US Regulator Warns Of Pump-and-dump IPOs, Many From China
Most of these initial public offerings raise less than $25 million for companies worth less than $100 million, FINRA said.
Exclusive-How FTX Bought Its Way To Become The 'Most Regulated' Crypto Exchange
Before it collapsed this month, FTX stood apart from many rivals in the largely unsupervised crypto industry by boasting it was the "most regulated" exchange on the planet and inviting closer scrutiny from authorities.
Oil Rebounds As Dollar Dips, But Demand Concerns Weigh
Brent crude futures clawed back 64 cents to stand up 0.7% to $90.42 a barrel at 0446 GMT, but were not far off four-week lows of $89.53 hit in the previous session.
Australia Battles Floods As Frustration Swells Over Relief, Warnings
Flood-weary residents in Australia's southeast were urged to remain on high alert for major flooding through the weekend, authorities said on Friday, as swollen rivers continued to roll downstream despite an ease in severe weather conditions.
Biden Administration Says Saudi Prince Has Immunity In Khashoggi Killing Lawsuit
Khashoggi was killed and dismembered in October 2018 by Saudi agents in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, an operation which U.S. intelligence believed was ordered by Prince Mohammed.
Zuckerberg Says WhatsApp Business Chat Will Drive Sales Sooner Than Metaverse
Meta enables some consumers to speak and transact with merchants through the chat apps, including a new feature announced Thursday in Brazil.
Australia Welcomes Dutch Court Conviction Of Three For Murder Over MH17
The Malaysian airliner departed from Amsterdam and was bound for Kuala Lumpur when it was shot down over eastern Ukraine Ukraine on July 17, 2014, as fighting raged between pro-Russian separatists and Ukrainian forces.
New Zealand's Ardern Says She Will Bring Up Rights, Tensions With China
Ardern is scheduled to meet President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Bangkok. This will be their first in person meeting since 2019.
At Least 21 Killed, Several Others Hurt In Gaza Strip Fire
It took fire fighters more than an hour to get control of the massive flames that burst through the top floor of a four-story residential building in the densely-populated Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza Strip.
Xi, Kishida Meet As Tensions Grow Over Taiwan, East China Sea
Xi was quoted by Chinese state broadcaster CCTV as telling Kishida that China and Japan should deepen trust, areas of cooperation and regional integration, and resist "conflict and confrontation".
After Elon Musk's Ultimatum, Twitter Employees Start Exiting
A quarter said they had chosen to stay "reluctantly," and only 7% of the poll participants said they "clicked yes to stay, I'm hardcore."
Tunisia's Milk Shortage Leaves Farmers Poor And The Public Angry
Tunisia, eager to keep prices down for ordinary citizens but also bound by promises to reduce subsidies as it seeks a bailout from the International Monetary Fund, has few options.
Gates Foundation Pledges $7 Billion For Africa As Ukraine War Diverts Donor Cash
The Foundation's pledge, which is up 40% on the amount spent during the previous four years, will target projects tackling hunger, disease, poverty and gender inequality.
Tumbling Bitcoin Overshadows El Salvador's Crypto Conference
Like other cryptocurrencies, bitcoin fell sharply over the year as U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate hikes and ultra-high inflation prompted investors to ditch riskier assets.
EU Poised To Unblock Billions In Funds For Hungary - Sources
The Hungarian forint jumped to 411.50 from 414 against the euro on the news of the expected approval of the funding.
Analysis-Libya's Festering Crisis Risks Slide Back To War
A move by forces aligned with the Tripoli government this week to blockade a meeting by a legislative body, a bout of deadly fighting in August and Haftar's warnings of a new war all underscore the risks.
Analysis-Unmasked And In Charge, China's Xi Puts Personal Diplomacy Back In Play
President Xi Jinping, conspicuously absent from the main stage of diplomacy during China's COVID isolation, has been mostly smiles and handshakes on his return this week with a flurry of meetings that Beijing hopes will begin to mend frayed relations.
UN Secretary General Says Black Sea Grain Deal Extended
Guterres said the UN was also "fully committed to removing the remaining obstacles to exporting food and fertilisers from the Russian Federation" - a part of the deal Moscow sees as critical.
Brazil Crypto Law Back On Agenda As FTX Collapse Sends Shockwaves
Roberto Dagnoni, a top executive at SoftBank-backed exchange Mercado Bitcoin, said the law had been "kind of dormant" during the election period but now needed to be a priority.
Israel Cautions Citizens At Qatar World Cup, Sends Low-key Consuls
Between 10,000 and 20,000 Israelis are expected at the soccer tournament that kicks off on Sunday, including some travelling on as-yet unfinalised direct flights from Tel Aviv that Qatar said it would permit for the event.
UN Publishes Draft COP27 Climate Deal
The U.N. climate agency published a first draft on Thursday of a hoped-for final agreement from the COP27 climate summit, repeating many of last year's goals while leaving contentious issues still to be resolved.
New Zealand's Ardern Set To Meet China's President Xi
The meeting is "currently confirmed", the spokesperson said in a message. It will be their first meeting in person since 2019, although they spoke by telephone in 2021.
Child Hospitalized After Traveling Aboard Texas Migrant Bus To Philadelphia
The charter bus carrying 28 migrants arrived in the city early on Wednesday morning as part of an effort by the Republican Texas governor to draw attention to security at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Lab-grown Meat Cleared For Human Consumption By US Regulator
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the first time cleared a meat product grown from animal cells for human consumption, the agency announced on Wednesday.
COP27: France, Spain Latest To Pledge Halt To Gasoline-driven Vehicle Sales
Signatories, including countries, municipalities and companies, pledged to shift to 100% sales of zero-emission vehicles by 2035 in leading markets and by 2040 across the globe.
Analysis-China's Freeze On Taiwan Contact Fuels Worry As Tensions Build
When Chinese authorities detained a Taiwanese citizen in China in August for an alleged violation of security laws, officials in Taipei sent messages of concern to Beijing seeking details.
Oil Falls As Geopolitical Tensions Ease, China COVID Concerns Return
Poland and military alliance NATO said on Wednesday that a missile which crashed inside Poland was probably a stray fired by Ukraine's air defences and not a Russian strike.
Floods Isolate Australian Wheatbelt Towns; Singapore Joins Rescue Efforts
Rural towns in the southwest of New South Wales (NSW) state are the worst hit in the latest deluge after heavy rains over three days through Monday unmoored houses and submerged roads and bridges, turning entire towns into islands.
North Korea Fires Missile, Vows 'Fiercer' Responses To U.S., Allies
The launch came less than two hours after North Korea's foreign minister, Choe Son Hui, slammed a recent trilateral summit between the United States, South Korea and Japan, during which the leaders criticised Pyongyang's weapons tests.
Explainer-What's Next In FTX's Bankruptcy
Crypto exchange FTX filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States on Friday following its precipitous collapse, saying it could owe money to more than 1 million creditors.