Month: December 2021

Reuters exclusively reported that Facebook is set to gain EU antitrust approval for its acquisition of Kustomer – an acquisition that media have reported would be worth more than $1 billion. The approval comes after Facebook offered remedies that allow rival products to function with those of the U.S. customer service startup. A buying spree […]

Reuters has been ahead with news on major banks curbing return-to-office plans as Omicron has spread, including two hours ahead of the competition with news that Jefferies was asking staff to work from home again after a spate of COVID cases. Reuters was also ahead with news that Fidelity was delaying return-to-office for some locations […]

Reuters exclusively reported that for three straight years, Alberta’s government granted Canada’s most emissions-intense oil sands facility reductions in payments that polluters are required to make for generating higher emissions than most of the industry. Citing government documents, the Reuters story reported that from 2018 to 2020, Alberta lowered Canadian Natural Resources Ltd’s costs for its oil-producing […]

Reuters detailed the back story behind the decision by high-end home appliance maker Dyson to pull its business from its main supplier, ATA, amid growing scrutiny of Malaysia’s labour practices. Reuters revealed how ATA’s mostly migrant work force worked up to 15 hours a day, were often asked to skip rest days to keep up with demand, […]

Reuters reported exclusively that Apple Inc iPhones of at least nine U.S. State Department employees were hacked by an unknown assailant using sophisticated spyware developed by the Israel-based NSO Group. The hacks, which took place in the last several months, represent the widest known hacks of U.S. officials through NSO technology.  The post Reuters reveals U.S. State […]

Amazon proposed raising book delivery charges in France to around 2 euros from almost nothing if parliament withdrew a bill that would make it more difficult for the e-commerce group to undercut local bookshops, a French senator told Reuters. Senator Laure Darcos said Amazon had made the proposal for a minimum delivery charge of 1.80-2.00 euros […]

Reuters exclusively reported that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government will outline limited new spending in a fiscal update to be released later this month, as inflation soars and some business groups and opposition politicians call for restraint. After COVID-19 supports produced the highest deficit since World War II last year, Trudeau during his campaign pledged new […]

Reuters exclusively reported that the EU’s antitrust regulator is taking a deeper look into Microsoft Corp’s $16 billion deal for transcription technology company Nuance Communications Inc, asking customers and competitors to draw up a list of concerns. The previously unreported outreach is the most extensive by an antitrust authority since the companies announced the acquisition in April, according to a […]

Reuters was first to report that the Bank of Canada will continue to target 2% inflation when the central bank and the Canadian government jointly release their new monetary policy framework, which is renewed every five years. Citing a source familiar with the matter, Reuters reported that the renewal will include new language on the importance […]

Reuters exclusively reported that security officials in one of China’s largest provinces have commissioned a surveillance system they say they want to use to track journalists and international students among other “suspicious people.” China is trying to build what some security experts describe as one of the world’s most sophisticated surveillance technology networks, with millions of […]