Media A group of 12 state attorneys general filed a lawsuit Monday challenging Paramount Skydance’s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. The lawsuit, which came after weeks of speculation on if and when it would be filed, seeks to block the merger on antitrust concerns. CNBC’s David Faber reported earlier in the day that the […]
BBC News Operation Mally, involving Rowan, fell outside the review’s timeframe. The operation was expanded into much broader checks for unauthorised contact between journalists’ phones and police phones. Boutcher has ended the practice. He also pointed out that since legislative change a decade ago, there has been no unlawful interference with any journalist’s phone data. […]
Retail People are selecting from an assortment of premium Lindt chocolates at the Lindt & Sprungli chocolate shop. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Cocoa prices are beginning to ease after a record-breaking rally, but don’t expect cheaper candy just yet as the world’s biggest chocolate makers turn to social media-inspired products and other strategies […]
Small Business Strathroy | Istock | Getty Images For nearly a century, John Dioguardi’s family has been making custom headstones and other memorial markers at Rome Monument in western Pennsylvania. Recently, he’s wondered how much time his business has left. Dioguardi has been trying to adapt for more than a decade as the rise in […]
BBC News Lacroix had been on a shortlist of centre-back options since it became clear Chelsea‘s defence was underperforming and that they needed more physicality and leadership in their backline. Although former Manchester City defender John Stones and Como’s Jacobo Ramon were also known to be under consideration, it always felt as though the 6ft […]
Tech Meta shares slid in extended trading on Wednesday after the company issued a weaker-than-expected revenue forecast and took a big hit to its cash pile. Here’s how the company did, compared with estimates from analysts polled by LSEG: Earnings per share: $6.18 vs. $7.22 Revenue: $60.80 billion vs. $60.17 billion Meta said it expects […]
BBC News Captain Cristian Romero is among those likely to leave the club. Romero was criticised for his decision to fly back to Argentina while injured before the final game of the season – a match for which he did ultimately return. De Zerbi said it was wrong to criticise Romero for his initial decision, […]
Business News Visa’s Ryan McInerney delivers a keynote address at the Transact 15 conference in San Francisco, California, April 1, 2015. Noah Berger | Reuters Visa, which runs the world’s largest payments network, plans to cut about 7% of its workforce as CEO Ryan McInerney moves to streamline the company and invest more in growth […]
Digital Trends If you’ve ever cut a summer run short because the heat felt unbearable, you’re definitely not alone. Runna, the top-rated running coach app, found that 80% of its users skip or adjust their runs because of hot weather. To fix that problem, the company just launched a new feature called “Adapt for Heat”, […]
BBC News Former New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming has been appointed as England Test coach, with Joe Root returning as captain. Fleming, 53, has never previously worked as head coach of a national team but he led Chennai Super Kings to a record five Indian Premier League titles during his 17-year tenure as head coach. […]
