Japan to open up Apple- and Google-dominated phone apps to competition
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan plans to stoke competition in smartphone app payments, dominated by Apple and Google, by banning major…
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Polish LGBTQ march seeks to show strength as election looms
WARSAW (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Poles are expected to march through the streets of Warsaw on Saturday to…
IMF sees Honduran economic growth slowing to about 3% in 2023
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Honduran economic growth is seen slowing to about 3% in 2023, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) estimated…
World Bank green lights $500 million loan to boost Costa Rica’s budget
SAN JOSE (Reuters) – The World Bank approved a new $500 million loan to Costa Rica aimed at strengthening support…
Twinkies-maker Hostess fined over preventable amputation of worker’s fingertip
By Ismail Shakil and Katharine Jackson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Labor Department on Friday slapped a $298,000 penalty on…
Meta’s social media apps back up after outage
(Reuters) -Meta Platforms said on Friday services on its social media apps Facebook and Instagram were restored, more than two…
S&P 500 ends lower as Microsoft recedes from record high
By Noel Randewich and Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) – The S&P 500 ended lower on Friday, weighed down by Microsoft and…
Factbox-Potential outcomes of FTC legal bids to block Microsoft-Activision deal
(Reuters) – Microsoft, which is seeking to buy games giant Activision, faces two legal fights in coming weeks with U.S….
Faraday Future plans reverse stock split and delays EV deliveries
(Reuters) -Electric-vehicle startup Faraday Future Intelligent Electric said on Friday it was planning a reverse stock split, as it looks…
U.S. Energy Dept gets two ransom notices as MOVEit hack claims more victims
By Timothy Gardner and Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Energy got ransom requests from the Russia-linked extortion…