lindt & Spruengli expects sales of its upmarket chocolates to grow less in 2022 than last year,…
Australia Puts Website Accused of Fake Journalists on Register for Payment by Facebook, Google
Australia’s ground-breaking law forcing platforms like Google and Facebook to pay local publishers for news faces an unlikely test case:…
All 128 Miners Safely Evacuated After Incident at Russian Mine
MOSCOW—All 128 miners were evacuated from a Siberian coal mine on Sunday after fire sensors were triggered, Russia’s emergencies ministry…
Microsoft’s Bing Suspends Auto Suggest Function in China at Government’s Behest
BEIJING—Microsoft Corp.’s Bing, the only major foreign search engine available in China, said it has been required by a “relevant…
Rescuers Pull 4 More Bodies From Rubble After Sicily Explosion
RAVANUSA, Italy—Rescuers have pulled four more bodies out of the rubble of houses destroyed by a suspected gas explosion in…