Under Armour’s founder Plank to return as CEO
(Reuters) – Apparel maker Under Armour said on Wednesday that founder vwill return to the company as CEO, effective April 1. The company’s shares rose 6% to $8.26 after the…
Stocks slip, US yields edge higher with data eyed
By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) -A gauge of global stock markets edged lower and U.S. Treasury yields rose modestly on Wednesday, as investors looked to the next round of…
Global corporate dividends hit record $1.66 trillion in 2023
By Lucy Raitano LONDON (Reuters) – Corporate dividends globally hit an all-time high of $1.66 trillion in 2023, with record payouts by banks making up half of the growth, a…
US dollar drifts lower, market consolidates gains post-inflation data
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) -The dollar slipped on Wednesday, a day after rising on hotter-than-expected U.S. inflation data, as investors consolidated gains ahead of this week’s economic data…
Trump Georgia election subversion judge dismisses some charges
(Reuters) -The judge in Donald Trump’s Georgia election subversion trial on Wednesday dismissed three criminal counts against the former U.S. president and three others against co-defendants, a court filing showed…
Eggland’s Best is sued over saturated fat claims for its eggs
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -Eggland’s Best, one of the largest U.S. egg producers, has been sued for falsely claiming that its eggs contain less saturated fat than other eggs. The…
Exclusive-Israeli tank strike killed ‘clearly identifiable’ Reuters reporter – UN report
By David Gauthier-Villars, Laila Bassam and Tom Perry ISTANBUL (Reuters) – An Israeli tank killed Reuters reporter Issam Abdallah in Lebanon last year by firing two 120 mm rounds at…
EU agrees 5 billion euro boost for Ukraine military aid fund
By Andrew Gray BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European Union countries agreed on Wednesday to provide 5 billion euros ($5.48 billion) for military aid to Ukraine as part of a revamp of an…
US health department opens probe into UnitedHealth hack
By Sriparna Roy and Patrick Wingrove (Reuters) -The U.S. government on Wednesday said it has opened an investigation into the cyberattack at UnitedHealth Group’s Change Healthcare to find out whether…
California city returns sacred tribal land to Indigenous people
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) – The city of Berkeley, California, has agreed to hand over to Indigenous peoples a parking lot built atop a sacred tribal ground dating back more…