(Reuters) -Berkshire Hathaway sold about 33.9 million shares of Bank of America for around $1.48 billion over multiple transactions this week, a regulatory filing showed. After the sale, Berkshire owned about 999 million BofA shares. Berkshire is one of the Charlotte, North Carolina-based lender’s largest shareholder. It also invests in several other banks, including Wells…
By Allison Lampert (Reuters) – Boeing expects delayed suppliers to catch up on parts that have slowed production of its 787 jets to below a rate of five a month, as the U.S. planemaker works to restore output of two key commercial programs by the year’s end. Boeing and its European rival Airbus are struggling…
(Reuters) -Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg has declined to endorse either Donald Trump or Joe Biden and said he does not plan to be involved in the upcoming U.S. presidential election in any way, Bloomberg News reported on Friday. In an interview with the publication on Thursday, the tech executive said former President Trump’s immediate…
By David Shepardson (Reuters) -Chrysler parent Stellantis paid $190.7 million in civil penalties for failing to meet U.S. fuel economy requirements for 2019 and 2020, and owes another $459.7 million in outstanding penalties, government documents seen by Reuters show. The penalties, paid in March and May, were disclosed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration…
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – Oracle agreed to pay $115 million to settle a lawsuit accusing the database software and cloud computing company of invading people’s privacy by collecting their personal information and selling it to third parties. A preliminary settlement of the proposed class action was filed on Thursday night in San Francisco federal…
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Reserve announced on Friday it had fined Utah-based Green Dot $44 million for numerous “unfair and deceptive” practices, as well as deficient risk management. The central bank said in a statement the firm, which issues prepaid debit cards, violated consumer law in marketing those products, as…
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States will give an extra $203 million to help millions of civilians affected by the war in Sudan, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield said on Thursday, calling on other nations to step up their aid. The funds, announced in a statement to Reuters…
By Milana Vinn and Anirban Sen (Reuters) – Smartsheet, a U.S. maker of workplace collaboration software with a market value of $6.3 billion, has tapped investment bankers after attracting acquisition interest from buyout firms, according to people familiar with the matter. The Bellevue, Washington-based company is working with Qatalyst Partners to review approaches from private…
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – At the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee this week, a fashion trend with a difference has emerged — fake ear bandages, donned by attendees as a symbolic gesture of support for Donald Trump. Trump has appeared at the convention wearing a large bandage where a would-be assassin’s bullet grazed his right ear…
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -A federal appeals court on Thursday blocked President Joe Biden’s administration from continuing to implement a new student debt relief plan designed to lower monthly payments for millions of Americans. The St. Louis-based 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted a request by seven Republican-led states to put on hold parts…
