17 August 2020, Monday NewsLatest News On 17 August 2020, Monday Former top-ranking Trump DHS official endorses Biden for president - Business Insider8/17/2020 11:57 PM The maker of Johnnie Walker and Guinness is buying Ryan Reynolds' gin company8/17/2020 11:57 PM Walmart, Best Buy, Patagonia give workers time off to vote - Business Insider8/17/2020 11:56 PM UNC ditches its hybrid reopening plan after just a week for fully remote classes - Business Insider8/17/2020 11:56 PM Diageo to buy Ryan Reynolds-backed gin brand Aviation in €513 million deal8/17/2020 11:55 PM 'Stars have aligned for gold': Warren Buffett's Berkshire takes $500-million stake in Barrick8/17/2020 11:54 PM Nasdaq hits record high close due to tech rally8/17/2020 11:52 PM This is how Australia is tracking in the race to find a coronavirus vaccine8/17/2020 11:50 PM Sanofi buys US biotech company Principia for $3.4bn8/17/2020 11:48 PM China's government activates publishing industry links to silence dissent in Hong Kong8/17/2020 11:42 PM CAMA: You can't shut my bank account, get trustees for me - Primate Ayodele dares Buhari govt - Daily Post Nigeria8/17/2020 11:37 PM Apple faces a growing number of companies in open revolt over its control of the App Store8/17/2020 11:26 PM Renovation boom to drive record growth at Home Depot, Lowes, BofA says - Business Insider8/17/2020 11:20 PM Sydney Market worker tests positive amid fears of undetected community transmission8/17/2020 11:19 PM How TikTok's in-house music team helps make artists and songs trend - Business Insider8/17/2020 11:16 PM Secret Service bought location data pulled from common apps8/17/2020 11:15 PM Sheryl Sandberg, McKinsey research on 'broken rung' for Black women - Business Insider8/17/2020 11:12 PM As the S&P 500 tries for a new high, four market analysts share what they're watching8/17/2020 11:09 PM Here's what happened to the stock market on Monday8/17/2020 11:07 PM The pandemic recession is in the rear-view mirror and a new cycle of global expansion has launched, a Bank of America Private Bank senior strategist says | Markets Insider8/17/2020 11:05 PM S&P 500 closes 0.1% from record high after climbing on tech-sector strength | Markets Insider8/17/2020 11:05 PM Dolphin Entertainment Acquires Influencer-Marketing Firm Be Social (EXCLUSIVE)8/17/2020 11:05 PM Stocks close mostly higher with little catalyst, boosting highest flyers8/17/2020 11:04 PM Get a Car Deal with Fiat Chrysler8/17/2020 11:01 PM Trump administration piles more restrictions on Huawei8/17/2020 11:01 PM AOC and GOP's John Kasich slam each other before Democratic convention - Business Insider8/17/2020 10:58 PM Trump looked at banning further Chinese apps in addition to TikTok: Meadows8/17/2020 10:56 PM Overstock can jump another 50% after 3,590% rally, Piper Sandler says - Business Insider8/17/2020 10:56 PM As stocks edge toward records, more Wall Street market strategists are getting on board8/17/2020 10:56 PM COVID-19: Rivers reopens markets - The Nation Nigeria8/17/2020 10:49 PM Man Sues Jos Electricity Distribution Company Over Invasion Of Home, Property Destruction By Staff | Sahara Reporters8/17/2020 10:36 PM American Express acquiring small business lender Kabbage8/17/2020 10:36 PM Seth Klarman dumped energy and bought health stocks last quarter. Here's what he's betting on now8/17/2020 10:33 PM Genki Covert Dock is a must-have Nintendo Switch accessory - Business Insider8/17/2020 10:27 PM Calgary’s Village Brewery hopes to overcome ‘yuck factor’ with beer made with waste water8/17/2020 10:25 PM VCs say these 20 retail startups will soar in 2020 during pandemic - Business Insider8/17/2020 10:24 PM ETFs pace for a record year — here are the funds seeing the highest inflows8/17/2020 