Africa Now: Senegal’s startup scene
Business Posted Senegal is quickly becoming a tech hub leader in Francophone West Africa, having raised $22 million in investments for tech and digital companies in 2018, according to Partech, a glob ...
Pfizer begins vaccine tests on humans
Business Posted Pfizer and BioNTech said Tuesday they have begun delivering doses of their experimental coronavirus vaccines for initial human testing in the United States. Fred Katayama reports. F ...
Airline stocks tumble after Buffett bails on carriers
Business Posted Shares of U.S. airlines sank Monday after billionaire investor Warren Buffett disclosed his company had unloaded its entire stake in the top four U.S. carriers. Fred Katayama reports. ...
Tesla tumbles after Musk tweets stock too high
Business Posted Shares of Tesla tumbled on Friday (May 1) after Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk tweeted that the electric carmaker's high-flying stock was overly expensive. This report produced by ...
Wall Street sinks on renewed tariff threat
Business Posted Wall Street sold off sharply Friday after President Donald Trump threatened to slap new retaliatory tariffs on China, souring investor risk appetite. Fred Katayama reports. Featured ...
Boeing raises $25 bln in blowout debt sale
Business Posted Boeing raised $25 billion in a bond offering on Thursday, a blowout result for the planemaker, which it said helped the company avoid taking government aid during the coronavirus-indu ...