• Reuters

    Wall Street's "fear gauge" at over 5-month high on rate cut, Mideast worries

    The CBOE Volatility index, an options-based measure of investor expectations for near-term stock market gyrations, hit 21.33 points, crossing the psychological mark of 20 points for the first time since Oct. 30, 2023. Israel launched an attack on Iranian soil on Friday, sources said, in the latest tit-for-tat exchange between the two arch foes that has threatened to drag the region deeper into conflict and sent investors scrambling for safe-haven assets.

  • Associated Press Finance

    Japanese doctors demand damages from Google over "groundless" reviews

    A group of Japanese doctors has filed a civil lawsuit against U.S. search giant Google, demanding damages for what they claim are unpoliced derogatory and often false comments. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in Tokyo District Court, demands 1.4 million yen ($9,400) in damages for 63 medical professionals. Google said in an emailed statement Friday that it is working “24 hours a day” to reduce misleading or false information on its platform, combining human and technological resources “to delete fraudulent reviews.”

  • BBC

    Francis Ogolla: Kenya investigates crash that killed military chief

    Gen Francis Ogolla was in the west of the country when his helicopter went down killing 10.