Unilever threatens to cut back online ads over ‘toxic’ content
LONDON/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Unilever , one of the world’s biggest spenders on advertising, has threatened to pull ads from digital platforms such as Facebook and Google if they “create division” in society or fail to protect children.
Ford expands ‘Do Not Drive’ warning to 33,000 additional pickup trucks: statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Ford Motor Co said Monday it is expanding an urgent warning to another 33,000 owners of older pickup trucks in North America not to drive them until they get repairs because of a potentially defective Takata Corp air bag inflato…
Murdoch pledges independent Sky News to smooth path for Fox deal
LONDON (Reuters) – Rupert Murdoch’s Twenty-First Century Fox pledged to keep Sky News independent and continue funding the loss-making channel for five years, in an attempt to overcome regulatory concerns over its $15.7 billion takeover of pay-TV firm…
Wall Street up for second straight day, clawing back after sell-off
(Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes rose for a second straight session on Monday, led by gains in technology and financial stocks, after its worst week in two years as the specter of rising inflation led to fears of accelerated interest rate hikes.
U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau aims for more restraint: memo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will pull back its activities and seek to promote a free market for financial services, according to a memo obtained by Reuters on Monday.
Exclusive: Europe’s A400M army plane may see some features axed
SINGAPORE/BERLIN (Reuters) – Europe’s new troop transporter may never go into battle with all the promised military capabilities after buyers of the A400M agreed to let Airbus negotiate an opt-out for features deemed too difficult to build.
Exclusive: EU antitrust regulators to fine NYK, Wilhelmsen, other car shipping firms – sources
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU antitrust regulators are set to fine Nippon Yusen KK (NYK) and several other Japanese shippers as well as Norwegian Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics ASA (WWL) in the coming weeks for rigging bids for shipping cars, according to …
Deutsche Bank, trader settle U.S. SEC charges over bond prices
(Reuters) – Deutsche Bank AG will pay nearly $4.5 million to settle U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission civil charges that it failed to police traders and salespeople who lied to customers about bond prices, the regulator said on Monday.
Tech, financials lead Wall Street 1 percent higher
(Reuters) – Technology and financial shares led Wall Street’s three main indexes more than 1 percent higher on Monday, attempting a recovery from their worst week in two years.
German court rules Facebook use of personal data illegal
BERLIN (Reuters) – A German consumer rights group said on Monday that a court had found Facebook’s use of personal data to be illegal because the U.S. social media platform did not adequately secure the informed consent of its users.