10:20 PM Three Music Industry Trends From Quarantine That Are Here To Stay8/17/2020 10:20 PM As U.S. homebuilder confidence matches record high, mortgage delinquencies rise8/17/2020 10:15 PM Trump looked at banning further Chinese apps in addition to TikTok: Meadows8/17/2020 10:14 PM Trump administration looks at allowing longer extensions to remote offshore wells8/17/2020 10:14 PM Amazon removes ads for child-like sex dolls at French government’s insistence8/17/2020 10:07 PM Owner of Jersey Shore's popular Flip Flopz bar charged with violating social distancing laws8/17/2020 10:00 PM Former McDonald’s chief executive asks court to dismiss company's lawsuit against him8/17/2020 9:55 PM Wall Street's Big Money Is Betting On Biden And Democrats In 20208/17/2020 9:54 PM We Will Help SMEs Fast Track Nigeria’s Economic Recovery – Access Bank MD8/17/2020 9:50 PM Access Bank Improves COVID-19 Resilience With $93 Million Syndicated Loan Agreement8/17/2020 9:48 PM Business Maverick: Dollar Squeeze Chokes Nigeria’s Economy With Recession Looming8/17/2020 9:47 PM This Bill Gates-backed coronavirus vaccine developer has skyrocketed 431% in just 2 days after going public (CVAC) | Markets Insider8/17/2020 9:44 PM Law Roach and Supima Are Searching for Fashion’s Next Big Thing8/17/2020 9:44 PM Independent's Stop the Illegal Wildlife campaign boosted by fashion industry8/17/2020 9:43 PM Kira Systems partners with Campaign Zero to analyze police contracts - Business Insider8/17/2020 9:35 PM Just 6 of Trump's top 38 donors have given to his 2020 reelection bid - Business Insider8/17/2020 9:34 PM US cos interested in TikTok can hopefully address security concerns - Trump aide8/17/2020 9:32 PM With markets up, it may be time to annuitize some savings if you're near retirement8/17/2020 9:32 PM First Mediterranean Cruise Sets Sail Out of Italy After Months-long Hiatus8/17/2020 9:25 PM Stock market live updates: S&P 500 inches closer to record, Tesla hits new high, Buffett's gold bet8/17/2020 9:22 PM If you can do your job anywhere, can anyone do your job?8/17/2020 9:19 PM New skills needed as hybrid events become new normal for business travel8/17/2020 9:15 PM Women’s buying power reshaping SA property market8/17/2020 9:14 PM Asymptomatic cases at mushroom plant a 'concern'8/17/2020 9:12 PM How I'm using a childhood savings trick to save money for the future - Business Insider8/17/2020 9:03 PM China administers coronavirus vaccine to volunteers before clinical trials conclude8/17/2020 9:03 PM Tipperary mushroom company concerned at level of asymptomatic Covid-19 cases among staff8/17/2020 9:02 PM JetBlue delaying transatlantic flights to London; what we know - Business Insider8/17/2020 9:01 PM Vix execs talk challenges of expanding AVOD streaming service globally - Business Insider8/17/2020 9:00 PM New lawsuit against Peter Nygard alleges he directed sex worker to rape his sons8/17/2020 8:58 PM 197 million travel industry jobs could be lost to coronavirus - Business Insider8/17/2020 8:55 PM Mushroom plant in Tipperary suspends operations after virus cases found8/17/2020 8:52 PM How Hollywood Costume Designers Are Getting Back to Work in the Time of COVID-198/17/2020 8:50 PM How much boutique banks pay analysts, associates, VPs - Business Insider8/17/2020 8:46 PM More Canadian homes sold in July than any other month in past 40 years8/17/2020 8:45 PM Participation in continental event will boost investment –CIIN8/17/2020 8:41 PM Former Glossier Employees Call Out Company for Racism and Demand Accountability8/17/2020 8:40 PM Former McDonald’s CEO denies he covered up relationships with juniors8/17/2020 8:38 PM NSE market capitalisation resumes week with N35bn loss8/17/2020 8:37 PM Affirm let me pay off my couch