April 21, 2022
Elon Musk will not be subjected to a “gag order” preventing him from discussing a lawsuit claiming he defrauded Tesla Inc. shareholders by tweeting in 2018 about taking his electric car company private, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday. U.S. …
March 22, 2022
Elon Musk’s tweets about Tesla Inc. will remain a valid subject for government investigation even if a court throws out a his 2018 agreement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the agency told a judge. Musk is seeking to …
March 15, 2022
NEW YORK –– A federal appeals court on Tuesday rejected Exxon Mobil Corp’s XOM.N effort to stop Massachusetts and New York from probing whether the oil company lied to investors and the public regarding what it knew about climate change. …
January 5, 2022
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP)–The fraud conviction of former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes could offer Silicon Valley’s culture of hubris and hype some valuable lessons. Will anyone in the tech industry actually take this moment to heart? Don’t count on it. …
December 14, 2021
LONDON — Investors managing $4.1 trillion in assets are urging the world’s biggest chemical companies to phase out production of hazardous substances which linger in the environment and have been linked to serious health problems. The move by 23 investors …
November 29, 2021
Pandemic-weary corporations struggled to assess the impact of the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus on Monday, with industries from airlines to autos awaiting more details to help determine how it might affect their operations and profits. The World Health …
November 22, 2021
NEW YORK — JPMorgan Chase & Co agreed to pay $60 million to settle class-action litigation by investors who accused the largest U.S. bank of intentionally manipulating prices of precious metals futures and options. The settlement disclosed on Friday stemmed …
November 19, 2021
FRANKFURT — Allianz Chief Executive Officer Oliver Baete said on Thursday that the financial world was getting more dangerous, not safer, setting an ominous tone for investors. Baete, who oversees one of the world’s largest insurers and asset managers, pointed …
November 5, 2021
SEATTLE/WASHINGTON — Boeing Co investors have reached an agreement with current and former company officers to settle a lawsuit over the safety oversight of the 737 MAX, two people familiar with the matter said on Thursday. The proposed settlement agreement …
October 18, 2021
For three centuries, a handful of insurers have dominated the market from the City of London. The upstart intent on challenging them rents two floors just outside the district in an area known as Silicon Roundabout, where its employees work …