The head of the United Arab Emirates’ state oil company was seen as a controversial choice to lead the COP28 climate talks in Dubai later this year.Story Published at: March 07, 2023 at 08:31AM
Oil chief leading COP28 climate summit urges energy industry to ‘up its game’ to reduce emissions
CNBC Daily Open: Powell to speak in Congress – markets are mixed on expectations
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will testify before Congress as a week packed with economic data releases lies ahead.Story Published at: March 07, 2023 at 07:35AM
Womb for rent: More women are working as commercial surrogates as global demand rises
An increasing number of women are becoming commercial surrogates in countries such as Georgia and Mexico amid soaring global demand.Story Published at: March 07, 2023 at 06:37AM
CNBC Daily Open: All eyes are on Jerome Powell
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will testify before Congress as a week packed with economic data releases lies ahead.Story Published at: March 06, 2023 at 11:44PM
China says U.S. relations have left rational path, warns of conflict unless they ‘hit the brake’
Qin, who was until recently China’s ambassador to the U.S., said China would “pursue a sound and stable relationship with the U.S.”Story Published at: March 07, 2023 at 03:10AM
Bank of America sees lithium surplus in 2023 as demand eases
She also said she expects China’s electric vehicle demand growth to slow from 95% last year to 22% this year.Story Published at: March 07, 2023 at 02:48AM
Singapore’s tech salaries mostly jumped in 2022, new report shows
Tech salaries in Singapore mostly jumped in 2022 despite a string of tech layoffs and a slowdown in hiring.Story Published at: March 07, 2023 at 12:59AM
New bipartisan Senate TikTok bill will be unveiled Tuesday
Democratic Sen. Mark Warner and Republican John Thune will unveil a highly anticipated bill to give the president broad power to address threats from TikTok.Story Published at: March 06, 2023 at 09:26PM
Companies that give up stock buybacks for 5 years will get preferential treatment in $52 billion CHIPS program, Commerce Secretary Raimondo says
Raimondo said stock buybacks is one factor being taken into consideration as part of a $39-billion manufacturing subsidy program.Story Published at: March 06, 2023 at 06:41PM
Google CEO defends desk-sharing policy, says some offices are like a ‘ghost town’
In responding to employee criticism of Google’s new desk-sharing policy for the cloud unit, CEO Sundar Pichai reminded staffers that real estate is pricey.Story Published at: March 06, 2023 at 08:26PM