over 6 months at 0% interest, and I'd do it again - Business Insider8/17/2020 8:34 PM The Founder of Juvia’s Place Is Giving Other Black Business Owners $50,000 Grants8/17/2020 8:30 PM Cuomo says gyms in New York could reopen next week - Business Insider8/17/2020 8:22 PM Nominations for changemakers shaping future of travel and hospitality - Business Insider8/17/2020 8:18 PM Business Maverick: Cartoon Tuesday with Rico8/17/2020 8:17 PM 3 investing mistakes I see over and over as a financial planner - Business Insider8/17/2020 8:14 PM Actor Ryan Reynolds Sells Aviation Gin Brand For A Reported $610 Million8/17/2020 8:13 PM Ryan Reynolds Sells His Gin Brand for $610 Million8/17/2020 8:09 PM Facebook 'actively promotes' Holocaust denial content to certain users, a new study finds - Business Insider8/17/2020 8:06 PM How a couple launched a successful reusable face mask company in weeks - Business Insider8/17/2020 7:53 PM Glossier Accused of Racism by Former Employees8/17/2020 7:53 PM TFG expects conditions for Jet acquisition to be met by end of September8/17/2020 7:51 PM Rackspace soars 19% after report says Amazon eyeing minority stake - Business Insider8/17/2020 7:50 PM Tech-rich Nasdaq leads US stocks higher | Malay Mail8/17/2020 7:47 PM MDLive plans to go public in early 2021 following the news of Teladoc-Livongo's mega-deal - Business Insider8/17/2020 7:47 PM Quibi CEO Meg Whitman will speak at the DNC alongside Republicans - Business Insider8/17/2020 7:46 PM PODCAST | The uncollected dead of Covid-198/17/2020 7:42 PM PODCAST | The uncollected dead of Covid-198/17/2020 7:42 PM G-7 ministers to consider extending debt freeze for low-income countries: US Treasury8/17/2020 7:35 PM With retail earnings on deck, traders place bets on expected winners8/17/2020 7:33 PM A retirement expert says older workers have opportunity in gig economy - Business Insider8/17/2020 7:32 PM Facebook Unveils Paid Online Events Feature, Dings Apple for Not Waving Tax8/17/2020 7:31 PM The Highest-Paid Female Athletes 2020: Center Court Takes Center Stage8/17/2020 7:28 PM MARKET WRAP: Surging gold miners pull JSE higher8/17/2020 7:27 PM Up to 300 Pizza Hut locations to close in NPC International bankruptcy - Business Insider8/17/2020 7:25 PM Mortgage delinquencies spike 8% to a 9-year high amid COVID-19 crisis - Business Insider8/17/2020 7:25 PM Four-day week could save thousands of jobs, German union says8/17/2020 7:25 PM Robinhood closes $200 million Series G funding round at valuation of $11.2 billion - Business Insider8/17/2020 7:23 PM Warren Buffett's Barrick Gold investment is 'encouraging': shareholder - Business Insider8/17/2020 7:23 PM Search underway for United Airlines executive missing in Illinois - Business Insider8/17/2020 7:19 PM Companies Strain to Outdo Each Other with Work-from-Home Perks (Think Ukuleles)8/17/2020 7:15 PM FREE WEBINARS | The role of cannabis in rebuilding SA’s economy8/17/2020 7:15 PM Duterte denies Singapore trip, saying: It’s none of your business8/17/2020 7:13 PM Lidl Ireland plans new Blarney, Co Cork store with creation of 30 jobs8/17/2020 7:12 PM KS Energy clarifies debt to OCBC was less than US$230 million; Kris Wiluan says he resigned to 'focus on his defence'8/17/2020 7:12 PM Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Barrick Gold, Tesla, Teladoc, Home Depot & more8/17/2020 7:08 PM Trump administration imposes new Huawei restrictions8/17/2020 7:05 PM South Africa government lacks coherent economic plan, group says8/17/2020 7:04 PM Ram 1500 TRX: Fiat Chrysler unveils 702-horsepower Hellcat pickup8/17/2020 7:02 PM Stocks drift higher, giving S&P 500 another shot at record8/17/2020 7:01 PM Hollywood’s Teamsters Local 399 Says Industry Talks “Getting Closer” To