Economic

A judge in London has said the UK government had "unequivocally recognised" opposition leader Juan Guaido as Venezuela's president, in a battle over gold bullion held at the Bank of England.

A handful of companies have pulled advertising from Facebook Inc in support of a campaign that called out the social media giant for not doing enough to stop hate speech on its platforms.

The United States Treasury says it has agreed on terms for government loans with five US carriers, including American Airlines Group Inc.

Bayer AG agreed to pay as much as $10.9bn to settle thousands of United States lawsuits claiming that its widely-used weedkiller Roundup caused cancer. The agreements come after a year of talks aimed at resolving legal disputes it inherited with its $63bn takeover of Monsanto in 2018.  

Shares in the electric carmaker touched $1,134 on Wednesday morning before falling back, leaving it with a market value of $209.47bn (£165bn).

A small-scale miner in Tanzania has become an overnight millionaire after selling two rough Tanzanite stones - the biggest ever find in the country.