Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Peter Thiel Employee Helped Cambridge Analytica Before It Harvested Data

The London offices of Cambridge Analytica, which exploited the data of over 50 million Facebook users to create voter profiles. It had help from at least one employee at Palantir Technologies, founded by the Trump supporter Peter Thiel.

Editorial: The Catalonia Dispute Ensnares Germany

Protesting the arrest of Carles Puigdemont, the former leader of Catalonia, in Barcelona, Spain, on Tuesday.

UPDATE 4-Oil eases back from 2018 highs above $70 a barrel

* Saudi Arabia proposes long-term supply management with Russia

Hundreds at Sacramento City Hall Protest Police Killing of Stephon Clark

Protesters took over the front desk and lobby of City Hall during a City Council meeting in Sacramento on Tuesday. They were responding to the death of Stephon Clark, who was shot by the police last week.

Internet firms should do "much much" more to remove illegal content -UK interior minister

LONDON, March 28 (Reuters) - Internet companies such as Facebook should do more to remove illegal and offensive content online, British interior minister Amber Rudd said on Wednesday.

BRIEF-Boston Scientific says co prevails in UK Edwards Lifesciences LitigationĂ¢€‹

* BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP SAYS Ă¢€BOSTON SCIENTIFIC PREVAILS IN U.K. EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES LITIGATIONĂ¢€‹

Dubai Aerospace set to raise $400 million syndicated loan - sources

DUBAI, March 28 (Reuters) - Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE), a government-controlled company, is raising a $400 million loan arranged by Ahli Bank of Kuwait, sources familiar with the matter said.

REFILE-UPDATE 1-Poland, United States sign $4.75 bln deal on Patriot missiles

WARSAW, March 28 (Reuters) - Poland signed the largest weapons procurement deal in its history on Wednesday, agreeing with the United States to buy Raytheon Co's Patriot missile defence system for $4.75 billion as it modernises its forces to face a bolder Russia.

China's Anbang says has ample cash flow, operations stable

BEIJING, March 28 (Reuters) - China's Anbang Insurance Group Co Ltd said on Wednesday that it had ample cash flow and operations were stable following its takeover by Bejing.

Poland, United States sign $4.75 bln deal on Patriot missiles

WARSAW, March 28 (Reuters) - Poland and the United States signed a $4.75 billion agreement on Wednesday on the sale of Raytheon Co's Patriot missile defence system to Warsaw.

EMERGING MARKETS-Tech trouble, trade war fears drive EM stocks to 1-1/2 mth lows

LONDON, March 28 (Reuters) - Worries about tighter controls on tech companies and retaliatory measures from China in a trade spat with the United States pushed emerging market equities to 1-1/2 month lows on Wednesday, while Turkey's lira took the brunt of the currency selling.

GLOBAL MARKETS-Tech problems send world shares skidding again

LONDON, March 28 (Reuters) - Stocks toppled again on Wednesday, as jitters about a U.S.-China trade war and regulatory crackdown on firms such as Facebook left investors facing their first quarterly fall in equity markets in two years.

BRIEF-Delek Group Qtrly Net Loss NIS 208 Mln

* DELEK GROUP ANNOUNCES CONSOLIDATED FULL YEAR & FOURTH QUARTER 2017 RESULTS