Cloud play on the horizon in changing video game worldConsole makers long at the center of the video game universe are adapting to an exploding constellation of ways to play, with the cloud looming on the horizon. Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony remained s...
Asian coal and gas markets roar into top gear as region revs up demandThermal coal and gas prices have coursed into a bull run, propelled by particularly strong demand across Asia, where electricity consumption is surging thanks to healthy economic growth just as season...
French privatisations as Macron ‘re-thinks’ state’s roleThe French government has announced the first major privatisations under President Emmanuel Macron which will be used to finance a new innovation fund and pay down the country's public debt. Under a d...
Toyota to invest $1 billion in Southeast Asian ride-hailing firm GrabToyota Motor Corp has agreed to invest $1 billion in Southeast Asian ride-hailing firm Grab as a lead investor in the company's ongoing financing round, which was launched after it bought the regional...
Toshiba sets $6.3 billion share buyback with proceeds of chip unit saleToshiba Corp unveiled a higher-than-expected $6.3 billion stock buyback that sent its shares up as much as 11 percent, as the Japanese firm followed up on a pledge to share proceeds from an $18 billio...
UK proposes governance code for private companies after BHS collapseBritain's accounting watchdog has proposed its first code to improve how big unlisted companies run themselves and pay top executives, acting on lessons learned from the collapse of retailer BHS. Afte...