Sources: The New York Times
Oil prices rise amid fears of a prolonged war and the draining of world oil reserves, including West Texas Intermediate to US$102.76 per barrel and Brent Crude to US$112.89 per barrel. 2026-05-18
The government of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro offers a US$100,000 reward for the capture of exiled opposition leader Edmundo González Urrutia, who claims that he is ready to take office as the legitimate president on January 10. 2025-01-2
The Philippine government announces the termination of a US$227-million deal to procure 16 Mil Mi-17 military helicopters from Russia, citing the risk of a potential imposition of sanctions by the United States under the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act. 2022-07-26
The Danish governmment cancels its plans for a national vaccine production tender after they agreed to support Bavarian Nordic's vaccine development with financial aid of DKK 800 million (US$128 million). 2021-09-6
Malaysian state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad sues units of Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan Chase, and Coutts for a combined amount of US$2.9 billion on the basis of negligence and conspiracy to defraud. The lawsuit is a bid to recover lost assets of more than $23 billion. 2021-05-11
Singer Chris Brown is released on a US$ 250,000 bail for an assault charge. 2016-08-31
Samsung concedes to surrender $548 million to Apple Inc. over previously court-held ruling in patent dispute over copying the look of the iPhone. 2015-12-3
American pharmaceutical company AbbVie Inc buys leukemia drugmaker Pharmacyclics Inc for $21 billion. 2015-03-5
The price of Brent Crude oil rises to $61+ per barrel as companies cut upstream investments. 2014-12-18
A report by the Government Accountability Office claims that the US Government could save $5.5 billion over the next 30 years by replacing dollar bills with coins. 2011-03-4