Brazil Uber driver accused of kicking out blind woman
A blind woman said an Uber [UBER.UL] driver abruptly left her on the side of a Rio de Janeiro street last week after loudly berating her over her request that he turn down the car’s air conditioning, the latest safety incident involving the ride-hailin…
Russia’s VTB bank apologizes for CEO who called UK’s Boris Johnson a ‘jerk’
Russian state bank VTB apologized for its CEO Andrey Kostin who made what it called an “emotional comment” on Monday when he described former British foreign minister Boris Johnson as a “jerk”.
SocGen expects around $1.4 billion in U.S. sanctions penalties
France’s Societe Generale expects penalties relating to its dispute with U.S. authorities over international sanctions violations to be close to 1.2 billion euros ($1.4 billion) which would almost entirely be covered by provisions.
SocGen expects U.S. sanctions penalties to be close to 1.2 billion euros
French bank Societe Generale expects penalties related to its dispute with U.S. authorities over international sanctions violations will be close to 1.2 billion euros ($1.39 billion), it said on Monday.
Danone CEO to sit on Carrefour’s healthy food advisory committee
Carrefour , Europe’s largest retailer, said on Monday that the head of yogurt maker Danone will sit on a food advisory committee the supermarket group is setting up as it seeks to boost sales of organic products.
Retailer TFG’s London business may face hit from House of Fraser collapse
South African clothing and homeware retailer The Foschini Group (TFG) said on Monday its London business would be likely to incur some bad debt write-offs as a result of the collapse of House of Fraser.
Britain’s TSB hit by another IT glitch, angering some customers
Britain’s TSB was hit by another technology glitch on Monday, the latest since a botched IT upgrade in April resulted in one of the country’s worst banking outages.
On Labor Day, Trump hits back at largest union leader
U.S. President Donald Trump on Labor Day hit back at Richard Trumka, president of the United States’ largest federation of labor unions, after Trumka said on Sunday that the president’s policies had hurt American workers.
JD.com CEO returns to China after arrest in U.S. sexual misconduct case
The CEO of JD.com Inc , Richard Liu, has returned to China, the Chinese e-commerce giant said on Monday, days after he was arrested by police in the U.S. city of Minneapolis on suspicion of criminal sexual conduct and later released.
Lawyer for JD.com CEO says does not expect charges to be brought
A lawyer for JD.com Inc CEO Richard Liu, who was arrested on suspicion of criminal sexual misconduct in the U.S. state of Minnesota and later released, said on Monday that Liu denies any wrongdoing, and also said he does not expect charges to be broug…
