Ackman’s fund zooms ahead as he casts himself as corporate helpmate
BOSTON (Reuters) – For months, activist investor William Ackman promised to rebuild his record. Now he has some numbers to prove it. FILE PHOTO: William ‘Bill’ Ackman, CEO and [...]
Apple News+, at $10 a month, could deliver more content than multiple subscriptions
(Reuters) – Apple Inc’s Apple News+ service will offer content from 300 popular magazines and newspapers for just $10 a month. Unless you are wedded to print, it may be time to consider [...]
Myanmar’s top court to hear Reuters reporters’ appeal in official secrets case
NAYPYITAW (Reuters) – Myanmar’s Supreme Court was scheduled on Tuesday to hear the appeal of two Reuters journalists imprisoned for breaking a colonial-era official secrets law, in a case [...]
Democrats call on William Barr to submit Mueller report to Congress
Yuri Gripas | Bloomberg | Getty Images William Barr, U.S. attorney general, leaves his home in McLean, Virginia, U.S., on Monday, March 25, 2019. Six Democratic committee chairs in the House sent [...]
Airlines keeping safety training ‘to an absolute minimum’
Image copyright Getty Images The head of the UK’s Flight Safety Committee says that airlines and plane manufacturers are keeping safety training to an “absolute minimum” under [...]
Oklahoma top court clears way for Purdue, J&J, Teva to face opioid trial
(Reuters) – Oklahoma’s top court on Monday declined to delay a landmark trial set for May in a multibillion-dollar lawsuit accusing OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP and two other drugmakers [...]
Bond market says a recession is coming, and the Fed will cut rates
The bond market doubled down on scary warnings Monday, signaling both a possible recession is looming and that the Fed could have to cut interest rates this year to stop it.
WeWork says sales more than doubled last year, but so did net loss
WeWork, the company whose co-working spaces are populating many of the world’s biggest cities, said that revenue last year more than doubled, though its losses are growing just as fast.
Venezuela says electrical system was victim of an attack
Venezuela’s main hydroelectric dam was the subject of an attack, Information Minister Jorge Rodriguez said on Monday, several hours after power went out in much of the country in the second [...]
Trump lashes out after Russia probe, cites ‘treasonous’ and ‘evil’ acts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump, cleared by Special Counsel Robert Mueller of conspiring with Russia in the 2016 U.S. election, on Monday vented his anger at the inquiry and [...]