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Thierry Breton: the Frenchman taking on US big tech
Thierry Breton: the Frenchman taking on US big tech
by  AFP

The European Union's self-styled digital enforcer, Thierry Breton, doesn't mince his words when it comes to big tech. A former CEO of French tech and telecom firms, Breton was the first major business leader to arrive in the cosy world of the European Commission, the EU's executive arm, and has since become very media savvy.

Markets fall again and oil rises on Middle East, Fed fears
Markets fall again and oil rises on Middle East, Fed fears
by  AFP

Asian markets fell and oil prices extended gains Friday on worries that an expected ground invasion of Gaza by Israel will spark a wider conflict in the Middle East. The likelihood of a Middle East war has sent oil prices surging and both contracts extended the week's gains Friday, rising almost one percent in Asian trade.

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