Black Friday bargain hunters weren't alone looking for bargains on the day following Thanksgiving. Thieves were also busy.   The police of Los Angeles and cities elsewhere across the nation spent a large portion of the holiday weekend searching for suspects in a string of "flash mob"...

El Salvador says it plans to construct the first city in the world called "Bitcoin City."   The city, set to be constructed in the eastern region within La Union, will be powered by a nearby volcano the president Nayib Bukele announced recently.   The announcement was made during an...

The Black Friday sales are set to surpass the record-breaking sales over the last two years, new research suggests.   Barclaycard that processes around PS1 for every PS3 that is purchased using credit cards, announced that by 17:00 GMT at 17:00 GMT, there had been 23 more transactions than...

After years of development in Hong Kong, cash-strapped Chinese developers are scaling back their presence in one of the world's most expensive real estate markets, allowing financial institutions in the city to snap up some of their holdings at bargain rates.   China Evergrande Group and...

Volkswagen virtually cancelled all hopes for a higher bid for France's Europcar as the German auto making giant said that it completely believed that the 2.9 billion euro ($3.3 billion) offer made for the French company, which was made as a part of an offer made by a consortium, was fair enough to...

When it comes to buying computer chips direct from the manufacturer, re-configuring automobiles, or making chips with missing parts automakers must come up with new ideas to meet the shortage of semiconductors in the world.   The shortfall, caused by shortages in supply and an increase in...

China has demanded that taxi aggregator Didi develop a plan to leave the US exchange. If privatised, the company would have to buy back its shares from investors at a minimum IPO price that is 70% higher than the current market value. China's Cyberspace Authority has asked the management of taxi...

The autumn art auctions in New York set a record with sales exceeding $2.65 billion. The main reasons for this interest in art auctions are growing global prosperity, concerns about inflation and the rise of the art market in general. At the same time, art auctions are increasingly attracting the...

Daimler announced on Thursday that it will build its first in-house electric motor at its oldest facility in Berlin, bringing solace to employees fearful that the diesel motor unit was on the verge of layoffs.   Workers who feared losing their jobs when Daimler said in September 2020 that...