Finalizing Remaining Issues For Safe Return To Work8/17/2020 7:00 PM Singaporean investors in 'advanced' talks to buy EPL club Newcastle United8/17/2020 6:45 PM Covid-19 vaccine trials have been slow to recruit Black and Latino people -- and that could delay a vaccine8/17/2020 6:40 PM Restaurant Association of SA cheers while hurt tobacco industry is wary8/17/2020 6:38 PM COVID-19: Pension Assets Estimated To Grow By 8.5% In 2020 Despite A Slowdown8/17/2020 6:38 PM KS Energy says OCBC's demand is for guarantee of US$150m under unit's term loan, S$5m bridging loan8/17/2020 6:34 PM EXCLUSIVE: Chef Boy Logro, may payo sa mga nais sumubok ng food business8/17/2020 6:30 PM Exclusive: Plastics maker Covestro's profit bolstered by electronics, furniture8/17/2020 6:25 PM Reps grill Amaechi, DMO over China loan, other agreements8/17/2020 6:22 PM EasyJet confirms UK base closures as travel pain continues8/17/2020 6:21 PM Justin Trudeau's rift with finance minister Bill Morneau weighs on ambitious recovery plan8/17/2020 6:18 PM Facebook in India storm after hate speech claims | Malay Mail8/17/2020 6:18 PM Eco World to sell land at Eco Business Park V to Baosteel Can Making for RM53.3m8/17/2020 6:13 PM Maybank named World’s Best Consumer Digital Bank in Malaysia and Indonesia in Global Finance awards8/17/2020 6:13 PM RAM: Significant industrial slack during lockdown created labour market weakness8/17/2020 6:13 PM How to relax and unwind during your next hotel staycation - Business Insider8/17/2020 6:09 PM US stocks will outperform their global peers, driven by tech, says JPM - Business Insider8/17/2020 6:09 PM Washington makes Jason Wright the first Black team president in NFL history8/17/2020 6:09 PM New Yorkers are most likely to move to these 4 states next, UBS says - Business Insider8/17/2020 6:08 PM Tourism Malaysia D-G: Good hygiene, Covid-19 SOP compliance important to restore tourist confidence | Malay Mail8/17/2020 6:07 PM WATCH: Neal Froneman on the Marikana memorial lecture8/17/2020 6:06 PM Wall Street kicks off big retail earnings week on high note8/17/2020 6:05 PM Knorr changes name of 'Gypsy sauce' in Germany as it's deemed racist8/17/2020 6:00 PM U.S. university insured Chinese student tuition against virus. Then COVID-19 hit8/17/2020 5:55 PM Iran reportedly paid bounties to the Taliban to target US troops in Afghanistan - Business Insider8/17/2020 5:53 PM Exclusive: Amazon in talks to invest in cloud services company Rackspace - sources8/17/2020 5:51 PM Wall Street kicks off big retail earnings week on high note8/17/2020 5:51 PM Will domestic travel save South Africa’s tourism industry?8/17/2020 5:48 PM Offer to take Perennial Real Estate private closes8/17/2020 5:44 PM Stocks Open Higher, With S&P 500 Closing In On New Record High8/17/2020 5:43 PM Nollywood demonises queer people8/17/2020 5:40 PM Goldman Sachs finds clients more worried about Senate election than presidential - Business Insider8/17/2020 5:35 PM Ile Arugbo: Saraki applies for stay of execution - The Nation8/17/2020 5:35 PM Rackspace shares surge on report that Amazon is in talks to invest in company8/17/2020 5:34 PM How agric commodities exchange helps Nigerian farmers8/17/2020 5:33 PM Business Insider webinar with McKinsey, Bain, and PwC - Business Insider8/17/2020 5:30 PM Selling TikTok in the US is a pivotal moment for ByteDance – but a deal is easier said than done8/17/2020 5:30 PM SGX RegCo urges caution in trading of Kitchen Culture shares8/17/2020 5:30 PM Halal industry still has huge potential for further growth, says Miti | Malay Mail8/17/2020 5:23 PM Pops Fernandez launches new clothing line8/17/2020 5:15 PM China Jishan sees 330.7m yuan in pre-sales from project8/17/2020 5:10 PM US: Wall Street kicks off