WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved of an operation to capture or kill dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi who was murdered in 2018, according to a declassified U.S. intelligence assessment released on Friday in a manner choreographed to limit damage to U.S.-Saudi tiesFILE PHOTO: The Committee to Protect Journalists and other press freedom activists hold a candlelight […]

(Reuters) – Shares of GameStop Corp jumped more than 10% on Friday, putting the video game retailer’s stock on pace to triple for the week in a renewed rally that has left analysts puzzled.FILE PHOTO: People enter a GameStop store during “Black Friday” sales in Carle Place, New York November 25, 2011. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File PhotoGameStop shares hovered around $105 in […]

(Reuters) – The head of Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), Mark Machin, has stepped down after his trip to the United Arab Emirates for vaccination against COVID-19 flouted Canadian government’s travel advice and drew criticism.FILE PHOTO: Mark Machin, President and CEO, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, speaks at the 2019 Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., […]

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar rose against most major currencies on Friday as U.S. government bond yields held near one-year highs, while riskier currencies such as the Aussie dollar weakened.FILE PHOTO: U.S. one dollar banknotes are seen in this illustration taken February 8, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/IllustrationYields have surged as an acceleration in the pace of vaccinations globally and […]

Slideshow ( 2 images )(Reuters) – Etsy Inc Chief Executive Officer Josh Silverman said on Friday the e-commerce retailer is not thinking about accepting bitcoin as a form of payment right now, saying more people need to buy and own it before it can be used as tender. In an interview with CNBC, Silverman said he personally has been a […]

(Reuters) – AstraZeneca and Amgen’s experimental drug reduced asthma attacks in patients with severe and uncontrolled forms of the respiratory condition in a large study, showing promise for wider use against different triggers.Slideshow ( 2 images )The medicine, tezepelumab, cut the rate of asthma attacks by 56% among patients when compared to placebo in a year-long late-stage study, which had […]

(Reuters) – Police dispersed protesters in Myanmar’s two biggest cities on Friday, firing stun grenades, rubber bullets and guns into the air, witnesses said, as the challenge to the army’s bid to re-impose its rule showed no sign of slackening.Riot police officers get on a police vehicle during a rally against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, February 26, 2021. […]