SEC fines World Acceptance Corp for paying bribes in Mexico
The SEC said in a statement that the company's Mexican subsidiary paid over $4 million in bribes to Mexican government…
H&M suspends employees over use of racial slur
H&M has suspended employees over the use of a racial slur relating to the name of a hat to be…
The ammonium nitrate that exploded in Beirut should never have stopped there, according to the ship’s captain. The ship was never to leave Beirut, having tried and failed to safely load the additional cargo before becoming embroiled in a lengthy legal dispute over port fees. The captain and three crew spent 11 months on the ship while the legal dispute dragged on, without wages and with only limited supplies of food.
Boris Prokoshev was captain of the Rhosus in 2013 when he says the owner told him to make an unscheduled…
Lawsuit seeks to dissolve National Rifle Association
The NRA has its national headquarters in Fairfax, Virginia, about 20 miles (30 km) west of Washington, D.C.
Iraq to make additional cut in oil production to compensate for overproduction
Iraq said on Thursday it would make an additional cut in its oil production of about 400,000 barrels per day…
‘We need to slow down now to avoid a full stop down the road,’ says Norwegian PM
Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg said on Thursday the Nordic country would put on hold a planned ease of existing…
Daniel Loeb’s Third Point reported strong returns in second quarter
Daniel Loeb's hedge fund Third Point LLC took new positions in technology companies including Alibaba and Amazon.
H&M suspends employees over use of racial slur
H&M has suspended employees over the use of a racial slur relating to the name of a hat to be…
White House health experts warn of rise in coronavirus in U.S. cities
White House health experts are warning of a slow rise in the percentage of people testing positive for coronavirus in…
Archbishop of Canterbury backs lawmaker over transgender rights row
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby used Twitter to defend lawmaker Rosie Duffield.