George soros

Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg. Photo: Bloomberg

Facebook board backs Sandberg’s request to initiate research into Soros

1 min read . 07 Dec 2018

Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg. Photo: Reuters

Sheryl Sandberg asked Facebook staff to research George Soros

5 min read . 30 Nov 2018

Mark Zuckerberg had a high level of control over the social networking business he founded in 2004 due to his combined role and his ownership of a stake representing 60% of the company’s voting shares. Photo: Bloomberg

Facebook investors want Mark Zuckerberg to step down as chairman

2 min read . 17 Nov 2018

Facebook denies hiding Russian sabotage, but fires lobbying firm

3 min read . 15 Nov 2018

The rise and monopolistic behaviour of the giant American Internet platform companies is contributing mightily to the US government’s impotence. Photo: AFP

The social media threat to society and security

7 min read . 22 Feb 2018

UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s spokesman has said that Britain will go ahead with the result of the Brexit vote. Photo: AFP

Britain will not hold second EU vote, says Theresa May’s spokesman

1 min read . 08 Feb 2018

Trump’s talent for own goals is playing into Soros’s vision of the year ahead. Photo: AP

The George Soros empire strikes back

4 min read . 02 Feb 2018

George Soros said social-media companies Facebook and Google “deliberately engineer addiction to the services they provide.” Photo: Bloomberg

George Soros says Trump administration is ‘danger to the world’

3 min read . 26 Jan 2018

By the end of trading Tuesday, world’s 500 richest people controlled $5.3 trillion. Photo: Reuters

World’s wealthiest gain $1 trillion in 2017 on market exuberance

1 min read . 27 Dec 2017

The move by Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s government is seen by opponents as part of a wider crackdown on dissent. Photo: Reuters

Hungary sets terms for George Soros-founded university to continue operations

1 min read . 12 Apr 2017

A man holds up a sign that says ‘Don’t close CEU, Orban in to the jail’, as students and teachers of the Central European University protest in front of the Parliament in Budapest. Photo: AFP

Massive protests in Hungary against bill that could oust George Soros’s university

3 min read . 10 Apr 2017

Students shout slogans during a demonstration against prime minister Viktor Orban’s efforts to force a George Soros-founded university out of the country in Budapest, Hungary. Photo: Reuters

George Soros’s university becomes democracy battleground in Hungary

3 min read . 03 Apr 2017

A file photo of billionaire George Soros. Photo: Reuters

Donald Trump is a con man who will trigger slump of markets: George Soros

2 min read . 20 Jan 2017

Some of the top BSE shareholders, who will sell their holdings in the offering, include Singapore Exchange Ltd and investment firm Acacia Banyan Partners. Photo: HT

BSE IPO: Shares to be priced at Rs805-806 apiece

2 min read . 16 Jan 2017

George Soros exited many of his bearish bets late last year, avoiding further losses. Photo: Bloomberg

George Soros lost nearly $1 billion after Donald Trump election: reports

1 min read . 12 Jan 2017

A file photo of George Soros, billionaire and founder of Soros Fund Management. Photo: Bloomberg

Soros Groups risk purge after Donald Trump’s win emboldens Hungary

1 min read . 11 Jan 2017

George Soros | Open society needs defending

7 min read . 30 Dec 2016

The year of surprise

1 min read . 30 Dec 2016

The year of surprise

1 min read . 30 Dec 2016

Warren Buffett (left) and George Soros. Photos: Bloomberg

Can a computer invest as smartly as Warren Buffett, George Soros?

1 min read . 09 Dec 2016