South Korea's Moon bemoans GM plant closure move, calls on government to help workers
South Korean President Moon Jae-in asked his administration to look "aggressively" into mitigation measures for the GM plant closure in Gunsan.
Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/19/south-koreas-moon-bemoans-gm-plant-closure-move.html
Alibaba, Tencent rally troops amid $10 billion retail battle
Since the start of last year, the two companies have between them spent more than $10 billion on retail-focused deals.
Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/19/alibaba-tencent-rally-troops-amid-10-billion-retail-battle.html
Venezuela is about to pre-sell its ‘petro’ cryptocurrency, and it could be an ‘excellent pilot for Putin’
President Nicolas Maduro hopes Venezuela's own digital currency will help it make financial transactions and get around western sanctions.
Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/19/venezuela-petro-cryptocurrency-pre-sale-starts-february-20.html
Source: https://www.cnbc.com/business/