Oracle joins bid for TikTok’s U.S. operations

Oracle joins bid for TikTok’s U.S. operations

Oracle Corp has joined some of the investors of TikTok’s Chinese owner, ByteDance, in pursuing a bid for the popular short-video app’s operations in North America, Australia and New Zealand, according to people familiar with the matter. The move would represent a...
World’s biggest sovereign wealth fund loses $21bn in first half

World’s biggest sovereign wealth fund loses $21bn in first half

The Norwegian Government Pension Fund, one of the largest pools of sovereign capital in the world, lost $21.3bn in the first six months of 2020 as its investments failed to weather the market storm unleashed by Covid-19. The giant fund’s 3.4% investment loss undershot...
Elon Musk’s SpaceX raises $1.9 billion in funding

Elon Musk’s SpaceX raises $1.9 billion in funding

Billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX has raised $1.9 billion (1.4 billion pounds) in new funding, according to a regulatory filing bit.ly/3178nk3 on Tuesday. Bloomberg, which reported about the fund round last week, said the private rocket company will have an equity...