BlackRock, Vanguard Among Firms Blocking Key ESG Votes: Study
The world’s biggest asset managers are consistently voting against proposals intended to protect biodiversity, as one of the
2023-05-24 07:16
Target removes some LGBTQ merchandise from stores ahead of June Pride month after threats to workers
Target is removing certain items from its stores and making other changes to its LGBTQ merchandise nationwide ahead of Pride month, after an intense backlash from some customers including violent confrontations with its workers
2023-05-24 06:59
UBS in discussion with Swiss government for a loss protection agreement from Credit Suisse buy
UBS Group AG has been in active discussions with the Swiss government and its representatives to agree to
2023-05-24 06:58
Texas GOP Roiled as Paxton Demands Speaker Quit Over Inebriation
The Texas Legislature meets for just five months every other year to pass a budget and get through
2023-05-24 06:57
Walmart to pay California $500,000 in settlement over sale of brass knuckles
Walmart will pay half a million dollars in civil penalties to the state of California over allegations that it was selling and allowing third-party vendors to sell brass knuckles on its website
2023-05-24 06:55
Wildfires in Western Canada Recede, Energy Output Resumes
The number of fires burning in Canada’s top energy-producing province of Alberta declined in recent days, allowing some
2023-05-24 06:46
Target to remove some LBGTQ merchandise after facing customer backlash
By Siddharth Cavale NEW YORK Target is making some "adjustments" to its LGBTQ merchandise, including pulling some product
2023-05-24 06:28
Company that allegedly sent billions of robocalls sued by 49 attorneys general
On Tuesday, a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general from 48 states and the District of Columbia sued Avid Telecom, alleging that the company is responsible for billions of illegal spam calls posing as government agencies and large corporations.
2023-05-24 06:22
A father and son will go to prison for a $20 million lottery scheme
A Massachusetts father and son were sentenced in federal court on Monday for a scheme that saw the pair illegally claim more than $20 million in lottery winnings and lie on their tax returns to dodge more than $6 million in federal taxes, prosecutors said.
2023-05-24 06:21
Covid Kills One Person Every Four Minutes as Vaccine Rates Fall
After more than three years, the global Covid emergency is officially over. Yet it’s still killing at least
2023-05-24 06:20
Meta sells Giphy to Shutterstock to comply with UK regulator order
(Reuters) -Shutterstock Inc said on Tuesday it would buy animated-images platform Giphy Inc from Meta Platforms Inc for $53 million
2023-05-24 06:19
Money laundering trial against former Panama President Martinelli and others begins
Former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli was among some 20 people who went to trial Tuesday on money laundering charges as he tries to mount a political comeback ahead of next year’s national elections
2023-05-24 05:53