Jack Dorsey’s Square buys majority stake in Tidal as Jay-Z becomes board member

Financial technology company Square said Thursday that it has reached an agreement to acquire majority ownership of Tidal, the music streaming service partly owned by Jay-Z. Square – which was founded by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey in 2009 – will pay $297 million in cash and stock for Tidal. The deal wil also see Jay-Z … Read more

Murders rose 47 percent in NYC from 2019 to 2020 as Cuomo reports majority of shootings unsolved

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has revealed murders in New York City soared 47 per cent from 2019 to 2020 and a shocking 70 per cent of shootings went unsolved. Cuomo spent time discussing crime in New York City during his COVID briefing on Friday morning, citing numbers in the context of the upcoming mayoral race.  … Read more

China: Majority of Britons think Beijing is a ‘critical threat’ to the UK

An increasing number of Britons view the rise of China as a ‘critical threat’ to the UK and oppose economic ties to Beijing, a new survey has found. The surge in anti-Chinese sentiment comes after a period of intense scrutiny over Beijing’s role in British infrastructure and after a ban on the Chinese telecom company … Read more

Catalan separatists increase majority in regional elections three years after bid to break away

Catalan separatist parties have boosted their parliamentary majority in a regional election three years after a failed bid to break away from Spain. Sunday’s vote was overshadowed by the Covid-19 pandemic with a low turnout as Spain continues to grapple with the third wave of infections. The vote in the wealthy northeastern region was held … Read more

Slim majority back convicting Donald Trump at his impeachment trial

Slim majority back convicting Donald Trump at his impeachment trial with 56% in favor and 44% against – but Republicans strongly back the ex-president A slim majority of Americans back the Senate convicting former President Donald Trump at his impeachment trial for inciting an insurrection  A CBS News/YouGov survey found that 56 per cent of … Read more

Slim majority back convicting Donald Trimp at his impeachment trial

Slim majority back convicting Donald Trimp at his impeachment trial with 56% in favor and 44% against – but Republicans strongly back the ex-president A slim majority of Americans back the Senate convicting former President Donald Trump at his impeachment trial for inciting an insurrection  A CBS News/YouGov survey found that 56 per cent of … Read more

Italian PM Giuseppe Conte will QUIT tomorrow after losing ruling majority when key ally resigned

Italian PM Giuseppe Conte will QUIT tomorrow after losing ruling majority when key ally resigned from coalition A statement from the cabinet office has confirmed Giuseppe Conte will meet with cabinet ministers tomorrow to inform them of his decision The embattled 56-year-old hopes to receive a mandate from the president to form a new government, … Read more

Boots-owner to sell majority of its Alliance Healthcare arm for £4.8bn

Boots-owner agrees £4.8bn deal to sell majority of its Alliance Healthcare wholesale and distribution business By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:55 GMT, 6 January 2021 | Updated: 22:10 GMT, 6 January 2021 Walgreens Boots Alliance is to sell the majority of Alliance Healthcare to US drug wholesaler AmerisourceBergen Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) … Read more

MAGA turns on Mitch: Trump’s allies slam the Republican Senate majority leader

Donald Trump says people are ‘angry’ after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell congratulated President-elect Joe Biden, and the sitting president’s most ardent loyalists vented their fury at the high-ranking Republican.  ‘The Electoral College has spoken,’ McConnell said on Tuesday morning, before adding he wanted to ‘congratulate the President-elect Joe Biden’ and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. Early on … Read more

Coronarius Christmas UK: Majority of Britons believes festive period SHOULD be cancelled

The majority of Britons believe Christmas should be cancelled this year amid plans to loosen restrictions over the festive period, a poll has found. A YouGov poll of 3,856 adults found 57 per cent think the current rules should be maintained over Christmas – instead of allowing bubbles of up to three households to mix. … Read more