Ex-CBS shareholders reach proposed $167.5 million settlement over Viacom deal

WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) – Former CBS shareholders reached a proposed $167.5 million settlement to resolve allegations that Shari Redstone, the daughter of late media magnate Sumner Redstone, pressured the company into an unfair merger that created ViacomCBS Inc, now known as Paramount Global, according to a court filing. The settlement covers holders of Paramount Global…

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IKEA bets on remote interior design as AI changes sales strategy

By Helen Reid LONDON (Reuters) – IKEA is training call centre workers to become interior design advisers as the Swedish furniture giant aims to offer more home improvement services and hand run-of-the-mill customer queries to an artificial intelligence bot called Billie. In April, IKEA expanded its interior design services to the UK and United States,…

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Euro Rises To Three-week High Vs Dollar After ECB's Lagarde Turns Hawkish

Euro Rises To Three-week High Vs Dollar After ECB’s Lagarde Turns Hawkish

By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) -The euro surged to a three-week high against the U.S. dollar on Thursday after comments from European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde fuelled expectations of faster policy tightening, as she focused on the prospect of euro zone inflation overshooting. She also did not repeat previous comments that interest rates…

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Roblox Founder's Pay Jumps To $233 Million On Long-term Stock Awards

Roblox Founder’s Pay Jumps To $233 Million On Long-term Stock Awards

(Reuters) – Gaming platform Roblox Corp’s founder and chief executive officer David Baszucki’s compensation package for 2021 totaled $232.8 million, compared with just $6.8 million a year earlier, according to a regulatory filing on Monday. The bulk of the pay package comprises a long-term performance award for Baszucki, which was valued at $232.2 million. Baszucki,…

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