Tag: Corporate news
Malaysia’s 1MDB, former unit file suits to recover $23 bln
KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia's finance ministry said Monday that sovereign wealth fund 1MDB and a former subsidiary have filed 22 lawsuits to recover assets...
Consultant: West Virginia city was bombarded with opioids
<p>CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A new analysis of opioids in West Virginia shows the city of Huntington and its surrounding county were overwhelmed with shipments...
Nuveen CEO on why corporate awakening on race is no fad
NEW YORK — Jose Minaya grew up in New York City, the child of immigrants from the Dominican Republic whose biggest involvement with the...
Pentagon reconsidering huge JEDI cloud-computing contract
<p>WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is reconsidering how to make a massive shift to cloud computing, officials said Monday, suggesting it could scrap the so-called...
COVID-vaccine maker BioNTech reports $1.37B profit in Q1
BERLIN — German pharmaceutical company BioNTech reported a net profit of 1.13 billion euros ($1.37 billion) in the first quarter of this year on...
Tortoise movers sue Florida for $500,000 in license dispute
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Two men who relocate gopher tortoises are suing Florida’s wildlife commission, saying they should be awarded at least $500,000 in...
Oprah, Prince Harry reunite for Apple TV+ mental health show
LOS ANGELES — Oprah Winfrey and Prince Harry are teaming up for a series that will delve into mental health issues and feature segments...
French court dismisses case over Agent Orange use in Vietnam
PARIS — A French court on Monday dismissed the case of a French-Vietnamese woman who sued 14 companies that produced and sold the powerful...
US opens probe of steering problems in Honda Accord sedans
DETROIT — The U.S. government's auto safety agency is investigating multiple complaints about steering failures that could affect more than 1.1 million Honda Accord...
AGs urge Facebook to drop ‘Instagram for kids’ proposal
A bipartisan group of 44 attorneys general has written to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg urging him to drop company plans for a version of...