Author Archives: Syndicated Content
UK’s Vectura to back $1.52 billion takeover offer from Philip Morris
(Reuters) - Vectura Group said on Thursday it plans to back tobacco giant Philip Morris International's 1.1 billion pounds ($1.52 billion) offer for the British drugmaker, days after private equity fi...
Aug 12, 2021
Alibaba to set up committee to probe sexual harassment complaints
(Reuters) - Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd said on Thursday it will set up a committee, initially comprising five female senior executives, to investigate sexual harassment complai...
Aug 12, 2021
McDonald’s franchise settles workers’ COVID-19 lawsuit as U.S. cases surge
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - A McDonald's Corp franchise in Oakland, California, has agreed to take steps to protect workers from COVID-19 to settle a lawsuit claiming managers gave employees dog di...
Aug 12, 2021
Republican senator presses FBI over female staff photos used in sex-trafficking probes
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Senator Joni Ernst on Thursday pressed the FBI for details after the Justice Department's internal watchdog revealed https://www.reuters.com/world/u...
Aug 12, 2021
Former DEA agent sent to prison for more than 13 years for corruption
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent was sentenced on Thursday to more than 13 years in prison after being convicted of nine crimes including perjury, obstructio...
Aug 12, 2021
Global M&A volumes hit new record in 2021, overtaking last year’s haul
By Patturaja Murugaboopathy and Gaurav Dogra (Reuters) - Global merger and acquisition (M&A) activity has breached new highs, building on the record-breaking dealmaking streak from the beginning of th...
Aug 12, 2021
Consumers Energy making progress in restoring power to thousands
JACKSON, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Since the storm system first hit Tuesday night, Consumers Energy officials say their crews have restored 110,000 customers over the last 24 hours and expect to restore...
Aug 12, 2021
Banks in EU “window dress” to escape higher capital charges, says BIS paper
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Some of the European Union's biggest banks are holding less capital than they should by using transactions to temporarily compress their balance sheets, a research pape...
Aug 12, 2021
Israel, Morocco to upgrade relations, open embassies, Israeli FM says
By Ahmed Eljechtimi RABAT (Reuters) -Israel and Morocco plan to upgrade their restored diplomatic relations and open embassies within two months, Israel's foreign minister said during a visit to the N...
Aug 12, 2021
Russian investigators conduct search at CPC after Black Sea oil spill
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian investigators were conducting searches at the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) after Saturday's oil spill near the Black Sea port of Novorossiisk, the regional branch of the...
Aug 12, 2021
