Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with President Donald Trump before a bilateral meeting during the G20 Summit on June 29, 2019 in Osaka, Japan. President Donald Trump said on Friday he had a “very good talk” with Chinese leader Xi Jinping about the trade deal, indicating more progress has been made after they reached the initial agreement. The president said in a tweet that China has started “large scale” purchases of U.S. agricultural products, and a formal deal signing in being arrang

Drew Angerer | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesIn April 2019, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg emailed one of Facebook’s cybersecurity teams with a special project. They were to help a Facebook user who had emailed Sandberg to complain about the bullying he was receiving on the social network. (It was later renamed the Sheryl Sandberg & Dave Goldberg Family Foundation.) In September 2018, Sandberg was called to Washington to testify in regard to the role Facebook had played in Russian interference i

Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves Downing Street on his way to Buckingham Palace after the general election in London, Britain, December 13, 2019. U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson successfully tested his new parliamentary majority on Friday, with lawmakers approving his amended Brexit bill, which puts the country on course to leave the European Union by Jan. 31. Lawmakers have agreed to the legislation in principle and it will now be debated further by both chambers of Parliament ea

Boeing’s spacecraft Starliner did not achieve the proper orbit it needed to reach the International Space Station, shortly after the capsule launched from Florida early Friday morning. “This precluded” a rendezvous with the space station, Bridenstine added, meaning it will not be able to reach the space station. “The Boeing Starliner space vehicle experienced an off nominal insertion. Delays have plagued the Commercial Crew program, as NASA intended the first launches to happen as early as 2017.

The CFA franc, a key pillar of French influence in its former colonies, encompasses 14 West and Central African nations, and has faced calls for a fundamental overhaul from African leaders. French President Emmanuel Macron has also publicly signaled his willingness to engage in “meaningful” reform. The currency is pegged at a fixed rate against the euro, and compels participating African countries to deposit 50% of their foreign exchange reserves with the French treasury. While an important sour

The Akademik Lomonosov floating nuclear power unit moored at the port of Pevek in the Chukotka Autonomous Area, in Russia’s Far East. A floating nuclear power plant has been connected to the grid and has commenced electricity production for the first time in a remote region of Russia. While Rosatom describes the facility as a “first of a kind”, the history of floating power plants stretches back decades: the U.S. converted a ship called the STURGIS into a floating nuclear power plant during the

Shares of Royal Dutch Shell dipped 0.7% in trade Friday after the firm announced a profit warning to the markets. The Anglo-Dutch energy giant said it expects to log a fourth-quarter impairment charge ranging between $1.7 billion and $2.3 billion after tax. Royal Dutch Shell has two classes of share listed in both London and Amsterdam. On Friday, its ‘B’ share listing on the Amsterdam exchange had slid almost 1% from its Thursday closing price. Shell highlighted “materially lower” margins in its

France’s competition authority on Friday fined Google 150 million euros ($167 million) for anti-competitive behavior and for having unclear advertising on the Google Ads page. The fine comes as France and other European countries maintain high levels of scrutiny on major U.S. tech companies such as Google, Facebook, Apple and Amazon, which are often criticized for having relatively low tax payments. In September, Google agreed to pay close to 1 billion euros to French authorities to settle a fis

Futures point to further Wall Street gains1 Hour AgoU.S. stock index futures were slightly higher Friday morning after stocks rose to all-time highs in Thursday’s session. Investors appear to have shrugged off mixed economic data as well as news of President Donald Trump’s impeachment by the House. CNBC’s Rahel Solomon reports.

The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note, which moves inversely to price, was higher at around 1.935%, while the yield on the 30-year Treasury bond was also higher at around 2.365%. Sentiment received a boost when Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Thursday that he had no doubt trade negotiators representing the U.S. and China would sign their so-called “phase one” trade deal in early January. The world’s two largest economies announced late last week that they had reached a prelimin

Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson reacts as he is greeted by staff, arriving back at Downing Street, after meeting Queen Elizabeth and accepting her invitation to form a new government, in London, Britain December 13, 2019. U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson will test out his new parliamentary majority on Friday by putting his Brexit bill to a new vote in the House of Commons. If passed into law, it would mean that the U.K. would leave the EU on January 31, three-and-a-half years after the 2

Andrew Bailey, the current head of the U.K.’s financial watchdog, has been named as the next governor of the Bank of England. Bailey, 60, is the chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), which regulates the financial services industry in the country. Prior to joining the FCA in 2016, Bailey was the chief executive for the Prudential Regulatory Authority — another part of the U.K.’s central bank. Bailey is set to take over from Mark Carney on March 16, becoming the 121st governor

The capsule is being launched on top of an Atlas V rocket built by United Launch Alliance (ULA), the joint venture of Boeing and Lockheed Martin. While no people will be inside the capsule, the flight represents a key test in Boeing’s effort to build a spacecraft capable of flying NASA astronauts and cargo to the space station. Both Boeing and SpaceX have been developing capsules for NASA’s Commercial Crew program, which is the agency’s solution to end reliance on Russian Soyuz spacecraft. In 20

During his speech marking the 20th anniversary of Macao’s transfer of sovereignty from Portugal to China, Xi lauded the gambling hub. He said the special administrative region is one of the safest cities in the world and one where people “rationally” express various views, Reuters reported. Hong Kong and Macao are both semi-autonomous regions of China that have their legal, administrative and judicial systems separate from the mainland. But since early June, Hong Kong has been crippled by widesp

Macao’s gaming revenue could grow to $100 billion: Ossolinski HoldingsMatthew Ossolinski of Ossolinski Holdings says Macao’s gaming market could “easily top” $100 billion in the next decade, up from around $37 billion now. He also says his top Macao picks include Wynn Macau traded in Hong Kong and Melco traded in the U.S.

Share Tweet Email Copy Link CopiedEarlier today, Gearbox Studios announced on the official Borderlands 3 website that it would be releasing a hotfix for Borderlands 3 that corrects various in-game issues, as well as re-optimizing the online matchmaking. advertisingRELATED: Borderlands 3 Patch Adds Highly-Requested Feature and MoreSince its release, Gearbox has been releasing periodic patch notes outlining changes and adjustments they have made to the main game based on player feedback. Gearbox S

Members of the Resident Evil Ambassadors program recently received an invite from Capcom to test out a currently unannounced project. For some context, the last time Capcom sent out invites to Resident Evil Ambassadors, the unrevealed game wound up being Project Resistance , the multiplayer component to Resident Evil 3 . The email sent out to Resident Evil Ambassadors was revealed in its entirety on Reddit , where Redditors were quick to wonder aloud what Capcom has up its sleeve. Naturally, Res

Cooler Master released the CK552 mechanical keyboard last year for $79.99, and it has gradually dropped in price since then. If you’ve been looking for a new keyboard, the CK552 is a particularly good option right now, as it’s just $49.99 on Amazon—the lowest price yet. This keyboard uses Gateron Red mechanical switches, which offer rapid response times and feel similar to Cherry MX Red switches. Cooler Master CK552 Gaming Mechanical Keyboard | $49.99 (save $10)This mechanical keyboard with Gate

Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot’s opening sequence is an effectively nostalgic tribute to the anime’s opening sequence, mixing in scenes from across the whole series set to the original Japanese theme song (‘Cha-La Head Cha-La’). The cinematic starts out a shot-for-shot remake of the original opening and then expands to include new scenes inspired by events in the series. As in the trailer, Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot’s story will span the entire length of Dragon Ball Z, from Raditz death all the way through