Could Biden Extinguish Tobacco Stocks With This Regulation? The U.S. government could be speeding up a plan to ban menthol cigarettes, according to a new report. Here’s the new timeline and two stocks that could be affected. Benzinga · Apr 28, 2022
Elon Musk Said To Have Clinched Victory In SolarCity Takeover Shareholder Lawsuit Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk has clinched a legal victory over a shareholder lawsuit related to the SolarCity Corp takeover, The Wall Street Journal Benzinga · Apr 28, 2022
Report: ESPN’s Sage Steele Sues Network Over Free Speech Claims The SportsCenter host claims she was “sidelined” from major assignments after comments she made last year on Jay Cutler’s podcast. Sports Illustrated · Apr 28, 2022
Sanction Putin's mistress to hurt him and make her 'miserable', former spy chief urges Alina Kabaeva has long been rumoured to be Vladimir Putin's girlfriend and the mother of three of his children, although they've both denied being involved with one another Daily Mirror · Apr 26, 2022
CEOs got big raises while hiking prices Some companies raised prices, blaming rising wages — but actually cut workers' pay, according to new report Salon · Apr 25, 2022
Carlos Ghosn 'Surprised' by Reports of French International Arrest Warrant Carlos Ghosn, the former car executive at the helm of Renault and Nissan, was "surprised" by earlier media reports which stated that French prosecutors had issued an international arrest warrant for him, said a spokesperson for Ghosn. "This is surprising, Ghosn has always co-operated with French authorities," a spokesperson for… Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 22, 2022
Carlos Ghosn surprised by French international arrest warrant Carlos Ghosn was surprised by an international warrant sought by a French magistrate linked to an investigation into allegations of suspect money flows to an Omani dealership, a spokesman for the fugitive former Renault-Nissan boss said. Reuters · Apr 22, 2022
Amazon Faces Activism Over Workplace Safety A group of New York City and state pension funds owning over $5.3 billion of Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) stock or ~0.3% of the company's market value urged fellow shareholders to vote against the re-election of two board members, the Wall Street Journal reports. New York City's pension fund paired up with New York… Benzinga · Apr 21, 2022
Meta's Sheryl Sandberg allegedly leant on news site to drop stories about ex-boyfriend The Daily Mail dropped two stories detailing Activision’s Bobby Kotich’s abuse of an ex after threats by Meta executive, WSJ reports The Guardian - US · Apr 21, 2022
At the Races: No recess for campaign money - Roll Call The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter. Roll Call · Apr 21, 2022
This Digital Freight Operator Raises Funds At $3.8B Valuation, Positioning It For Potential IPO Digital freight operator Convoy Inc raised $160 million in new funding that values the load-matching business at $3.8 billion positioning it for a potential IPO. Convoy substantially completed the Series E funding round led by Baillie Gifford & Co, T. Rowe Price Associates Inc, and others during the fourth quarter of 2021. Convoy… Benzinga · Apr 21, 2022
Joe Biden must ditch ‘woke advisers’ to fix US economy, Mitt Romney says Republican senator makes demand in Wall Street Journal but does not suggest what a ‘woke adviser’ is or what one might recommend The Guardian - US · Apr 21, 2022
KKR Led Consortium Offers To Buy Australia's Largest Private Hospital Operator: WSJ Wall Street Journal reported that a KKR & Co Inc (NYSE:KKR)-led consortium offered to buy Australian hospital operator Ramsay Health Care Ltd (OTC:RMSYF) (OTC:RMYHY) for roughly $14.9 billion. Ramsay is Australia’s largest private hospital operator and operates in the U.K., France, Scandinavia, Malaysia, and Indonesia. In Australia’s private hospital sector, Ramsay has 28% of beds,… Benzinga · Apr 20, 2022
The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2022 Baby formula shortage: What is causing supply issue and which stores are rationing products? Out-of-stock per centages reached higher than 40 per cent in seven states in first week of April
Benzinga · Apr 14, 2022 Starbucks Plans Better Benefits For Some Workers In Bid To Discourage Unionization Starbucks Corporation (NYSE: SBUX) is going all out to ward off store workers from unionizing, according to a Wall Street Journal report from Wednesday. This comes
Benzinga · Apr 12, 2022 Apple Chief Warns Against Privacy Risks From Antitrust Laws: WSJ Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) CEO Tim Cook warned against proposed antitrust legislation on unintentionally making iPhones less safe, the Wall Street Journal reports. The legislation could put users at risk to “data-hungry” companies looking to sidestep its privacy features. The Congress and the European Union Legislation wanted Apple to allow the download of…
Benzinga · Apr 12, 2022 China Starts Issuing Videogame Licenses Again: WSJ China’s videogame regulator has started granting publishing licenses to new titles, ending a months-long freeze in the world’s largest mobile game market, the Wall Street Journal reported. The country stopped issuing licenses in July 2021, after Beijing tightened rules on the industry. The report noted approved 45 videogames last week, including…
Benzinga · Apr 11, 2022 Here's How Shopify Chief Looks To Preserve Control Shopify Inc (NYSE:SHOP) sought approval to change its complex share structure to protect the voting power, including a 10-for-1 stock split, the Wall Street Journal reports. Co-founder and CEO Tobi Lütke proposed a new “founder share” that, combined with his existing supervoting Class B shares, increased his voting power to 40% from…
Benzinga · Apr 11, 2022 Etsy Sellers Protest Against Fee Hike: WSJ More than 15,000 of Etsy Inc's (NASDAQ:ETSY) digital marketplace sellers have signed a petition against the company's move to raise the commission it charges on each transaction to 6.5% from 5%, the Wall Street Journal reported. The fee hike, the first since 2018, is effective from April 11. The company said it expects to invest…
Benzinga · Apr 8, 2022 Amazon To Appeal Its Defeat To New York Union Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) looks to appeal its loss to New York union organizers, the Wall Street Journal reports. Roughly 55% of the workers who cast valid votes from a Staten Island facility named JFK8 chose to side with Amazon Labor Union. WSJ notes that Amazon has accused the union organizers of threatening…
Salon · Apr 8, 2022 What comes after "The Dropout" ending The real story continues to unfurl with the Theranos trial ongoing, and the whistleblowers taking different paths
Benzinga · Apr 7, 2022 This Gadget-Rental Firm's Latest Fundraising Earns It Unicorn Status Grover Deutschland GmbH raised $330 million at a valuation of over $1 billion, the Wall Street Journal reports. In a Series C round led by Energy Impact Partners, Grover raised $110 million in equity and $220 million in debt. The New York-based sustainability-focused investment firm provided $28 million in equity. Grover looks…
Benzinga · Apr 6, 2022 SEC Employees Inappropriately Accessed Restricted Legal Records: WSJ According to an agency notice, employees at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) improperly accessed documents prepared for litigated cases in the agency’s administrative court system, writes Wall Street Journal. The disclosure highlights concerns about the independence of the SEC’s in-house court system. The notice said some workers in the enforcement…
The Guardian - UK · Apr 6, 2022 Putin’s daughters targeted in US sanctions against Russia Joe Biden links new measures directly to accounts of atrocities committed by Russian forces in Bucha