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Tariff Turbulence: Aircraft supplier Howmet may halt orders if hit by Trump tariffs
Howmet's rare legal declaration does not mean that supplies will...
Hackers target Australia’s major pension funds, steal savings from the biggest fund
AustralianSuper, the country’s largest fund managing A$365 billion...
China asks banks, firms to report exposure to Jack Ma’s Ant Group -Bloomberg News
Ant has been subjected to a sweeping restructuring by China, whose initial public offering of $37 billion was derailed by regulators in late 2020. Chinese authorities have told state-owned firms and banks to start a fresh round of checks on their financial exposure...
Fires on vessels still one of the biggest safety issues for shipping industry: Allianz
There was a record 40 cargo-related fire incidents alone in 2019 or one every 10 days. Across all vessel types, the number of fires/explosions resulting in total losses hit a four-year high of 10 at the end of 2020– accounting for around one in five total losses...
World’s largest NFT marketplace OpenSea hacked, users lost NFTs
"We are actively investigating rumours of an exploit associated with OpenSea related smart contracts. This appears to be a phishing attack originating outside of OpenSea's website," the NFT marketplace posted in a tweet New Delhi: World's largest NFT (non-fungible...
ICAO enhances UN cooperation to advance counter-terrorism initiatives in international civil aviation
It is additionally expected to maximize related deliverables to Member States in a variety of areas of ICAO/UNOCT focus, including initiatives pertaining to unmanned aircraft systems (drones) and cybersecurity Montréal: Juan Carlos Salazar, Secretary...
Nasdaq sinks into ‘Death Cross’ for first time since April 2020
“When you hear ‘death cross’ your antenna goes up,” Jay Woods, chief market strategist at DriveWealth Institutional, said in a phone interview. “It doesn’t always mean doom and gloom is coming. It just means we’ll likely be in a more extended downtrend.” With...
G20 finance leaders dilute geopolitical risks reference in communique
Their statement instead said: "We will also continue to monitor major global risks, including from geopolitical tensions that are arising, and macroeconomic and financial vulnerabilities." G20 finance leaders on Friday watered down language on global economic risks...
U.S. adds e-commerce sites operated by Tencent, Alibaba to ‘notorious markets’ list
U.S. government's latest "notorious markets" list identifies 42 online markets and 35 physical markets that are reported to engage in or facilitate substantial trademark counterfeiting or copyright piracy, said U.S. Trade Representative U.S. adds e-commerce sites...
EU files case at WTO against China over protection of patents
Brussels: Since August 2020, Chinese courts have been issuing decisions - known as "anti-suit injunctions" - to exert pressure on EU companies with high-tech patents and to prevent them from rightfully protecting their technologies, the EU said The European Union (EU)...
Vistara’s Amritsar-bound flight makes emergency landing at IGI airport
There were 146 passengers onboard the flight when it took off from IGI for Amritsar. The emergency was sounded at runway number 28 of terminal number 2 New Delhi: An Amritsar-bound Vistara flight had to make an emergency landing at the Indira Gandhi International...
Europe’s bid for AI standard faces long road, EU lawmakers say
Dragos Tudorache, one of two lawmakers steering the issue, told Reuters facial recognition is a key topic Europe's effort to set a standard for artificial intelligence will likely take more than a year, with the debate focusing on whether facial recognition should be...