(Reuters) – The Australian corporate regulator said on Tuesday that it had urged companies to make full disclosures of impact of COVID-19 and rising interest rates on asset valuations in their upcoming full-year and half-year results. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) said in a statement that directors should ensure that investors are duly…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States imposed sanctions on Monday on members of a Russian intelligence-linked group for their role in Moscow’s efforts to destabilize democracy and influence elections in Moldova, the Treasury Department said. The new sanctions target seven Russian individuals, some of whom maintain ties to Russian intelligence services, the department said in…
(Reuters) – Apple Inc unveiled its first augmented-reality (AR) headset, as well as a series of upgrades to its devices and software, at the company’s annual developers conference on Monday. Apple’s Vision Pro, pitted against Meta Platforms Inc’s Quest line and PlayStation VR from Sony Group, marks the iPhone maker’s foray into a new product…
(Reuters) – Apple Inc unveiled its first augmented-reality (AR) headset, as well as a series of upgrades to its devices and software, at the company’s annual developers conference on Monday. Apple’s Vision Pro, pitted against Meta Platforms Inc’s Quest line and PlayStation VR from Sony Group, marks the iPhone maker’s foray into a new product…
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Three lawyers for former President Donald Trump left the U.S. Department of Justice Monday amid reports that federal prosecutors are wrapping up an investigation into whether he mishandled classified documents. The three lawyers – Lindsey Halligan, John Rowley and James Trusty – declined to answer questions as they…
(This May 31 story has been corrected to fix the spelling of executive’s name to Teresa, not Theresa, in paragraph 5) By Michael Erman (Reuters) – Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG plans to sell its 800-employee drug manufacturing plant in Vacaville, California, or it will shut the factory by 2029, according to e-mailed letters to…
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Microsoft will pay $20 million to settle U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) charges that the tech company illegally collected personal information from children without their parents’ consent, the FTC said on Monday. The company had been charged with violating the U.S. Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) by collecting personal…
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) – The mother of a 6-year-old Virginia boy who shot and wounded his elementary school teacher was charged on Monday with two U.S. firearms felonies, and her lawyer said she will plead guilty to both offenses under a deal with federal prosecutors. Deja Taylor was charged with being a user of…
(Reuters) – Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin decried the loss to Ukrainian forces of a village near Bakhmut and said tactics used by regular Russian forces would lead to more setbacks within two weeks. Prigozhin made his comments on Monday as a top Russian-backed official in occupied Donetsk region described the military situation around Bakhmut…
(This May 15 story has been corrected to remove references to investment bankers being in telecom, media and technology sectors in the headline and paragraph 1) By Milana Vinn and Anirban Sen NEW YORK (Reuters) – At least seven top Barclays Plc investment bankers have resigned to join UBS Group AG in the United States…
