Bitcoin jumps on speculation that Amazon considering crypto

Bitcoin’s price surged again yesterday after speculation that Amazon may be entering the cryptocurrency sector after it posted a job seeking a “digital currency and blockchain product lead.” Bitcoin jumped

Airports in the US West dealing with shortage of jet fuel

A shortage of jet fuel, coupled with supply chain issues and an urgent demand from firefighting aircraft, continues to cause problems at airports around the West. In Nevada, state and federal

Aviation | Israeli airlines launch first direct flights to Morocco

Two Israeli airlines launched their first commercial flights between Israel and Morocco on Sunday, less than a year after the countries officially normalized relations. Israir’s flight departed Tel Aviv for Marrakech

Tech | China launches 6-month campaign to clean up apps

China’s industry ministry has announced a six-month campaign to clean up what it says are serious problems with internet apps violating consumer rights, cyber security and “disturbing market order.” The Ministry

Daimler: USD4.3 billion quarterly profit despite chip shortage

German auto maker Daimler reaped strong profits in the second quarter as demand for its Mercedes luxury cars continued to rebound from the depths of the pandemic, generating cash that

Japan | Exports, imports zoom amid world pandemic recovery

Japan’s exports in June jumped 48.6% from the year before, marking the fourth straight month of growth, the Finance Ministry said yesterday. Imports for the month grew 32.7%, totaling 6.83 trillion

Sands China brings back shopping carnival

The 2021 Sands Shopping Carnival is coming up this weekend, July 23-25, bringing the city’s largest shopping event of its kind back to The Venetian Macao’s Cotai Expo for a second year. Visitors to the 21,000- square-metre Friday-Sunday carnival can enjoy browsing

The Ritz-Carlton Spa announces new treatments

The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Macau announces three new treatments to ensure guests achieve “the perfect balance of total peace and rejuvenation” this summer: the latest Ultimate HydraFacial, the Summer Soothe Treatment,

Robinhood sees valuation of up to $35 billion as public co.

Robinhood, the online brokerage that found itself embroiled in this year’s meme stock phenomenon, will go public next week seeking a market valuation of up to $35 billion. The company said

Space | Bezos riding own rocket on company’s 1st flight with people

The founder of Blue Origin as well as Amazon today will become the second billionaire to ride his own rocket. He’ll launch from West Texas with his brother, an

Mixed feelings, Johnson in quarantine mar UK’s ‘freedom day’

Corks popped, beats boomed out and giddy revelers rushed onto dancefloors when England’s nightclubs reopened yesterday as the country lifted most remaining restrictions after more than a year of lockdowns,

EU to unveil tough climate rules, with tax on foreign firms

The European Union yesterday unveiled sweeping new legislation to help meet its pledge to cut emissions of the gases that cause global warming by 55% over this decade, including a

Aviation | American Airlines forecasts better-than-expected 2Q results

American Airlines said Tuesday it expects to report roughly break-even results for the second quarter thanks to $1.4 billion in special items, mostly federal pandemic aid that covered most of

Sands China enhances disaster and pandemic prevention efforts

Sands China Ltd. is strengthening its disaster and pandemic prevention programme in collaboration with Macau Red Cross in light of the particularly severe typhoons that have hit Macau in recent years and

MGM and Macau Hotel Association organize talent development symposium

MGM recently joined hands with Macau Hotel Association (MHA) to host the “Talent Development of Hotel Industry in Greater Bay Area” symposium at the 9th Macao International Travel Expo (MITE). Scholars and

Musk on trial: Defends SolarCity, calls lawyer ‘bad human’

Founder Elon Musk took to a witness stand yesterday to defend his company’s 2016 acquisition of a troubled company called SolarCity against a lawsuit that claims he’s to blame

Musk under fire again: CEO to testify over Tesla acquisition

In the runup to Tesla Inc.’s 2016 acquisition of a company called SolarCity, Elon Musk hailed the deal as a “no brainer” — a purchase that would combine the leading

Unopened Super Mario 64 game from 1996 sells for USD1.56M

An unopened copy of Nintendo’s Super Mario 64 has sold at auction for $1.56 million. Heritage Auctions in Dallas said that the 1996 game sold Sunday, breaking its previous record price

MGM ranked top 10 in business sustainability index

MGM has added two honors from The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Business School’s “2020 Business Sustainability Indices” program, recognizing its pursuit in sustainable development. The company was named a

Over 10,000 team members of Sands China vaccinated

Sands China recently held its second round of group vaccination sessions July 5-8 at The Venetian Macao. To date, a total of 10,070 team members have either gotten vaccinated or have registered

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