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Blocking Google class action would deny justice, UK court told
By Kirstin Ridley LONDON (Reuters) - Blocking a proposed British class action against Google, that alleges it secretly tracked millions of iPhone users a decade ago, risks allowing big firms to behave...
Apr 29, 2021
U.S. will launch $3.2 billion temporary broadband subsidy May 12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Communications Commission said it will launch on May 12 a temporary $3.2 billion program to provide lower-income Americans with discounts on monthly internet service...
Apr 29, 2021
WPP refuses to pay Sorrell’s share awards over alleged leaks
By Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) -WPP, the world's biggest advertising company, on Thursday said it would not pay former CEO Martin Sorrell his share incentive awards due to what it said were leaks of ...
Apr 29, 2021
Analysis: Pound’s post-Brexit calm may face Scottish independence test
By Elizabeth Howcroft and Ritvik Carvalho LONDON (Reuters) - The pound, enjoying a period of calm after 4-1/2 years of Brexit-linked chaos, may suffer some turmoil if an election next week raises the ...
Apr 29, 2021
Exclusive: IBM to acquire software provider Turbonomic – sources
By Krystal Hu NEW YORK (Reuters) - IBM has agreed to acquire Turbonomic, a provider of software that helps companies monitor the performance of their business applications, people familiar with the ma...
Apr 29, 2021
New chairman Horta-Osorio well-schooled for Credit Suisse tests
By Brenna Hughes Neghaiwi and Oliver Hirt ZURICH (Reuters) - Antonio Horta-Osorio will need to draw deeply on the lessons he learned in turning around British bank Lloyds when he joins Credit Suisse a...
Apr 29, 2021
Volkswagen’s CEO to step aside at Skoda, Seat -source
BERLIN (Reuters) -Volkswagen boss Herbert Diess is stepping down as head of the supervisory boards at subsidiaries Seat and Skoda to focus on building up a stronger software-development team, a person...
Apr 29, 2021
U.S. passenger railroad Amtrak asks Congress for nearly $4 billion
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. passenger railroad Amtrak on Thursday asked Congress for $3.88 billion in the budget year starting Oct. 1 as it still grapples with the impact of COVID-19. President Joe Bi...
Apr 29, 2021
EU explores chipmaker alliance as alternative to foreign-funded megafab: sources
By Mathieu Rosemain, Michel Rose and Foo Yun Chee PARIS/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union is considering creating a semiconductor alliance including STMicroelectronics, NXP, Infineon and ASML to...
Apr 29, 2021
U.S. FDA proposes ban on menthol cigarettes
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday proposed a ban on menthol cigarettes in the United States, a win for anti-tobacco and civil rights groups, but a move that could erase a h...
Apr 29, 2021
