By Lewis Krauskopf (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. The prospect of looming U.S. rate cuts was back on the front burner after an inflation report, which had kept markets on[...]
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August 14, 2024
Court upholds blockbuster $267 million legal fee award in Dell lawsuit
By Tom Hals and Jonathan Stempel WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) -Five law firms should receive $267 million in legal fees for obtaining a $1 billion settlement for shareholders of Dell Technologies, t[...]
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Alaska Air flight attendants reject tentative contract deal
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Flight attendants at Alaska Airlines have rejected a three-year tentative labor agreement, their union said on Wednesday. The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, which repr[...]
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US judge says ‘monopolist’ Google can’t avoid app store reforms
By Mike Scarcella (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Wednesday said he was planning to issue an order forcing Alphabet’s Google to give Android users more ways to download apps, but would not mic[...]
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Barclays planned to pull out of Israel’s bond auctions under activist pressure, FT reports
(Reuters) -Barclays drew up plans to pull out of future Israeli government bond auctions as it reviewed its exposure to the country under pressure from pro-Palestinian activists, the Financial Times r[...]
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US FTC finalizes ban on companies buying and selling fake online reviews
By Jody Godoy (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday finalized a ban on companies knowingly buying or selling fake online reviews, giving the agency the power to levy fines a[...]
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Equinor, Dominion win US Central Atlantic offshore wind auction
(Reuters) -Norway’s Equinor and U.S. power company Dominion were the winning bidders in a U.S. government offshore wind auction of two areas off the coasts of Delaware, Maryland and Virginia, th[...]
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Could a union halt production at the world’s biggest copper mine?
By Fabian Cambero and Alexander Villegas SANTIAGO (Reuters) -A powerful workers union behind a strike at BHP’s huge Escondida mine, which produced nearly 5% of the world’s copper in 2023,[...]
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Hollywood union strikes deal for advertisers to replicate actors’ voices with AI
By Danielle Broadway and Dawn Chmielewski (Reuters) – The Hollywood actors’ union SAG-AFTRA announced on Wednesday a deal with online talent marketplace Narrativ that enables actors to sel[...]
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