31 July 2020, Friday NewsLatest News On 31 July 2020, Friday Nasdaq surges on megacap earnings but US fiscal uncertainty nags7/31/2020 11:45 PM NIH Awards Grants to Medical Companies to Boost Coronavirus Test Production7/31/2020 11:45 PM Lack of gender and ethnic diversity in advertising industry leads to ‘lazy sexist’ stereotyping in ads, leading advertisers group head admits7/31/2020 11:42 PM Deputy Finance Minister, David Masondo, ordered to step down7/31/2020 11:40 PM “We are an Industry of Dreamers”: Burberry’s Riccardo Tisci on Reimagining the Way we Shop7/31/2020 11:40 PM Deputy finance minister asked to step down by the ANC’s Integrity Committee7/31/2020 11:21 PM Air travel’s sudden collapse will reshape a trillion-dollar industry7/31/2020 10:56 PM Scott Galloway: This may be the beginning of the end of Big Tech - Business Insider7/31/2020 10:55 PM Disney Plus executive replaces president of Condé Nast Entertainment - Business Insider7/31/2020 10:41 PM Megacap earnings lift Nasdaq but fiscal uncertainty weighs7/31/2020 10:33 PM Digital Disruption: How Nigerian capital market leverages technology to battle Covid-19 challenges7/31/2020 10:31 PM The share market will focus on the raw truth. Are we ready to hear it?7/31/2020 10:29 PM Apple tops Saudi Aramco as most valuable publicly listed company7/31/2020 10:25 PM Amazon's physical growth shows it sees e-shopping surge as permanent - Business Insider7/31/2020 10:06 PM Big brands pulled back on Facebook ad spending across the board - Business Insider7/31/2020 10:05 PM Hawks nab KZN college CFO over R30m investment7/31/2020 9:58 PM Eskom cancels 'questionable' contract with black female-owned oil company7/31/2020 9:53 PM Peacock reported 10 million sign-ups this week - Business Insider - Business Insider7/31/2020 9:41 PM How to land a great job in cybersecurity – even if you lack experience - Business Insider7/31/2020 9:40 PM Big Tech – Big Profits, Busiest Week of Earnings Season Wraps Up, Questioning Kodak by Squawk on the Street7/31/2020 9:38 PM Rent's due, again: Monthly anxieties deepen as aid falls off - Business Insider7/31/2020 9:38 PM Man fired shots in Miami hotel, angry over lack of social distancing - Business Insider7/31/2020 9:37 PM Inside Proper Gnar, the First Black Woman-Owned, Beyoncé-Approved Skateboard Company7/31/2020 9:36 PM B.C.'s finance minister says rent relief extension for business aids recovery7/31/2020 9:27 PM Despite everyone reading, business is off for B.C. book producers7/31/2020 9:20 PM To Survive 2020, Reverse Everything You Believe About Your Industry7/31/2020 9:01 PM CP Sources: CFL no longer talking to Business Development Bank of Canada - Sportsnet.ca7/31/2020 8:51 PM WSJ News Exclusive | Lawmakers Urge FTC Probe of Mobile Ad Industry’s Tracking of Consumers7/31/2020 8:45 PM Champagne sales are plummeting as celebrations get canceled amid the pandemic - Business Insider7/31/2020 8:40 PM Congress' stimulus bill is now the 'most important data point' for Big Tech, DA Davidson's Tom Forte says after blockbuster earnings | Markets Insider7/31/2020 8:37 PM The best cash-back credit cards of July 2020 - Business Insider7/31/2020 8:37 PM Watch this high-yield ETF for signals as to where the stock market heads next, chartist says7/31/2020 8:37 PM Emus banned from hotel in Australian Outback for bad behavior - Business Insider7/31/2020 8:35 PM Apple tops Saudi Aramco as most valuable publicly listed company7/31/2020 8:20 PM Here's what Wall Street analysts are saying about Alphabet's earnings report7/31/2020 8:17 PM MARKET WRAP: Rand falls to R17/$ as the coronavirus spreads7/31/2020 8:06 PM T-Mobile for Business BrandVoice: 5G Possibilities For A More Nimble And Data-Driven Food Industry7/31/2020 7:58 PM New S$4 million scheme aims to bring low-carbon maritime innovations to market7/31/2020 7:34 PM Govt reinstates business owners to EWSS7/31/2020 7:26 PM Stocks rise after Big Tech crushes earnings—Five experts on what the numbers mean7/31/2020 7:23 PM Frustrated companies fume at Boris Johnson's England lockdown U-turn7/31/2020 7:23 PM Why I'm saving up my credit card rewards to use for holiday gifts - Business Insider7/31/2020 7:16 PM US economy set to see partial bounceback after second quarter plunge - Business Insider7/31/2020 7:14 PM Fauci clashes with Rep. Jim Jordan at House coronavirus hearing - Business Insider7/31/2020 7:14 PM The best 2-year CD rates for August 2020 - Business Insider7/31/2020 7:12 PM Apple briefly overtakes Saudi Aramco to become the world's largest company7/31/2020 6:46 PM Eskom cancels 'questionable' contract with black female-owned oil company7/31/2020 6:45 PM LBP Builds Beauty, Lifestyle Company With Camila Coelho7/31/2020 6:44 PM Outlook for US value stocks uncertain with cloudy economic picture7/31/2020 6:11 PM Alstom