Musk is now worth $115.4 billion compared with $110.8 billion for Zuckerberg: Billionaires index

Boston: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is now the third-richest person in the world. Musk passed Facebook Inc. co-founder Mark Zuckerberg Monday as shares of Tesla Inc. continued their unrelenting rally after undergoing a forward stock split. Musk is now worth $115.4 billion compared with $110.8 billion for Zuckerberg, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. […]

Vaccine updates: Early US approval for eventual COVID-19 shot ‘possible’

US floats idea of early approval for eventual vaccine WASHINGTON: The head of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) raised the possibility in an interview published Sunday that a future vaccine against the coronavirus might be given emergency approval before the end of trials designed to ensure its safety and effectiveness. A request for […]

Saudi Arabia delays Davos in the Desert until January

Saudi Arabia has delayed its annual Future Investment Initiative conference, which in the past has hosted corporate titans including Jamie Dimon and Larry Fink, because of the coronavirus. The event, hosted by the kingdom’s sovereign wealth fund and dubbed Davos in the Desert by participants due to the presence of world leaders and captains of […]

Abu Dhabi Investment Office and Invest in Israel target tech opportunities

Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) and Invest in Israel have opened to set out a plan for formal cooperation, with particular focus on innovation and technology. “As a leading centre for R&D in the region, home to a thriving tech industry and the Middle East’s first Advanced Technology Research Council, Abu Dhabi is […]