The Latest Breaking News from Pixabay

A security researcher saw a prolific Russian ransomware group Conti born in 2020, amass 350 members who collectively made $2.7 billion in cryptocurrency in only two years, CNBC reports. The group's post expressing their siding with Russia led to a leak of details about the size, leadership, business operations, and ransomware…

Shionogi & Co stock slumped 16% in Tokyo after preclinical studies showed its experimental COVID-19 drug disturbed fetal development, triggering concerns about its approval.  Kyodo News reported that the drug likely wouldn’t be recommended for pregnant women without giving attribution.  The animal data, which showed harm when given at high doses, was…

Inventories of aluminum, copper, nickel, and zinc, four of the main contracts traded on the London Metal Exchange, have plunged by up to 70% over the past year, as record power prices in Europe hit production and the Ukraine war threatened output from Russia, the Financial Times reports. Traders and big…

The U.S. State Department has ordered all non-emergency government staff and their family members in Shanghai to leave following a surge in COVID-19 cases, CNBC reported. "Reconsider travel to the People's Republic of China (PRC) due to arbitrary enforcement of local laws and COVID-19-related restrictions," the report quoted the State Department.…

Levi Strauss & Co. (NYSE:LEVI) reported first-quarter FY22 revenue growth of 22% year-over-year to $1.6 billion, + 26% on a constant-currency basis, beating the consensus of $1.55 billion. DTC net revenues +35% Y/Y, driven by company-operated stores and e-commerce. Wholesale net revenues +15% Y/Y, and global digital net revenues grew ~16% Y/Y.…

Volkswagen AG (OTC:VWAGY) to discontinue several of its combustion engine models by the end of the decade and sell fewer cars overall to focus on developing more profitable premium vehicles, Financial Times reported, citing the company's finance chief. "The main goal is not growth, it is us [more focused] on quality and…

Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) will stop amplifying Russian government accounts, asking other government-affiliated media to remove posts featuring prisoners of war, citing international humanitarian law. Twitter would add warnings to state-backed accounts’ posts about prisoners when they have a “compelling public interest,” quoting Article 13 of the Geneva Convention III.  Also Read: Twitter Admits It Removed…

Martin Schmid, Rudolf Kadlec, and Matej Moravcik left Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL)-owned DeepMind in January to set up EquiLibre Technologies, CNBC reports. The trio seek to develop artificial intelligence for stock and crypto picking. They look to use reinforcement learning to train an AI system to buy and sell shares and make a…

Mizuho analyst James Lee kept a Buy rating on Uber Technologies Inc (NYSE:UBER) with a $72 price target (100% upside). Lee reiterated Uber as a top pick in the U.S. Washington passed a new law that enabled gig drivers to remain as contractors while receiving benefits like injury protection and paid medical leave.  The law…

Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) launched Apple Business Essentials, a new program for businesses to set up, manage and install software on workers' iPhones, iPads, and Macs. The product is aimed at smaller customers, primarily those without dedicated IT departments. It comes at a monthly price of $2.99 to $24.99 per worker. The product enables…

S&P 500 will reclassify the sectors of some significant shares in 2023. Payment processing companies currently classified as tech firms would join the financial industry.  Other tech names providing outsourcing or human resources support would come under industrial stocks. The dominance of tech stocks in the S&P 500 would likely shrink following…