After all the controversy Facebook has generated in recent months, it seemed almost inevitable that at some point the social media giant would get what it had coming. A reckoning.

Amazon.com reported better-than-expected earnings in the second quarter and forecast more of the same in the current period, igniting investor optimism.

Naspers is considering the listing of certain parts of its sprawling global media and technology business outside South Africa as the continent’s largest company by market value seeks to reduce its size.

Spotify Technology gained more subscribers than expected, but it wasn’t enough for investors who are worried about competition from Apple and Amazon.com.

Cell C appears to be stepping up to try to take market share from rival MTN by appealing to consumers hungry for cheap access to social media platforms.

Nokia shares plunged after the company said customers aren’t quite ready to increase spending on faster networks and are demanding price cuts.

Using observations spanning a period of four years, a team of researchers from Italy found evidence of a large lake of salty water, buried 1.5km beneath Mars’s southern polar cap. But does it contain life?

Altron has taken another big step in shedding its legacy industrial assets as the JSE-listed technology group transforms into an ICT-focused business.

Facebook has racked up plenty of milestones in its pioneering journey. Now the social media giant is poised to add one it would doubtless rather avoid: the biggest stock market wipe-out in American history.

Facebook on Wednesday reported second quarter sales and user growth that fell short of analysts’ projections. And the company told Wall Street the numbers won’t get any better this year.