gains EU okay to acquire Bombardier's rail business7/31/2020 6:11 PM Caterpillar posts lower earnings as coronavirus hits equipment sales7/31/2020 6:05 PM Why Facebook's ad business is doing better than Google's during the pandemic so far7/31/2020 5:53 PM House prices bounce back as UK property market makes ‘rapid recovery’7/31/2020 5:52 PM Trio of engineering stocks rings up full-year net losses7/31/2020 5:45 PM Here's what major Wall Street analysts are saying about Facebook's second-quarter earnings7/31/2020 5:39 PM Under Armour Loses Another $183 Million in Quarterly Earnings7/31/2020 5:00 PM EU okays with conditions Alstom's buy of Bombardier's rail business7/31/2020 4:34 PM Exclusive: TikTok owner ByteDance considers listing China business in Hong Kong or Shanghai - sources7/31/2020 4:25 PM “Woke-Washing” Your Company Won’t Cut It7/31/2020 4:05 PM Power Line: Insiders and leaked audio reveal new details of job cuts at Exxon - Business Insider7/31/2020 4:04 PM Taylor Swift responds to accusations that she stole ‘Folklore’ merch designs from a Black business owner7/31/2020 4:00 PM The 20 best countries for Americans to move to after the pandemic - Business Insider7/31/2020 3:51 PM Net worth to be wealthy and comfortable: pre-pandemic vs. June 2020 - Business Insider7/31/2020 3:50 PM Marvel insiders describe a lack of diversity in editorial leadership - Business Insider7/31/2020 3:49 PM Hawks nab KZN college CFO over R30m 'investment'7/31/2020 3:45 PM Global funds favour bonds over stocks on surging coronavirus infections: Reuters poll7/31/2020 3:43 PM SA finalising R25m investment to boost pan-African Covid-19 vaccine work, says Ramaphosa7/31/2020 3:34 PM Big Oil Companies Lose Billions, Prepare for Prolonged Pandemic7/31/2020 3:30 PM Business owners at centre of 100 case cluster defend their actions7/31/2020 3:02 PM Lazard second-quarter earnings fall amid COVID-19 slump in dealmaking7/31/2020 2:57 PM Coronavirus hits Caterpillar's quarterly earnings7/31/2020 2:36 PM 5 things to know before the stock market opens on Friday7/31/2020 2:35 PM Law to address racial discrimination in property market to be tabled in Parliament, says Zuraida7/31/2020 2:32 PM Tech stocks stand tall in Europe after strong FANG, Nokia earnings7/31/2020 2:25 PM Apple delivers blowout earnings amid Covid-19, market shrugs off iPhone delays | Malay Mail7/31/2020 2:13 PM Ministry to create specific legislation to protect local music industry: Saifuddin7/31/2020 2:11 PM Exclusive: SenseTime eyes STAR market IPO after US$1.5 billion fundraising - sources7/31/2020 2:07 PM Saifuddin: Communications Ministry to create specific legislation to protect Malaysia’s music industry | Malay Mail7/31/2020 1:53 PM Glencore raises earnings forecast amid boost from trading business7/31/2020 1:49 PM BNP’s bad debt buoyancy upends market pessimism7/31/2020 1:42 PM Caterpillar quarterly earnings dive 70per cent year-on-year7/31/2020 1:39 PM SA finalising R25m investment to boost pan-African vaccine manufacturing capabilities7/31/2020 1:22 PM Duncan Bannatyne: I will never open another business in Scotland after Sturgeon's 'ridiculous' gym delay7/31/2020 12:43 PM S&P dips on worries about earnings, data, stimulus and election | Malay Mail7/31/2020 12:31 PM Hackers rang up Twitter employees and tricked them into handing over credentials - Business Insider7/31/2020 12:20 PM In Batang, Indonesia takes steps to improve investment7/31/2020 12:19 PM U.S. Stock Futures Edge Higher as Tech Stocks Rally7/31/2020 12:18 PM Nokia shares jump after cull of low-margin business sees earnings beat7/31/2020 12:17 PM Latva’s Riga Festival to Host Industry Platform Magnetic Series7/31/2020 12:15 PM France GDP: Economy contracts by historic 14%, reflecting slow growth - Business Insider7/31/2020 12:07 PM Taylor Swift is rebranding her album merch after a Black-owned business accused her team of ripping off its design7/31/2020 11:41 AM Newly-Formed Black in Fashion Council to Create Equality Index Score for Industry7/31/2020 11:36 AM Tan France reacts to a millennial entrepreneur launching a coffee company out of her apartment while living paycheck to paycheck7/31/2020 11:30 AM Clowning around is serious business for 'Uncle Ting Tong'7/31/2020 11:29 AM 'I'm embarrassed to be a member of this chamber': Dáil business suspended twice on marathon final day7/31/2020 11:18 AM Asian shares fall as data, earnings show pandemic fallout7/31/2020 11:16 AM China’s Corn-Market Pop Could Lift American Farmers7/31/2020 11:00 AM TikTok owner ByteDance considers listing China business in Hong Kong or Shanghai: Source7/31/2020 10:55 AM Lockdown regulations are crippling the restaurant industry7/31/2020 10:17 AM COVID-19 triggers wave of conspiracies over 'cashless society' - 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