Tag: Corporate news
Congo president names new prime minister, increases control
KINSHASA, Congo — Congo’s president has appointed a new prime minister, further strengthening his control of the government over which his predecessor used to...
Saudi Arabia to stop contracting with firms without local HQ
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia announced on Monday that it plans to stop signing contracts with foreign companies that don’t have their...
Palestinians say Israel blocks shipment of vaccines to Gaza
RAMALLAH, West Bank — The Palestinian Authority said Monday that Israel was preventing it from sending coronavirus vaccines to the Gaza Strip that are...
GameStop’s saga may be over; its effect on Wall Street isn’t
NEW YORK — The frenzy around GameStop’s stock may have quieted down, but the outsized influence small investors had in the saga is likely...
World’s biggest shipper reports rebound in business
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — The world’s biggest shipping company, Denmark’s A.P. Moller-Maersk, on Wednesday reported a sharp rise in earnings for the fourth quarter, when...
Hearing set for Ohio nonprofit’s bribery scheme guilty plea
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A federal judge has scheduled the guilty plea hearing for a nonprofit that authorities say was used as part of a...
German drug firm to pay $50M in US purity case at India site
LAS VEGAS — An international pharmaceutical company has agreed to plead guilty in a U.S. court and pay $50 million for deleting and hiding...
Report: Trump campaign listed payment to legislator’s firm
PHOENIX — Former President Donald Trump's unsuccessful reelection campaign reported it paid over $6,000 to a business belonging to an Arizona legislator who sought...
Federal utility gives raise to CEO that Trump had criticized
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A federal utility's board voted Thursday to increase the multimillion-dollar pay scale of its CEO, coming to the decision based on...
EPA proposes pollution cleanup of Delco plant site in Kokomo
KOKOMO, Ind. — Contaminated soil and groundwater at the central Indiana site of a former General Motors plant would be cleaned up under a...
