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Australia under cyber attack from 'state-based actor'

Duncan Lewis, who resigned in September after five years as head of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), explicitly pointed the finger at...

Australia says it's been target of cyberattacks from state actor

And Little had no comment on the identity of the "state-based" actor behind the attacks across the Tasman. News Corp reported that Foreign Minister Marise Pa...

Sterling stays low despite Bank of England's bond boost

The widely-expected move came after inflation figures gave the Bank more wriggle-room to act to pro up United Kingdom plc, which is facing the worst recession i...

Jobless claims: Another 1.51 million Americans file for unemployment benefits

About 29.1 million workers are receiving jobless aid during COVID-19 pandemic. Continued layoffs amid weak demand and fractured supply chains are likely keepi...

Thousands More Mainers Filed For Unemployment Last Week

But Hall says those workers can apply for the federal program for people who don't qualify for regular unemployment benefits. The new figures are still severa...

US Stocks Rise In Early Trade On Hopes Of Swift Economic Recovery

Investors are also monitoring disturbing coronavirus trends in several USA states, including Florida and Texas, as well as a new outbreak in China and rising de...

Microsoft launches Money in Excel to help users manage finances

Users can connect their bank accounts and credit card accounts to Excel by following a few simple steps and Excel will take care of the rest. The add-in is av...

Brexit Trade Negotiation Cut-off is end-July says Johnson

Following the talks Johnson said the United Kingdom has a "very good chance" of getting trade deal, providing "we get on with it now and do it". "We all need ...

Sensex slips 552 points to close at 33,229; Nifty ends below 9,850

Indian shares were broadly flat on Wednesday as escalating border tensions with China and a spike in coronavirus cases both at home and overseas quelled hope ...

Inflation falls to four-year low after record drop in fuel prices

More than 600,000 United Kingdom workers have lost their jobs amid the coronavirus lockdown and benefit claims soared by a record 1.6 million, but experts war...

New Zealand and United Kingdom launch free trade talks

The government hopes trade agreements with Australia and New Zealand will aid the coronavirus recovery by opening up new markets for businesses and creating j...

Morrison outlines shovel-ready projects

The $1.5 billion for small priority road projects will be split into two parts, with $1 billion to go towards roads, roundabouts and overpasses ready to build n...

United, Delta Cleared to Resume Flights to China Twice a Week

Other airlines are expected to lay out specific policies as well as enforcement procedures for crew membersto follow in the coming days, the source said . Unit...

‘Sportier and dynamic’: 2021 Lexus IS breaks cover

To strengthen this driving performance, IS claims to have been thoroughly tested and honed at various places throughout the world, including the new Toyota Tec...

Tesla Model S Long Range Plus offers 646 km driving range

Tesla's Model S electric sedan first went on sale in 2012 offering a then-eye-popping 265 miles of range per charge. While the EPA denied that claim, Musk re...

Powell says US economy 'well short' of pre-pandemic level despite reopening

During testimony before the Senate Banking Committee, Powell said that while there have been signs of economic improvement, the decline in US GDP this quarter "...

Ford Picks OJ Simpson's Birthday for New Bronco Release

Simpson was a passenger in the 1993 Bronco while his friend and former teammate Al Cowlings drove the I-405 in Southern California. With some 95 million peopl...

UAE Says Oil Prices Will Soon be Back to Normal

The demand forecasts for next year fall short of levels recorded in 2019 because the record rebound will only partially offset the severe oil demand collapse ...

European regulators open competition probe into Apple Pay

These were bought either through company-owned apps or virtual marketplaces. Digital goods and services, from which Apple takes up to 15 to 30 per cent commis...

Twitter Establishes Juneteenth as Official Company Holiday | Black Lives Matter, Twitter

The holiday set for every June 19 marks your day in 1865 when Union soldiers landed in Texas with the message that the Civil War was over and slavery ended, acc...

US retail sales surge 17.7% in May as shops reopen

Even with the improvement, the value of all retail sales remained 6.1% below last year's level."As states began to reopen their economies, households reopened t...

Lockdown: More than 600000 workers lose jobs

The ONS said the United Kingdom unemployment rate between February and April was unchanged on January to March, at 3.9 per cent, or 1.3 million. Economists got ...

EasyJet takes off this Monday with a fist flight to Glasgow

This means that easyJet also will relaunch 310 flights this week across the airline's European network including from London Gatwick, Bristol, Birmingham, Liv...

Fuel prices rise over Rs 4/litre in 8 days

Petrol price in Delhi was hiked to Rs 75.16 per litre from Rs 74.57, while diesel rates were increased to Rs 73.39 a litre from Rs 72.81, according to a price n...

United States retail sales surge 17.7% in May as shops reopen

Why it matters: The result - the biggest monthly jump in consumer spending ever - is a big upside surprise, much better than the 8% jump that economists expect...

Global stocks rally on hopes for economic improvement

Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda told reporters that recovery could come in the latter part of the year if the effects of the pandemic are mitigated. "If so, equities and...

Nissan Rogue Teased Ahead Of Global Debut

Front-wheel-drive cars offer three driving modes - Sport, Standard and Eco - while four-wheel-drive models gain Off-road and Snow functions additionally. It's o...

Apple's App Store facilitated transactions worth $500 billion in 2019

Apple announced on Monday that its App Store facilitated an estimated $519 billion in billings and sales in 2019. The amounts cited include app purchases, ...

Thousands confined in Beijing as coronavirus resurgence is described as 'extremely serious'

Viruses isolated from patients are identical with the ones collected from contaminated surfaces in the Xinfadi market, where the outbreak appears to have start...

Workers on United Kingdom payrolls tumble and benefit claims soar during lockdown

Economists polled by Reuters had mostly expected a rise in the unemployment rate to 4.7%. The furlough scheme is due to run until the end of October althoug...