Google sets 2025 leadership diversity goal, ends ‘tailgater’ ID checks
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google on Wednesday announced a new hiring goal and security policy to address racial…
Six former eBay employees charged with cyberstalking Massachusetts couple
(Reuters) – Six former eBay Inc (EBAY.O) employees have been criminally charged with cyberstalking a Massachusetts couple who published an…
Google’s new rules clamp down on discriminatory housing, job ads
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Google is seen in Davos, Switzerland Januar 20, 2020. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) –…
Adidas pledges to hire more black and Latino staff
FILE PHOTO: An Adidas shop is seen, as the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Berlin, Germany, March 30,…
Men accused of helping ex-Nissan boss flee Japan challenge U.S. extradition case
BOSTON (Reuters) – Lawyers for the former Green Beret and son wanted by Japan for helping former Nissan Motor Co…
Michigan, California move to reopen factories as U.S. jobless ranks grow
DETROIT/SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – Michigan and California, two U.S. manufacturing powerhouses, acted on Thursday to allow factories to reopen from…
Trump threatens new tariffs on China in retaliation for coronavirus
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday his hard-fought trade deal with China was now of secondary…
Trump threatens new tariffs on China as U.S. mulls retaliatory action over virus
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday his hard-fought trade deal with China was now of secondary…
U.S. payroll protection program: What has changed in round two?
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Small Business Administration on Monday began allowing lenders to process $310 billion in funds for the…
U.S. Senate races to agree on massive coronavirus relief package
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican-led U.S. Senate scrambled on Saturday to forge a bipartisan agreement on a $1 trillion-plus bill…
U.S. Supreme Court rejects Apple appeal in patent fight with VirnetX
FILE PHOTO: The Apple logo is shown atop an Apple store at a shopping mall in La Jolla, California, U.S.,…
U.S. Supreme Court rejects Apple appeal in patent fight with VirnetX
FILE PHOTO: The Apple logo is shown atop an Apple store at a shopping mall in La Jolla, California, U.S.,…
U.S. Supreme Court turns away religious bias claim against Walgreens
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed a victory to Walgreens, turning away an appeal by a…
Angola’s Dos Santos named as suspect over alleged fraud at oil firm: Lusa news agency
FILE PHOTO: Isabel Dos Santos, daughter of Angola’s former president, sits for a portrait during a Reuters interview in London,…
Ghosn: I thought Versailles palace party venue was a gift
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Former Nissan-Renault boss Carlos Ghosn said on Wednesday he had not initially paid to hold a family…
Bloody Philippine drug war fails to curb methamphetamine supply: VP
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs has only managed to curb the supply of methamphetamines by…
Ghosn fled Japan after security firm hired by Nissan stopped surveillance
TOKYO (Reuters) – Ousted Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn left his Tokyo residence after a private security firm hired by Nissan…
Diet Dr Pepper does not promise weight loss or deceive consumers: U.S. appeals court
(Reuters) – A U.S. federal appeals court on Monday said the maker of Diet Dr Pepper did not deceive consumers…
Prosecutors claim Avenatti was over $15 million in debt during alleged Nike extortion
(Reuters) – California attorney Michael Avenatti, known for representing porn actress Stormy Daniels in a lawsuit against U.S. President Donald…
U.S. Supreme Court justices lean toward insurers on $12 billion Obamacare claims
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday appeared sympathetic to claims made by health insurers seeking $12 billion…
Bankrupt PG&E reaches $13.5 billion settlement with California wildfire victims
(Reuters) – California’s bankrupt power producer PG&E Corp (PCG.N) said on Friday it had reached a $13.5 billion settlement with…
Tesla boss Elon Musk wins defamation trial over his ‘pedo guy’ tweet
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Tesla Inc boss Elon Musk emerged victorious on Friday from a closely watched defamation trial as…
Musk’s defamation win may reset legal landscape for social media
((This December 6 story is refiled to fix typo in quote in paragraph nine)) FILE PHOTO: SpaceX owner and Tesla…
Tesla boss Elon Musk wins defamation trial over his ‘pedo guy’ tweet
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Tesla Inc boss Elon Musk emerged victorious on Friday from a closely watched defamation trial as…
No apology to Elon Musk from British diver at ‘pedo guy’ defamation trial
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The British cave explorer suing Elon Musk for calling him a “pedo guy” on Twitter testified…
Facebook sues ILikeAd, alleges ad fraud
(Reuters) – Facebook Inc (FB.O) on Thursday sued a Hong Kong company that it said baited people into clicking on…
Massachusetts adopts tough ban on flavored vaping, tobacco products
BOSTON (Reuters) – Massachusetts on Wednesday adopted the country’s toughest ban on the sale of flavored tobacco and vaping products,…
UAW union president takes leave of absence under cloud of U.S. federal probe
DETROIT (Reuters) – The president of the United Auto Workers union, who has been linked here to an ongoing corruption…
South Korea warns of ‘serious risk’ from vaping, considers sales ban
(Corrects to clarify that Juul’s statement in paragraph 12, bullet, said its products do not contain THC and vitamin E…
South Korea urges public to stop using liquid e-cigarettes
