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Paramount, Moonves settle CBS shareholder #MeToo class action for $14.75 million
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - Paramount Global has agreed to pay $14.75 million to shareholders of the former CBS Corp in a proposed class action claiming the company's failure to disclose sexual mis...
Apr 18, 2022
Peoria sees record low number of homes up for sale in early 2022
PEORIA, Ill. — The number of homes for sale in the Peoria area reached a record low in the first quarter of this year, down 12.2% from a year ago. According to the Peoria Area Association of Rea...
Apr 18, 2022
China’s Ant Group to take up majority ownership of payments platform 2C2P
(Reuters) - Ant Group, the fintech unit of China's Alibaba Group, is set to become the majority investor in Singapore-based payments platform 2C2P as part of a partnership, the companies on Monday. Th...
Apr 18, 2022
U.S. SEC charges 16 defendants in international ‘pump and dump’ plots
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange commission (SEC) says it has charged 16 defendants with participating in multiyear penny stock schemes that generated more than $194 million in ...
Apr 18, 2022
U.S. homebuilder sentiment drops to seven-month low amid surging mortgage rates
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Confidence among U.S. single-family homebuilders fell to a seven-month low in April as surging mortgage rates and snarled supply chains boosted housing costs, ...
Apr 18, 2022
Sale of Cottage Hospital to OSF completed
PEORIA, Ill. – “Any further details will be released if or when appropriate.” 25 News reports that’s from a statement issued by OSF HealthCare, confirming the sale of property ...
Apr 18, 2022
U.S. SEC charges ex-Brazilian executive over planted Berkshire Hathaway story
NEW YORK (Reuters) -The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday charged a former senior executive at IRB Brasil Resseguros SA with planting a false story that Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hath...
Apr 18, 2022
U.S. CEO pay soars 31% on stock and cash awards, study finds
By Ross Kerber BOSTON (Reuters) - Median pay for top U.S. CEOs rose 31% last year to a record $20 million, a new study found, surging after a slight decline during the COVID-19 pandemic, as companies ...
Apr 18, 2022
U.S. Treasury to focus on cracking down on Russian sanctions evaders – official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen this week will urge International Monetary Fund and World Bank members to increase pressure on Russia to end its "reckless war" in Ukraine, ...
Apr 18, 2022
Bidens kick off first Easter Egg Roll in two years
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After a pandemic hiatus, President Joe Biden, first lady Jill Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris launched the first White House Easter Egg Roll in two years...
Apr 18, 2022
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