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Can an online library of classic video games ever be legal?
Preservationists propose access limits, but industry worries about a free “online arcade.”
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Biden to Tighten Gun Export Rules to Fight Criminal Diversion
To curb the use of US-made civilian guns in crimes and human rights abuses abroad, the Biden administration will require exporters to better vet their customers and tighten sales to 36 countries deemed “high-risk” for illicit diversion of semiautomatic firearms, according to people briefed on the plan.
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K-Pop Agency Hybe’s Internal Strife Wipes Out $873 Million
Hybe Co.’s shares tumbled Friday as internal strife between the K-pop giant and ADOR, the Hybe-owned label behind popular girl group NewJeans, deepened.
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Amazon’s Bezos, Jassy Deleted Chats Despite FTC Antitrust Probe
Top Amazon.com Inc. executives including founder Jeff Bezos and Chief Executive Officer Andy Jassy destroyed text messages discussing business, the Federal Trade Commission alleged, erasing evidence the agency could have used in its antitrust case against the retail giant.
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Contrarian Indian Fund Manager Has a Warning for Bond Chasers
An Indian fund manager who went contrarian and sharply reduced the average maturity of his flagship bond fund is further cutting the duration on the expectation the central bank won’t reduce interest rates before global peers.
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China Vanke Crisis May Continue to Spell Trouble for Chinese Lenders
Greater China’s property market crisis and the challenges it poses for lenders will be on full display on Monday, when embattled developer China Vanke Co. and the region’s biggest banks report earnings.
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Gold Heads For Weekly Loss as US Inflation Concerns Sap Demand
Gold was on track for a weekly loss as persistent inflationary forces looked increasingly likely to push back the timing for US rate cuts.
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Kim Jong Un Tests New Rockets to Strike Seoul and Perhaps Sell to Putin
Leader Kim Jong Un oversaw tests of a new North Korean rocket system that could bolster his ability to attack Seoul and it may become a weapon he attempts to sell to Russia for use in its assault on Ukraine.
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Huawei’s New Phone Sports Latest Version of Made-in-China Chip
Huawei Technologies Co.’s latest smartphones carry a version of the advanced made-in-China processor it revealed last year, independent analysis revealed, underscoring the Chinese company’s ability to sustain production of the controversial chip.
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Austin to Announce Up to $6 Billion Arms Commitment to Ukraine
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is set to announce on Friday the commitment of as much as $6 billion to bankroll long-term contracts to provide Ukraine with weapons such as Patriot missiles and drones, according to several US officials familiar with the issue.
