LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A Hollywood actor who has appeared on such TV shows as “Arrested Development” and the cartoon hit “Bob’s Burgers,” was arrested on Wednesday for his role in the U.S. Capitol riot of Jan. 6, 2021, that sought to keep Donald Trump in the White House. Jay Johnston, 54, became the latest…
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese truck maker Isuzu Motors said on Thursday it was not planning to move a factory to Indonesia from Thailand, a day after the Indonesian industry minister signalled it would. “While our company continues to focus on Indonesia as a major market, there are no plans to relocate a Thai factory to…
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese truck maker Isuzu Motors said on Thursday it was not planning to move a factory to Indonesia from Thailand, a day after the Indonesian industry minister signalled it would. “While our company continues to focus on Indonesia as a major market, there are no plans to relocate a Thai factory to…
By Sheila Dang (Reuters) – Alphabet’s Google and Microsoft are inserting ads into AI experiments without providing an option to opt out of participation, an approach that has already rankled some brands and risks further pushback from the industry, ad buyers told Reuters. The two tech giants are racing to revamp their search engines with…
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Wildfire smoke wasn’t the only cloud from Canada that drifted over the United States this week. The Bank of Canada’s resumption of interest rate rises after a four-month pause blurred the horizon for Federal Reserve policy somewhat too, reminding markets that…
By Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) -European low-cost airline Wizz Air is confident that strong bookings combined with a big investment in its operations to avoid last year’s summer travel snags plus its growing fleet will help it swing to a profit this year. For the 12 months to the end of next March, Hungary-based Wizz…
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) -EU industry chief Thierry Breton will meet Meta Platforms Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg on June 23 and demand that he act immediately to tackle online child pornography as Meta’s voluntary child protection code seemed not to be working. Meta did not immediately respond to a Reuters’ request for comment….
By Tyler Clifford NEW YORK (Reuters) -Schools across the U.S. East Coast canceled outdoor activities, airline traffic slowed and millions of Americans were urged to stay indoors on Wednesday as smoke from Canadian wildfires drifted south, blanketing cities in thick, yellow haze. The U.S. National Weather Service issued air quality alerts for virtually the entire…
By Foo Yun Chee LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) – Amazon should not pay 250 million euros ($268 million)in back taxes to Luxembourg as ordered by EU competition enforcers, an adviser to Europe’s top court said on Thursday, as she cited errors in the EU regulator’s assessment. The European Commission in its 2017 decision said Amazon paid no…
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s top chip design company MediaTek Inc said on Thursday it will defend itself in court against accusations from Realtek that it paid a company that sues over patents a “secret litigation bounty” to file meritless lawsuits. Realtek Semiconductor Corp’s lawsuit, lodged in California, accuses MediaTek of conspiring with IPValue Management Inc…
