NEW YORK (Reuters) -Alphabet, Goldman Sachs and a group of other firms agreed to pay a combined $3.8 million in…
Month: September 2024
PayPal to allow cryptocurrency buying, holding and selling for US merchants
(Reuters) -PayPal Holdings announced on Wednesday it is enabling U.S. merchants to buy, hold and sell cryptocurrency from their business…
Pfizer withdraws sickle cell disease treatment from all markets
(Reuters) -U.S. drugmaker Pfizer said on Wednesday it is withdrawing its sickle cell disease therapy Oxbryta in all markets where…
Meta unveils AR glasses prototype, Zuckerberg’s ‘time machine’ to future
By Katie Paul MENLO PARK, California (Reuters) -Facebook owner Meta Platforms showed off its first working prototype of augmented-reality glasses,…
Smartsheet to go private in $8.4 billion deal with PE firms Vista and Blackstone
(Reuters) -Workplace collaboration software maker Smartsheet will be taken private by buyout firms Vista Equity Partners and Blackstone in a…
Storm Helene to hit Cuba, reach hurricane-force in Florida
By Dave Sherwood HAVANA (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Helene is expected to unleash mudslides and flooding in Cuba before reaching…
Boeing offers striking union added time to hold vote on new offer
By Allison Lampert (Reuters) – Boeing said on Tuesday it has offered to extend the timeline for a vote on…
US accuses Visa of monopolizing debit card swipes
By Jody Godoy (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice sued Visa for alleged antitrust violations on Tuesday, accusing one…
Fed’s Goolsbee sees ‘many more’ rate cuts ahead
(Reuters) – Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee on Monday said he expects “many more rate cuts over…
Boeing proposes 30% wage hike to striking workers, calls it its ‘final’ offer
By Allison Lampert (Reuters) -Boeing upped its wage proposal to thousands of striking workers on Monday, offering a 30% general…