Google Settles Gender Discrimination Lawsuit for $118 Million
Google agreed to pay $118 million to settle a lawsuit claiming the tech giant had discriminated against women in pay...
Month: June 2022
Three-Dose Pfizer Covid Vaccine Works Safely in Young Children, Review Says
The FDA staff also said, in a review of study data posted online Sunday, that there were no new safety...
French parliamentary elections overshadowed by low turnout
Based on 90 percent of the total votes counted on Sunday evening, Ensemble has collected 25.37 percent (5.1 million votes),...
Economy Week Ahead: Fed, Other Central Banks in Focus
The Federal Reserve’s policy meeting highlights this week’s slate of economic news. Wednesday China’s economic activity showed some signs of...
McDonald’s in Russia Reopens Under New Ownership
MOSCOW—More than a dozen former McDonald’s MCD -1.97% restaurants reopened here under a new brand and new ownership, accompanied by...
Iran is closer than ever to a nuclear weapon as Biden runs out of options
Tehran has ramped up uranium enrichment at a pace not seen since the 2015 signing of a landmark deal, which...
Seven killed in helicopter crash in Italy’s Monte Cusna
Five bodies were initially found, according to the National Alpine Cliff and Cave Rescue Corps (CNSAS), but the bodies of...
Family ‘devastated’ by death sentence on British national by pro-Russian court in Ukraine
"Firstly, our whole family is devastated and saddened at the outcome of the illegal show-trial by the so-called Donetsk People's...
The Best Office Designs to Lure Back Remote Workers
As employees slowly return to the office, many companies would benefit by looking to an often-ignored aspect of the workplace...
FanDuel CEO Amy Howe Wants to Help the Sports-Betting Business Grow Up
LOS ANGELES—Ahead of the year’s biggest gambling event, FanDuel Group Chief Executive Amy Howe was spreading her message of confidence...
Restoration of empire is the endgame for Putin
Such was the case on Thursday, when Putin met with a group of young Russian entrepreneurs. Anyone looking for clues...
Smithfield Foods, Citing High Costs of Operating in California, to Close Pork Plant
Smithfield Foods Inc., the largest pork processor in the U.S. by volume, is closing an 1,800-person plant in California and...
Clarence House refuses to comment on report that Prince Charles finds UK’s plan to send migrants to Rwanda ‘appalling’
"He said he was more than disappointed at the policy," The Times reported, quoting an anonymous source. "He said he...
What Do Chinese Consumers Want? Walmart Can’t Figure It Out.
Walmart Inc. opened its first store in China in 1996, a sprawling supercenter in the Hong Kong border city of...
Analysis: Boris Johnson is still in charge. But behind closed doors, rivals are plotting his ouster
Johnson's government is currently thought to have somewhere between 170-180 MPs on its payroll. As the vote was private, that...
The Billionaire Funding a Battle Against Hospital Monopolies
John Arnold antagonized public-employee unions and pharmaceutical firms with campaigns to reform government-funded pensions and bring down high drug prices....
WSJ News Exclusive | Biden Administration to Pursue Rule Requiring Less Nicotine in U.S. Cigarettes
The Biden administration intends to pursue a policy requiring tobacco companies to reduce the nicotine in all cigarettes sold in...
WSJ News Exclusive | Business Losses From Russia Top $59 Billion as Sanctions Hit
Global companies have racked up more than $59 billion in losses from their Russian operations, with more financial pain to...
UK judge allows first flight sending asylum-seekers to Rwanda to go ahead
Britain's government announced in April that it had agreed a deal to send asylum-seekers to the East African country, in...
Prince William goes undercover to highlight a big issue
That might explain the surprise of London's commuters on Wednesday, when Prince William popped up on the city's streets, selling...
