WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. has imposed visa restrictions against a former Israeli military sergeant for his alleged involvement in gross violations of human rights in the occupied West Bank, including an extrajudicial killing, the State Department said on Wednesday. As a result of the restrictions, Sergeant Elor Azaria “and any immediate family members are…
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge rejected Build-A-Bear Workshop’s effort to dismiss a lawsuit claiming that its Skoosherz plush toys were unauthorized knockoffs of Squishmallows, the popular plush toys made by a unit of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway. In a decision on Monday, U.S. District Judge Josephine Staton in Los Angeles…
By Krystal Hu, Greg Bensinger and Jody Godoy (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has asked Amazon.com to provide more details on its deal to hire top executives and researchers from artificial intelligence startup Adept, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters. The request reflects the FTC’s growing concern about how AI deals…
By Yadarisa Shabong and Martin Coulter (Reuters) – Britain’s competition regulator has started a formal investigation into Microsoft’s hiring of some former staff of Inflection AI and its partnership with the startup, it said on Tuesday. Over the past 18 months, regulators around the world have increasingly focused on potentially anti-competitive behaviour in the AI…
(Reuters) – Shares of Warner Bros Discovery rose more than 6% on Tuesday after Bank of America (BofA) Global Research said the company could create more value for its shareholders if it explored strategic options, including a potential sale. The loss-making media conglomerate has been reeling from the effects of subdued advertising in the U.S….
By Costas Pitas, Susan Heavey (Reuters) -Democratic President Joe Biden and Republican former President Donald Trump will face each other in the Nov. 5 U.S. presidential election, after a divisive contest that included an assassination attempt on Trump. Several third-party hopefuls are also running. Here is a list of the candidates: REPUBLICAN PARTY DONALD TRUMP…
By Caroline Valetkevitch and Isla Binnie NEW YORK (Reuters) -World stock indexes and Treasury yields rose on Monday while the dollar dipped as investors weighed the prospect of Republican Donald Trump winning the U.S. presidential race after he survived an assassination attempt over the weekend. The Dow hit a record high early, helped by some…
By Arasu Kannagi Basil and Davide Barbuscia (Reuters) – Assets managed by BlackRock hit a record $10.65 trillion in the second quarter thanks to rising client asset values and as investors pumped money into the company’s exchange-traded funds, the world’s largest asset manager said on Monday. Stock markets have scaled record highs in the last…
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -Berkshire Hathaway’s share price hit a record high on Monday, reflecting investors’ confidence in Warren Buffett’s company, which is often regarded as a microcosm of the broader American economy. The price of Berkshire’s Class A shares rose 1.5% to $649,000 in late morning trading, surpassing the $647,039 price reached on Feb….
By James Oliphant and Gram Slattery WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In a country already on edge, the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump has enraged his supporters, paused the Democratic campaign and raised fears of further political violence in the run-up to November’s election. Trump’s Republican allies painted him as a hero on Saturday, seizing…
