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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Class action lawsuits pile up over UnitedHealth data breach
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – UnitedHealth Group has already been hit with at least six class action lawsuits accusing it of failing to protect millions of people’s personal data from…
India’s Reliance to buy Paramount’s stake in Viacom18
(Reuters) -India’s Reliance Industries has agreed to buy Paramount Global’s entire 13.01% stake in local entertainment network Viacom 18 Media for about $517 million (42.86 billion Indian rupees), the U.S.…
Hunter Biden rejects House Republicans’ call for public testimony
By Makini Brice WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden rejected a request to testify to an open hearing before a Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives committee conducting…
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…
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…