big retail earnings week on high note8/17/2020 5:06 PM New Balance pushes into basketball with Kawhi Leonard signature sneaker - Business Insider8/17/2020 5:04 PM Seeking nominations for chief marketing officers to watch in 2020 - Business Insider8/17/2020 5:03 PM Facebook VR challenger Sensorium backed by Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov - Business Insider8/17/2020 5:01 PM Diageo to buy Ryan Reynolds' Aviation Gin, Davos Brands in $610 million deal8/17/2020 5:00 PM Nasdaq CEO Adena Friedman says investors are key in forcing companies to tackle inequality8/17/2020 4:55 PM Indonesia issues special rupiah currency to commemorate Independence Day8/17/2020 4:50 PM Stocks Open Higher, With S&P 500 Closing In On New Record High8/17/2020 4:50 PM Trudeau, Morneau Butting Heads Over Environmental Spending: Report8/17/2020 4:50 PM ‘Sustainability Is Our Business Plan,’ Selfridges Vows8/17/2020 4:50 PM Payless Shoes Is Back in Business8/17/2020 4:48 PM Singapore finance minister unveils $5.8 billion worth of virus support measures8/17/2020 4:35 PM Oura ring review + is it worth it? - The Fitnessista8/17/2020 4:33 PM It will take two years for SA economy to recover to pre-lockdown levels - Economics professor8/17/2020 4:32 PM Nexstar Plans ‘News Nation’ Blitz for Primetime News Show That Offers ‘Facts. Not Opinions’8/17/2020 4:30 PM TikTok signs music distribution deal with UnitedMasters8/17/2020 4:26 PM Wall Street set to kick off big retail earnings week on high note8/17/2020 4:26 PM Singaporean investors in 'advanced' talks to buy Newcastle United | New Straits Times8/17/2020 4:20 PM ‘Fortnite’ Sues Apple Following App Store Ban8/17/2020 4:15 PM Ascendas Reit raises S$100m from maiden green bond8/17/2020 4:04 PM Nigerian Traders Must Pay $1m Fee, Ghana Insists - THISDAYLIVE8/17/2020 4:03 PM Former McDonald's CEO calls company's clawback lawsuit 'meritless' and 'misleading'8/17/2020 4:03 PM Melaka looking for new contractor to revive troubled tourist monorail line8/17/2020 4:02 PM FG Dumps Proposed Bayelsa Pipe Mill, Unveils Gas Hub - THISDAYLIVE8/17/2020 4:02 PM DPR Pledges Increased Investment Opportunities in Petroleum Sector - THISDAYLIVE8/17/2020 4:02 PM Boost for horseracing industry as jockeys allowed to travel under level 2 regulations8/17/2020 4:01 PM JD is having its self-sufficient star moment8/17/2020 4:00 PM Exco man moots bus service to end the Causeway hike8/17/2020 3:55 PM Solskjaer eyes signings as Sevilla punish wasteful Man Utd8/17/2020 3:54 PM Tiger Brands to sell processed meats business for $24.7m8/17/2020 3:53 PM Momentum Metropolitan warns of profit slump due to Covid-198/17/2020 3:47 PM The rand slightly weaker on rising Covid cases in Europe8/17/2020 3:34 PM Cabinet to discuss Tabung Haji inquiry, says minister8/17/2020 3:30 PM 5 things to know before the stock market opens Monday8/17/2020 3:27 PM Stock market live updates: Futures little changed, Goldman ups S&P target, Buffett's gold bet8/17/2020 3:20 PM Inside the 20,000-member trading community started by college students - Business Insider8/17/2020 3:19 PM Multifamily real-estate investing strategy, how to use bridge loans - Business Insider8/17/2020 3:19 PM When Is a Pedicure More Than a Pedicure? - Laurie Stone Writes8/17/2020 3:18 PM Former McDonald’s CEO denies he covered up relationships with juniors8/17/2020 3:17 PM How much money micro influencer charges for Instagram sponsored post - Business Insider8/17/2020 3:16 PM Warren Buffett's Barrick Gold investment marks big change for investor - Business Insider8/17/2020 3:10 PM Engaging A Foreign Firm For Nigeria’s Maritime Security: To Whose Benefit?8/17/2020 3:05 PM SA lockdown: Tobacco industry fired up and ready to roll8/17/2020 3:05 PM