Scant oversight, corporate secrecy preceded U.S. weed killer crisis
NEW YORK (Reuters) – As the U.S. growing season entered its peak this summer, farmers began posting startling pictures on social media: fields of beans, peach orchards and vegetable gardens withering away.
Qatar Airways says evaluating air routes opened by boycotting countries
DOHA (Reuters) – Qatar Airways is evaluating whether it will use air routes which media reports said were opened this week by countries embroiled in a political dispute with Qatar, the airline’s chief executive said on Wednesday.
Santander seals biggest sale yet of Spanish property
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Spanish bank Santander has sold control of property worth 10 billion euros ($12 billion) to U.S. investor Blackstone Group, following its rescue of Banco Popular.
Volkswagen signs on as EURO 2020 mobility partner in soccer push
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German carmaker Volkswagen said on Wednesday it had won a deal to become the new mobility partner of the EURO 2020 soccer championship, which it said it would use to showcase its new I.D. electric car model.
Innovate, cut costs: how a Russian oil firm navigates global supply curbs
ALMYETYEVSK, Russia (Reuters) – A global deal cutting crude output has forced mid-sized Russian oil company Tatneft to curb flows at some fields, leaving it with lower revenues but little relief from maintenance and running costs. Its response: innovat…
U.S. payments firm Vantiv clinches $10 billion deal to buy Worldpay
LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. credit card processing company Vantiv secured a deal to buy British-based rival Worldpay for 8 billion pounds ($10.4 billion) on Wednesday in a bid to create a $29 billion global payments powerhouse.
Scant oversight, corporate secrecy preceded U.S. weed killer crisis
NEW YORK (Reuters) – As the U.S. growing season entered its peak this summer, farmers began posting startling pictures on social media: fields of beans, peach orchards and vegetable gardens withering away.
Disney pays at least $177 million to settle ‘pink slime’ case: filing
(Reuters) – Walt Disney Co paid $177 million, in addition to insurance recoveries, to settle the closely watched “pink slime” defamation case against its ABC network by Beef Products Inc., a quarterly financial report shows.
Fidelity allows clients to see digital currencies on its website
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Fidelity Investments Inc has started allowing clients to use its website to view their holdings of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies held through digital wallet provider Coinbase, the company said on Wednesday.
VW workers want new car model for Germany to boost flagging output
BERLIN (Reuters) – Volkswagen’s powerful labor unions have called on the company to create more work for its German plants by increasing investment there and creating a new model for local production.
