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Unity sells shares in $1.3bn US IPO above target range
Unity, which develops software used to design video games, sold 25 million shares at $52 apiece
18 Sep 2020 2m read
Wikipedia edits have massive impact on tourism, say economists
An experiment by economists at the Collegio Carlo Alberto in Turin, Italy, found that a few simple edits to a Wikipedia page could lead to an extra £100,000 a year in tourism revenue for a small city.
18 Sep 2020 3m read
US stocks drop as traders mull the Fed's uncertain economic outlook
US stocks fell on Thursday as investors continued to digest comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and weekly jobless-claims data.
18 Sep 2020 3m read
Twitter is ramping up account security measures for high-profile US politicians and media to prevent hacking ahead of 2020 elections
Twitter said it will require certain users to make stronger passwords and verify their email or phone number in order to reset their password, and will encourage them to set up two-factor authentication in order to prevent the accounts from being hijacked by hackers.
18 Sep 2020 2m read
UK retail sales rise further above pre-COVID levels
British retail sales had already overtaken pre-COVID levels in July and now stand 4.0% higher than before the crisis.
18 Sep 2020 2m read
The pros and cons of lockdown
Asked by the Commons Liaison Committee on Wednesday whether the UK could afford a second lockdown, Johnson said: 'I very much doubt that the financial consequences would be anything but disastrous.'
18 Sep 2020 7m read
Diverging fortunes for Europe's two-speed economy
The pandemic has hit Madrid's economy hard.
17 Sep 2020 5m read
Next raises profits forecast again as sales rise
The retailer had initially predicted the pandemic would have a disastrous impact on its finances, but has been surprised by the strength of the recovery seen in recent months.
17 Sep 2020 3m read