PwC Australia Says Staff Involved In Tax Leak Face ‘severe’ Consequences

By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) -PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia staff who are found to have acted improperly in a scandal over the leaking of government tax plans will face “severe” consequences, acting chief executive Kristin Stubbins told a state parliament inquiry on Monday. In her first public appearance since her predecessor resigned over his involvement in the…

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PwC Australia says staff involved in tax leak face ‘severe’ consequences

By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) -PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia staff who are found to have acted improperly in a scandal over the leaking of government tax plans will face “severe” consequences, acting chief executive Kristin Stubbins told a state parliament inquiry on Monday. In her first public appearance since her predecessor resigned over his involvement in the…

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Starbucks Strike Over Pride Decor Follows LGBTQ Anger On Hours, Benefits

By Hilary Russ and Caroline Valetkevitch (Reuters) – Workers at dozens of U.S. Starbucks locations held strikes on Sunday to express their outrage over accusations by the baristas’ union that managers at several U.S. cafes removed rainbow flags and decorations supporting LGBTQ+ Pride month. About a dozen Starbucks workers picketed outside New York’s Astor Place…

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US retailers targeted with bomb threats in recent months, seeking bitcoin and gift cards – WSJ

(Reuters) – Law-enforcement officials and retailers are investigating a recent wave of bomb threats across the United States, targeting grocery operators and other stores, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. Retail companies including Kroger, Walmart and Amazon’s Whole Foods Market, among others, have received bomb threats at their stores in recent months, the report…

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Japan’s Top Currency Diplomat Escalates Warning Against Weak Yen

By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan will not rule out any options available to respond appropriately to excessive currency moves, its top currency diplomat Masato Kanda said on Monday, stepping up warnings against recent yen weakening that was “rapid and one-sided.” The vice finance minister for international affairs also told reporters that currencies should move…

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China refiners stoke petrochemical glut in market share war as demand flags

By Mohi Narayan and Andrew Hayley (Reuters) – China is relentlessly adding new petrochemical capacity despite a global glut as the country’s refiners diversify from transport fuels, threatening to depress margins worldwide through 2024 as weak economic growth saps demand. In an ominous sign for producers of the chemicals used in plastic packaging, polyester clothing…

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