US Business
Music Companies Sue Twitter Over Alleged Copyright Violations
Publishers representing thousands of artists are seeking more than $250 million in damages for use of music in tweets.
Month: June 2023
US Business
Shell Courts Investors With More Cash, Defense of Oil
The energy major said it would share billions more from its record profits with investors while deepening its commitment to the oil-and-gas businesses.
Nonprofit
Carver Birthplace Association Receives $70,000 in National Grant Funding
(Diamond, MO) – The Carver Birthplace Association, a friend’s group and cooperating association of George Washington Carver National Monument in Diamond, Missouri, received a notification from the National Trust for Historic Perseveration that the nonprofit […]
US Business
EU Says It Might Seek Breakup of Google’s Ad-Tech Business
The move means Europe is joining the U.S.’s antitrust assault on Google’s ad-tech business, potentially setting up a protracted battle.
US Business
Toyota Shareholders Re-Elect Akio Toyoda to Board, Rejecting Activist Push
Some investor groups in the U.S. and Europe sought Toyoda’s ouster over his stance on electric vehicles.
US Business
The Cheaper Weight-Loss Alternative Riding the Ozempic Wave
Researchers warn that studies linking the berberine supplement, dubbed “nature’s Ozempic,” to weight loss are limited.
US Business
Bud Light Loses Title as Top-Selling U.S. Beer
Modelo Especial overtook the brand as the top-selling U.S. beer in May, punctuating a monthslong boycott of Bud Light that has reshuffled the beer industry.
US Business
Nvidia Rides AI Boom to Become Latest U.S. $1 Trillion Company
The chip company ended trading Tuesday with a valuation of more than $1 trillion, becoming the seventh U.S. company to reach that status.
US Business
Tesla Doesn’t See Higher-Volume Production of Semi Truck Until Late 2024
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the company doesn’t expect to begin producing its new electric semitrailer truck in larger volumes until the end of next year.
US Business
BP Refinery Suffered Cascade of Malfunctions Before Fatal Explosion
In a preliminary report, government investigators cite the repercussions of keeping the Ohio plant running in the hours before two brothers were killed.