Musk says Twitter will charge $8 for blue tick

(Reuters) – Twitter Inc will charge $8 for its Blue service, which includes its sought-after “verified” badge, new boss Elon Musk said on Tuesday, in his push to monetize the service and make the social media network less reliant on ads. “Twitter’s cur…

BP joins rivals with bumper $8.2 billion profit

By Ron Bousso and Shadia Nasralla LONDON (Reuters) – BP more than doubled its third-quarter profit from a year earlier to $8.15 billion and expanded its share buybacks by $2.5 billion, joining rivals in reporting bumper profits that have sparked renewe…