FILE PHOTO: A man uses a vape device in this illustration picture, September 19, 2019. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/Illustration/File Photo SEOUL (Reuters)…
Judge orders Massachusetts to redo parts of vaping ban
BOSTON (Reuters) – A Massachusetts judge on Monday ruled that a four-month ban on the sale of vaping products the…
Drug firms offer to settle U.S. opioid suits with $50 billion package – sources
(Reuters) – Five drugmakers and distributors are offering $22 billion in cash as well as drugs and services they value…
Teva to donate over $15 billion worth of drugs in opioid settlement: source
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries is seen during a news conference hold by its CEO, Kare Schultz,…
Mexican Senate set to pass bill to legalize marijuana in next few days
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s Senate will vote for a bill to fully legalize marijuana in the next few days,…
Michigan judge blocks flavored vape ban as Juul faces wrongful death lawsuit
(Reuters) – A Michigan judge on Tuesday blocked the state’s ban on flavored e-cigarettes about two weeks after it took…
New York court blocks state ban on flavored e-cigarettes
(Reuters) – A New York court on Thursday temporarily halted a state ban on the sale of flavored e-cigarettes, giving…
J&J to pay $20.4 million to settle opioid lawsuits with two Ohio counties
FILE PHOTO: The company logo for Johnson & Johnson is displayed on a screen to celebrate the 75th anniversary of…
U.S. agents raid genetic testing labs, charge 35 in Medicare fraud probe
WASHINGTON/LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (Reuters) – U.S. federal agents raided genetic testing laboratories, and 35 people were criminally charged in four states…
Exclusive: Boeing settles first Lion Air lawsuits for at least $1.2 million apiece – sources
CHICAGO/JAKARTA (Reuters) – Boeing Co (BA.N) has settled the first claims stemming from the crash of a Lion Air 737…
German authorities raid Deutsche Bank over Danske scandal
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German authorities have raided Deutsche Bank’s (DBKGn.DE) Frankfurt headquarters and are searching for information related to Danske…
Huawei CFO fighting U.S. extradition says her rights were violated
VANCOUVER (Reuters) – Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou returned to a Vancouver court on Tuesday as her lawyers argued…
Albertsons Companies joins supermarkets in changing guns policy
FILE PHOTO: Customers leave an Albertsons grocery store with their purchases in Burbank, California July 17, 2012. REUTERS/Fred Prouser (Reuters)…
Telemarketer charged in $1.2 billion Medicare fraud scheme pleads guilty in NJ
(Reuters) – The owner of a telemarketing company implicated in the largest component of a $1.2 billion Medicare fraud involving…
Salvadoran woman acquitted in abortion case calls for reform
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – Evelyn Hernandez has a message for El Salvador’s president: End the criminalization of abortion in the…
Cardinal Health warns ongoing opioid-related lawsuits to hit business
(Reuters) – Drug distributor Cardinal Health Inc (CAH.N) warned on Tuesday that its business could be hurt as it defends…
Canada awards multi-billion contract to General Dynamics as election looms
FILE PHOTO: The General Dynamics Land Systems – Canada factory is seen in London, Ontario, Canada October 23, 2018. REUTERS/Chris…
Prevagen maker must face FTC, New York claims that memory supplement does not work
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Quincy Bioscience failed to dismiss a lawsuit in which the Federal Trade Commission and New York…
Second opioid distributor charged over role in U.S. drug epidemic
(Reuters) – An Ohio drug wholesale distributor and two former executives were charged on Thursday with profiting from the U.S.…
SEC reaches $60 million settlements involving ex-American Realty executives
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two former executives at American Realty Capital Properties Inc, including the onetime billionaire who built it,…
Indivior loses appeal to block generic Suboxone opioid treatments
(Reuters) – A divided federal appeals court on Friday ruled against Indivior Plc in its bid to stop Dr. Reddy’s…
U.S. appeals court blocks Trump administration birth control exemptions
(Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Friday blocked the Trump administration from enforcing new rules allowing employers to obtain…
Indivior says Reckitt settlement in U.S. unrelated to its cases
(Reuters) – Drugmaker Indivior Plc said on Thursday its former parent Reckitt Benckiser’s $1.4 billion settlement with authorities in the…
Reckitt to pay $1.4 billion to end U.S. opioid addiction treatment probes
(Reuters) – Reckitt Benckiser has agreed to pay up to $1.4 billion to resolve U.S. claims that its former pharmaceuticals…
Reckitt to pay $1.4 billion to end U.S. opioid addiction treatment probes
(Reuters) – Reckitt Benckiser has agreed to pay up to $1.4 billion to resolve U.S. claims that its former pharmaceuticals…
Lawmakers seek scientific review of plan to tightly regulate all fentanyl copycats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lawmakers on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee have urged the Trump administration to conduct a scientific review…
Mental health issues in Hong Kong surging amid tumultuous protests, experts say
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Stress and trauma over the political turmoil surrounding Hong Kong’s extradition bill has created an unprecedented…
Mexico issues arrest warrants for ex-Pemex CEO Lozoya, family members
FILE PHOTO – Emilio Lozoya, former chief Executive Officer of Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) attends a news conference at a hotel…
Fugitive U.S. tech guru: Cryptocurrency is next Cuban revolution
HAVANA (Reuters) – On the run from U.S. tax authorities, tech guru John McAfee puffs a cigar aboard his towering…