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Carlos Ghosn surprised by French international arrest warrant

Carlos Ghosn was surprised by an international warrant sought by a French magistrate linked to an investigation into allegations of suspect money flows to an Omani dealership, a spokesman for the fugitive former Renault-Nissan boss said.

Reuters · Apr 22, 2022

Amazon Faces Activism Over Workplace Safety

A group of New York City and state pension funds owning over $5.3 billion of Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) stock or ~0.3% of the company's market value urged fellow shareholders to vote against the re-election of two board members, the Wall Street Journal reports.  New York City's pension fund paired up with New York…

Benzinga · Apr 21, 2022

Meta's Sheryl Sandberg allegedly leant on news site to drop stories about ex-boyfriend

The Daily Mail dropped two stories detailing Activision’s Bobby Kotich’s abuse of an ex after threats by Meta executive, WSJ reports

The Guardian - US · Apr 21, 2022

Baby formula shortage: What is causing supply issue and which stores are rationing products?

Out-of-stock per centages reached higher than 40 per cent in seven states in first week of April

The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2022

Starbucks Plans Better Benefits For Some Workers In Bid To Discourage Unionization

Starbucks Corporation (NYSE: SBUX) is going all out to ward off store workers from unionizing, according to a Wall Street Journal report from Wednesday. This comes

Benzinga · Apr 14, 2022

Apple Chief Warns Against Privacy Risks From Antitrust Laws: WSJ

Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) CEO Tim Cook warned against proposed antitrust legislation on unintentionally making iPhones less safe, the Wall Street Journal reports. The legislation could put users at risk to “data-hungry” companies looking to sidestep its privacy features. The Congress and the European Union Legislation wanted Apple to allow the download of…

Benzinga · Apr 12, 2022

China Starts Issuing Videogame Licenses Again: WSJ

China’s videogame regulator has started granting publishing licenses to new titles, ending a months-long freeze in the world’s largest mobile game market, the Wall Street Journal reported. The country stopped issuing licenses in July 2021, after Beijing tightened rules on the industry. The report noted approved 45 videogames last week, including…

Benzinga · Apr 12, 2022

Here's How Shopify Chief Looks To Preserve Control

Shopify Inc (NYSE:SHOP) sought approval to change its complex share structure to protect the voting power, including a 10-for-1 stock split, the Wall Street Journal reports. Co-founder and CEO Tobi Lütke proposed a new “founder share” that, combined with his existing supervoting Class B shares, increased his voting power to 40% from…

Benzinga · Apr 11, 2022

Etsy Sellers Protest Against Fee Hike: WSJ

More than 15,000 of Etsy Inc's (NASDAQ:ETSY) digital marketplace sellers have signed a petition against the company's move to raise the commission it charges on each transaction to 6.5% from 5%, the Wall Street Journal reported. The fee hike, the first since 2018, is effective from April 11. The company said it expects to invest…

Benzinga · Apr 11, 2022

Amazon To Appeal Its Defeat To New York Union

Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) looks to appeal its loss to New York union organizers, the Wall Street Journal reports. Roughly 55% of the workers who cast valid votes from a Staten Island facility named JFK8 chose to side with Amazon Labor Union. WSJ notes that Amazon has accused the union organizers of threatening…

Benzinga · Apr 8, 2022