As Twitter fades to X, TikTok steps up with new text-based posts
The same day owner Elon Musk abruptly dropped Twitter's name and bird logo as part of its supposed transition to an “anything app,” TikTok impishly announced it will begin letting its users post — you guessed it — text-based messages
2023-07-26 08:55
US charges British billionaire Joe Lewis with insider trading
By Jonathan Stempel and Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Joe Lewis, the British billionaire and owner of the Tottenham Hotspur
2023-07-26 07:47
Puerto Rican bank sues NY Fed for suspending account in Venezuela-linked crackdown
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK The New York Federal Reserve was sued on Tuesday by a Puerto Rican
2023-07-26 07:28
Senators propose banning stock trades for US Congress, president
WASHINGTON Members of the U.S. Congress, the president, vice president and senior executive branch officials and their relatives
2023-07-26 07:27
Billionaire and Tottenham Hotspur owner Joe Lewis indicted in US for ‘brazen insider trading’
Joe Lewis, the UK billionaire and owner of the Tottenham Hotspur football club, has been indicted in the US for what officials called a “brazen” set of insider trading schemes. “He used inside information as a way to compensate his employees or shower gifts on his friends and lovers,” US Attorney Damian Williams said in a video statement on Tuesday. “That’s classic corporate corruption,” he added. “It’s cheating, and it’s against the law.” The Independent has contacted Tottenham for comment, as well as Tavistock Group, the investment office founded by Mr Lewis. This is a breaking news story and will be updated with new information.
2023-07-26 07:26
FEC asked to investigate flower shop's $500,000 contribution to super PAC backing Suarez's 2024 bid
A government watchdog group is asking federal regulators to investigate a $500,000 contribution to a super PAC backing Miami Mayor Francis Suarez’s presidential bid by a shop selling artificial flowers
2023-07-26 06:23
Snap shares fall on softer Q3 outlook as app tries to revamp ads
By Sheila Dang (Reuters) -Photo messaging app-owner Snap Inc on Tuesday gave weaker third quarter guidance than analysts had expected
2023-07-26 06:18
Purdue Pharma bankruptcy can proceed despite potential US Supreme Court appeal
By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma may proceed with a bankruptcy settlement that protects its
2023-07-26 05:54
Unexplained outage at Chase Bank leads to interruptions at Zelle payment network
An unexplained outage at Chase Bank has led to interruptions for users of the Zelle payment network, who took to social media to complain
2023-07-26 05:48
Visa 3Q profits rose as global customers increasingly use credit and debit cards instead of cash
Visa says its adjusted third-quarter profits rose by close to double digits, as the global payments company continues to benefit from broad shift of consumer behavior from cash to using credit and debit cards
2023-07-26 05:48
Alphabet profit beats expectations, CFO Porat to assume new role
By Greg Bensinger and Akash Sriram (Reuters) -Alphabet's second-quarter profit exceeded Wall Street expectations on Tuesday and the Google parent
2023-07-26 04:52
House Republicans plan to hold Meta's Mark Zuckerberg in contempt of Congress
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is being threatened with contempt of Congress
2023-07-26 04:52