Among other things, the Federal Reserve will ban senior officials from trading directly in stocks and bonds. They may still invest in, for example, investment funds. The stricter rules resulted from a scandal that led to the resignation of two executives of the US umbrella organization of central banks. […]
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is investigating the video game publisher Activision Blizzard. The SEC wants to know whether the company has provided investors with timely notices about the issues surrounding sexual harassment and unequal treatment of male and female employees. According to the business newspaper The Wall […]
Stock markets in New York opened Friday without major price movements. Investors’ attention will include the latest US consumer confidence figures. The University of Michigan gauge will indicate how consumers view the economic situation later on Friday. Last month, US consumer confidence took another hit, to which the stock […]
The United States, the United Kingdom and Australia did not tell the European Union that they were working on a new military alliance. The European Commission has asked the three countries for explanations about the security pact, which they concluded on Wednesday, and will discuss the consequences with the […]
US President Joe Biden will talk to top executives of large companies in the White House on Wednesday about his plans for a corona vaccination obligation. These include companies such as entertainment and media group Walt Disney, software producer Microsoft and drugstore chain Walgreens Boots Alliance. Last week, Biden […]
According to the American Cybercom organisation, this is a critical vulnerability in Atlassian Confluence that is being actively exploited worldwide. Vulnerability CVE-2021-26084 in Atlassian Confluence’s wiki software. The bug is bad enough that US Cybercom, the cybersecurity arm of the Department of Defense, is issuing a warning. “Mass exploitation […]
State of California Expands Lawsuit Against Activision Blizzard. The state also accuses the game company, publisher of Call of Duty, of destroying evidence. Discrimination lawsuit against game publisher Activision Blizzard is expanding. That writes tech site Axios. A month ago, the California labour regulator sued the company for extensive […]
Tropical Storm Henri ravages the east coast of the United States, but the damage is not so bad for the time being. At the peak of the storm, 140,000 families were without power, correspondent Björn Soenens knows. Moreover, due to the heavy rainfall, there is a risk of (heavy) […]
Internet giant Amazon would like to open several department stores in the United States. That writes the American business newspaper Wall Street Journal. The Wall Street Journal cites sources within the company. Amazon, which already operates smaller brick-and-mortar stores, has so far declined to confirm the report. The first […]
In Afghanistan, the Taliban say they now also control Kandahar, the country’s second-largest city. As a result, several countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada, are sending military personnel to accompany the departure of their embassy staff. Afghan cities are rapidly falling into the hands of […]
