(Reuters) – Amazon.com’s pharmacy unit said on Tuesday it is expanding eligibility for its monthly subscription service, which covers a range of generic drugs, to those enrolled in governm[...]
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June 18, 2024
Oil settles over 1% higher on mounting tension in Europe, Mideast
By Georgina McCartney HOUSTON (Reuters) -Oil settled more than 1% higher on Tuesday due to escalating geopolitical risk in Europe and the Middle East, where wars continue to threaten global supply. Br[...]
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Qualcomm reaches $75 million settlement over sales and licensing practices
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – Qualcomm agreed to pay $75 million to resolve a lawsuit in which shareholders accused the chipmaker of defrauding them by hiding its anticompetitive sales and lic[...]
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Amazon fined $5.9 million over warehouse worker quotas in California
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – Amazon.com has been fined $5.9 million by a California labor regulator who says the online retail giant failed to properly inform workers of productivity quotas at[...]
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Stocks gain, US yields decline after retail sales data
By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) – A gauge of global stocks advanced for a second straight session on Tuesday and U.S. Treasury yields fell after a softer-than-expected report on consumer[...]
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New Bayer short corn variety stands up to high winds, but not over 100 mph
By Renee Hickman CHICAGO (Reuters) – Bayer’s Preceon variety of short stature corn has been shown to withstand up to 75 mph winds (120 kph) in some trials, the company said on Tuesday, but[...]
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Fed officials steer cautiously toward potential rate cuts
By Ann Saphir and Lindsay Dunsmuir (Reuters) -Federal Reserve officials, heartened by recent data, are looking for further confirmation that inflation is cooling and for any warning signs from a still[...]
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China securities regulator vows to strengthen oversight, resolve risks
SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China’s securities regulator said on Tuesday it will strengthen regulation of all financial activities and prevent and resolve risks, in a move to improve and reform financia[...]
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New Jersey fines Walmart over in-store pricing practices
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, has agreed to pay $1.64 million to settle regulatory charges that its 64 New Jersey stores employed illegal pricing p[...]
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