Australia passes new media law that will require Google, Facebook to pay for news
It comes days after the Australian government introduced several last-minute changes to the proposed bill. International: Top News And Analysis
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U.S. condemns fatal shootings of protesters in Myanmar, calls on military to end violence
The U.S. Embassy in Myanmar on Saturday released a statement condemning the fatal police shootings of two anti-coup protestors in Mandalay. International: Top News And Analysis
Biden administration won’t rule out retaliation for rocket attack in Iraq
The White House, State Department and Department of Defense left the door open to a response to the deadly rocket attack in Iraq. International: Top News And Analysis
Stimulus prospects could boost the stock market and interest rates in the week ahead
The prospects of a big government spending program could continue to boost the stock market and put upward pressure on interest rates in the week ahead. International: Top News And Analysis
Tesla purchases $1.5 billion in bitcoin — here’s what could happen next
Tesla has announced that it bought $ 1.5 billion in bitcoin and would start accepting the cryptocurrency as payment. Experts weigh in. International: Top News And Analysis
Tight borders after Covid vaccines will have negative economic impacts, Bank of England says
Ben Broadbent, the Bank of England’s deputy governor of monetary policy, has told CNBC that tight borders following the rollout of vaccines will be detrimental to the U.K.’s economic recovery. International: Top News And Analysis
Silver jumps 11%, the most in 11 years as Reddit traders try their squeeze play with the metal
The sharp move higher reflected the biggest move for silver futures since at least 2013 and extended gains for silver and silver-related equities last week. International: Top News And Analysis
GameStop surges another 40% in the premarket to $490 as mania continues
GameStop has been a red-hot target in the “Wallstreetbets” Reddit chat room where an army of at-home retail investors came together in pushing shares higher. International: Top News And Analysis
Op-Ed: Xi is positioning China as the world’s indispensable economy — and Biden’s greatest challenge
Xi’s underlying message is this: the U.S. may once have been “the indispensable nation,” but China now has become “the indispensable economy.” International: Top News And Analysis
Biden to rejoin Paris climate agreement, revoke Trump ‘Muslim ban’ in first executive orders
Biden will sign more than a dozen executive orders on Wednesday aimed at combating Covid and rolling back some of Trump’s directives. International: Top News And Analysis