Trump threatens a shutdown: Live updates
Trump threatened to veto this bill in a tweet this morning, but these top White House officials had said he would sign it. Mick Mulvaney: The director of the Office…
Gunman killed after deadly hostage-taking rampage at French supermarket that ‘seems to be a terrorist act’
Authorities killed a gunman in southern France today after his hostage-taking attack on a supermarket left two other people dead and a police officer injured when he volunteered to exchange…
Bank of America pays $42 million fine in New York ‘masking’ probe
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bank of America Corp (BAC.N) will pay a $42 million fine and admitted wrongdoing to settle claims by New York’s attorney general that it fraudulently routed…
Spotify says about two million users suppressing ads without paying
(Reuters) – Music streaming service Spotify Technology SA said on Friday about 2 million of its non-paying users were suppressing advertisements, highlighting a potential revenue risk for the soon-to-be public…
U.S. lawmakers formally ask Facebook CEO to testify on user data
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers on Friday formally asked Facebook Inc’s (FB.O) Mark Zuckerberg to explain at a Washington hearing how 50 million users’ data got into the hands of…
Success for Uber’s direct loan despite driverless fatality
NEW YORK (LPC) – Uber Technologies’ self-arranged term loan B was increased to US$1.5bn, justifying the taxi app company’s unconventional approach to raising the loan and succeeding despite news that…
Scientists develop brain scanner in a helmet
Results from tests of the scanner showed that patients were able to stretch, nod and even drink tea or play table tennis while their brain activity was being recorded, millisecond…
Abbott’s Alere resolves U.S. diagnostic device probe for $33.2 million
BOSTON (Reuters) – Alere Inc has agreed to pay $33.2 million to resolve claims it knowingly sold unreliable diagnostic testing devices to hospitals prior to its acquisition by Abbott Laboratories…
Woman who couldn’t open her mouth for 30 years is finally able to chew
A woman has eaten solid food for the first time in her life, 30 years after her jaw was fused shut by a tumor. (Newslions/SWNS.COM) A woman is experiencing life…
JPMorgan Chase to Invest $1 Million in Women Entrepreneurs of Color
Black women are showing up and sprinkling their magic in all sectors of society, especially in business. Since 1997, the number of African American women entrepreneurs in the U.S. rose…