Google Is Latest to Pull Out of Web Summit Over Israel Controversy
Alphabet Inc.’s Google joined a growing list of companies and investors bowing out of the Web Summit technology
2023-10-21 00:58
European Gas Wavers Near €50 on Fears of Wider Mideast Conflict
European natural gas fluctuated amid concerns that the conflict in the Middle East will widen and affect global
2023-10-20 23:27
Israel's war with Hamas comes to corporate America
From ESG investing (Blackrock), to gay rights (Disney), to Donald Trump after the Capitol riots (mainstream corporate America), companies routinely take a stand. Sometimes, as with Nike and Colin Kaepernick, it helps their bottom line. Sometimes, it does the opposite — think Bud Light's support of transgender rights.
2023-10-20 22:55
Shekel Traders Grow More Bearish Despite Central Bank Interventions
Israel is staring down a currency market that’s succumbing to fears over the nation’s intensifying war with Hamas,
2023-10-20 20:21
Intel, Siemens Pull Out of Web Summit After Israel Remarks
Intel Corp. and Siemens AG are pulling out of Web Summit, the biggest technology conference in Europe, following
2023-10-20 10:45
Biden Casts Russia, Hamas as Parallel Threats to Democracy
President Joe Biden directly appealed to the American people to support funding for Israel and Ukraine’s war efforts,
2023-10-20 09:53
US Syria Base Attacked as Destroyer Stops Missiles From Yemen
The US is seeing stepped-up drone attacks in Iraq and Syria, the Pentagon said Thursday, while an American
2023-10-20 09:45
Oil Gains as Geopolitical Tensions Ratchet Higher in Middle East
Oil advanced as geopolitical tensions ratcheted higher in the Middle East, with prices poised to cap a second
2023-10-20 08:15
Moody's warns it could downgrade Israel's credit rating because of war with Hamas
Moody's Investors Service warned Thursday it could downgrade Israel's credit rating due to the severity of the military conflict with Hamas.
2023-10-20 05:48
Why Fed officials aren't addressing the Israel-Hamas war the way they did with Ukraine
When war broke out in Ukraine last year, Federal Reserve officials were quick to speak about it.
2023-10-20 03:16
Harvard and UPenn donors are furious. It may have a financial domino effect
Influential donors to Harvard University and the University of Pennsylvania say they will cut their ties to the schools in protest of college administrators' response to alleged anti-Israel speech and antisemitism on campuses in the wake of Hamas' terror attacks.
2023-10-19 21:17
Xi Calls for Gaza Ceasefire in First Public Comment Since Crisis
Chinese President Xi Jinping called for an immediate ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, his first public comments since
2023-10-19 18:52