• Ugly MLB talks might finally have a compromise in sight: Sherman

    Ugly MLB talks might finally have a compromise in sight: Sherman

    The third person in a room with Tony Clark and Rob Manfred shouldn’t be a UFC referee, it should be a court stenographer. As we have learned with these two sides, they are never going to agree to agree even on what they supposedly have agreed upon. One man’s framework is another’s proposal. The difference …
  • Shares of German payment processor Wirecard plunge over ‘missing’ $2.1B

    Shares of German payment processor Wirecard plunge over ‘missing’ $2.1B

    Read More: Wirecard CEO quits amid allegations of fraud over missing $2B Wirecard says missing $2.1B likely never existed amid financial scandal Ex-Wirecard CEO Markus Braun arrested amid $2.1 billion accounting scandal Wirecard files for insolvency owing $4 billion
  • In this radical view, the universe is a giant supercomputer processing particles as bits.

    In this radical view, the universe is a giant supercomputer processing particles as bits.

    There are lots of theories on what are the basis of the universe is. Some physicists say its subatomic particles. Others believe its energy or even space-time. One of the more radical theories suggests that information is the most basic element of the cosmos. Although this line of thinking emanates from the mid-20th century, it …
  • Prince Charles has not fully regained sense of taste, smell after coronavirus

    Prince Charles has not fully regained sense of taste, smell after coronavirus

    Read More: Prince Charles makes first appearance since coronavirus infection Royal footman reportedly tests positive for coronavirus Queen Elizabeth: ‘We will succeed’ in fight against coronavirus Prince Charles celebrates anniversary with Camilla after coronavirus scare
  • China eager to profit off coronavirus-distressed US assets, group says

    China eager to profit off coronavirus-distressed US assets, group says

    US lawmakers and policymakers should be wary of China’s moves to target vulnerable US assets and expand its market share in the wake of the global economic crisis triggered by the novel coronavirus, according to a study prepared for a US trade group and released on Tuesday. The Horizon Advisory report for the Alliance for …
  • ‘The dollar is going to fall very, very sharply,’ warns prominent Yale economist

    ‘The dollar is going to fall very, very sharply,’ warns prominent Yale economist

    Stephen Roach, Yale University senior fellow and former Morgan Stanley Asia chairman, has a warning for US dollar bulls. The prominent economist says that the era of the US buck may be coming to an end and is forecasting a 35% decline soon in the US currency against its major rivals, citing increases in the …
  • EU officials launch antitrust probes of Apple’s App Store, Apple Pay

    EU officials launch antitrust probes of Apple’s App Store, Apple Pay

    European Union regulators have launched two antitrust investigations focused on whether Apple violated competition rules in its App Store and its mobile payment service. The probes mark the European Commission’s latest crackdown on tech giants over competition concerns. Regulators could fine Apple up to 10 percent of its annual revenue if they find the company …
  • 5 Chinese soldiers were killed and 11 injured during violent clashes with India, sparked fears of World War 3.

    5 Chinese soldiers were killed and 11 injured during violent clashes with India, sparked fears of World War 3.

    There were losses on both sides of the battle as one of the Indian army’s officers and two soldiers were killed in a “violent faceoff” at Galwan Valley, one of the four clash points in the eastern Ladakh sector. These are the first reported casualties in decades to result from a clash between the nuclear-armed Asian …
  • Rob Manfred showing his true colors as he lets baseball burn

    Rob Manfred showing his true colors as he lets baseball burn

    This is no longer about the greater good of the nation, or the admittedly pie-eyed notion that baseball could ever really have been a salve for the deep fissures and fractures that plague us in these dreadful days of worry and uncertainty. That was a nice notion, a throwback to a time when baseball was …
  • UAW boss, US attorney will discuss preventing corruption

    UAW boss, US attorney will discuss preventing corruption

    The head of the United Auto Workers will meet this month with the US attorney in Detroit to discuss potential changes for the union following a wide-ranging corruption probe. Matthew Schneider, the US Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, has floated the idea of the government taking control of the union and has pushed …