News Corp posts surprise profit as HarperCollins profits grow

[ad_1] (Reuters) – Wall Street Journal-owner News Corp reported a surprise quarterly profit on Thursday, driven by strong growth in earnings at its book publishing and subscription video services units.…

France, Germany in standoff with Silicon Valley on contact tracing

[ad_1] By Mathieu Rosemain, Douglas Busvine PARIS/BERLIN (Reuters) – A standoff between the two largest nations in the European Union and Silicon Valley escalated on Friday as Apple and Google…

UPDATE 1-UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Dec 7

[ad_1] UPDATE 1-UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Dec 7  Reuters [ad_2] Source link

Russian lawmakers propose making local software mandatory on smartphones

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: A customer tests a smartphone during the launch of the new iPhone XS and XS Max sales at “re:Store” Apple reseller shop in Moscow, Russia September 28,…

ByteDance says goal of U.S. was to ban TikTok app rather than force a sale -internal letter

[ad_1] BEIJING, Aug 4 (Reuters) – ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming told employees in an internal letter on Tuesday that the United States goal was not to force a sale of…

Mediapro seals agreement over French soccer rights dispute-media

[ad_1] PARIS, Dec 11 (Reuters) – Spanish media rights agency Mediapro has sealed an agreement with the French soccer governing body LFP over its Ligue 1 broadcasting rights to solve…

U.S. Treasury chief says TikTok cannot continue in present form

[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Monday that Chinese-owned short video app TikTok cannot continue in its present form collecting data on Americans on a…

S.Korea shares close at record high on chip, auto boost

[ad_1] * KOSPI hits record closing high, foreigners net buyers * KRW ends at strongest close since June 2018 vs USD * South Korea benchmark bond yield rises * For…

China, Hong Kong stocks fall on Sino-U.S. tensions

[ad_1] * SSEC -0.7%, CSI300 -0.8%, HSI -1.7% * HK->Shanghai Connect daily quota used -1.7%, Shanghai->HK daily quota used 2.8% * FTSE China A50 -0.9% SHANGHAI, Dec 7 (Reuters) –…