By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Vice President Kamala Harris is the top alternative to replace U.S. President Joe Biden if he decides not to continue his reelection campaign, according to seven…
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GM to pay $145.8 million penalty after US finds excess emissions
By David Shepardson (Reuters) -General Motors will pay a $145.8 million penalty after a U.S. government investigation found excess emissions from approximately 5.9 million GM vehicles, government agencies said on Wednesday. The…
Factbox-US banks’ commercial real estate loan worries linger after latest tumble
(Reuters) – Several U.S. regional and mid-sized banks continue to face the squeeze from high exposure to the commercial real estate (CRE) sector that has been roiled by higher-for-longer interest rates and…
Microsoft settles California probe over worker leave for $14 million
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -Microsoft Corp has agreed to pay $14 million to settle a California agency’s claims that it illegally penalized workers who took medical or family-care leave, the agency said…
Red Sea disruptions to continue into Q3, Maersk CEO says
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – The coming months will be challenging for carriers and businesses, as disruptions to container shipping via the Red Sea continue into the third quarter, Danish shipping company Maersk said…
Tesla rises ahead of Q2 deliveries report
(Reuters) – Shares of Tesla gained nearly 6% on Monday, after a key Wall Street brokerage added the stock to its watch list ahead of the automaker’s quarterly production and delivery report…
Exclusive-Nvidia set to face French antitrust charges, sources say
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Nvidia is set to be charged by the French antitrust regulator for allegedly anti-competitive practices, people with direct knowledge of the matter said, making it the…
Paramount is looking for streaming partner, CNBC reports
(Reuters) – Paramount Global is holding talks with other media companies about merging its streaming platform with an existing platform, CNBC reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. Warner Bros…
Visa, Mastercard can likely handle settlement much bigger than $30 billion, judge says
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge said Visa and Mastercard can likely withstand a “substantially greater” settlement with merchants who said they overpaid on swipe fees than the…
Saudi Arabia’s net foreign direct investment rises 5.6% in first quarter
DUBAI (Reuters) – Net foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to Saudi Arabia rose 5.6% to 9.5 billion riyals ($2.53 billion) in the first quarter of 2024, government data showed on Sunday. Inflows…