The Wacs cable system broke off the coast of Congo after it became trapped and embedded in dense and heavy sediment caused by the flow of turbulent waters in an undersea canyon.

All of last week, Tesla was tempting and taunting the pros, lighting up brokerage phone lines and getting blood pumping like no time since 1999.

The largest cryptocurrency’s recent upward momentum carried it past that psychologically significant level on Sunday for the first time since October.

Administrators for South Africa’s loss-making state airline have defended their decision to cut routes as part of a turnaround plan, after objections from President Cyril Ramaphosa, government and labour unions.

Cosatu, the country’s biggest labour federation, said it wants the R104-billion Eskom’s debt held by the state pension fund manager to be converted into equity owned by workers.

Ericsson has become the latest technology firm to pull out of the upcoming Mobile World Congress show over concerns about the coronavirus outbreak.

Boris Johnson’s decision to allow Chinese technology giant Huawei a role in Britain’s 5G network could threaten a post-Brexit trade deal between the UK and America, US vice President Mike Pence has indicated.

Donald Trump blasted Boris Johnson with “apoplectic” rage during a heated phone call over the UK’s decision to allow Huawei into its 5G network, according to a report.

Jeff Bezos is on a selling spree. Stock disposals by Amazon.com’s founder and CEO over the past week have reached 1.7 million shares, or $3.45-billion.

Setting aside the global health implications, Apple and its suppliers may have got lucky with the timing of the coronavirus outbreak.