Bloomberg The Taliban-led administration in Afghanistan signed its first international contract to extract oil from the northern Amu Darya basin as the beleaguered group seeks to increase revenue. The agreement with a subsidiary of China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), was inked in Kabul in the presence of Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan, Wang Yu, and the Taliban’s Deputy Prime Minister …

Bloomberg The second anniversary of the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the US Capitol arrives with the building again in turmoil, this time as House Republicans quarrel over a speaker to lead the chamber. The chaos unfolding on the House floor threatens to tarnish the new GOP majority, which voters put back in power less than two years after a …

  Bloomberg Salesforce Inc division Tableau was hit harder than other units in the company’s largest-ever round of jobs cuts, adding to a major reorganisation that signals the $15.7 billion acquisition hasn’t lived up to expectations. Chief Executive Officer Mark Nelson was ousted from the data analytics division in late December and more senior staff were axed as part of …