January 13, 2021
Failing Restaurants Risk Fines To Open Doors In The Face...
Health officials across the U.S. have been forced to level fines against already-struggling restaurants that blatantly violated pandemic-related indoor dining bans, the Associated Press reported on Wednesday (Jan. 13). The...
November 23, 2020
Today In Payments Around The World: Western Union To Purchase...
In today’s top payments news around the world, Western Union Co. has entered into a deal to buy up to 15 percent of Saudi Digital Payments Co., while the Competition Commission...
November 20, 2020
India Approves Reliance’s $3.4B Deal Despite Amazon Protests
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) approved a $3.4 billion deal between Reliance Retail and Future Group, despite protests by Amazon. Under the terms of the deal, Reliance will acquire...
November 20, 2020
India OKs $3.4B Future, Reliance Deal Over Amazon’s Protests
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) approved a $3.4 billion deal between the country’s two retail giants — Reliance Retail and Future Group — despite protests by Amazon. Under the...
November 04, 2020
Uber Readies Q3 Earnings As California Voters Give The Firm...
Uber is set to report third-quarter earnings Thursday (Nov. 5) just as the company’s stock is soaring on the election victory of Proposition 22, a California referendum to exempt ridesharing...
November 01, 2020
New French Lockdown Prompts Amazon To Stop Black Friday Ads
Amazon is suspending advertising related to pre-Black Friday campaigns in France after coming under fire from at least one government official who said it was unfair for the online giant...
October 28, 2020
New COVID-19 Wave Crashes Through Global Economy
It’s been a week of all the wrong kinds of COVID-19 records getting set all over the world. In the United States, the average number of new daily cases hit...
October 27, 2020
Amid Rising COVID-19 Cases And Lockdowns, World Waits For Vaccine
With COVID-19 cases surging and no vaccine ready, people are anticipating at least another year before they’re ready to fully return to how they lived before the pandemic, according to...
October 26, 2020
Future Retail, Reliance Deal Held Up By Amazon Claim
The $3.4 billion offer by Reliance Industries to purchase Future Retail has been stayed by the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) in response to a claim filed by Amazon, according...