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Yahoo Finance morning wrap on Thursday

Facebook facing more allegations
Facebook facing more allegations

Good morning.

The ASX is set for a subdued open as the Aussie dollar loses ground. Here are 5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Thursday.

Global markets were left reeling following Tuesday’s steep sell-off in the US, but nerves appeared to steady after China’s vowed speedy action on trade commitments.

EU leaders will hold crisis talks within 48 hours if the Brexit deal is rejected by British MPs, Yahoo Finance UK has learned.

Former US President George H.W. Bush was hailed at his state funeral on Wednesday as a warrior-statesman of uncommon personal kindness amid unusual bipartisan spirit at the service in Washington.

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Another day, another wrongdoing revealed by Facebook. Today it’s internal documents released which show how Facebook decided to put in a feature that collected call and SMS data without users knowing.

The tech industry is notoriously behind the curve when it comes to diversity and inclusion efforts. Here, in an interview Yahoo Finance US, Slack co-founder and chief technology officer Cal Henderson calls out the tech world on perceived racism issues.

And this is the surprising thing Jeff Bezos does first thing in the morning.

Have a great day.