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 Australia threatens fines for social media giants enabling misinformation

Australia threatens fines for social media giants enabling misinformation

September 12, 2024 01:06 PM AEST| By EODHD

By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia said it will fine internet platforms up to 5% of their global revenue for failing to prevent the spread of misinformation online, joining a worldwide push to...

 Kyle McCann delivers clutch homer as Athletics top Astros

Kyle McCann delivers clutch homer as Athletics top Astros

September 12, 2024 01:05 PM AEST| By EODHD

Kyle McCann slugged a go-ahead two-run home run in the top of the sixth inning to support Joey Estes, who pitched effectively into the seventh inning as the visiting Oakland Athletics claimed a 5-4 wi...

 Australia to strip medals from veterans after alleged war crimes

Australia to strip medals from veterans after alleged war crimes

September 12, 2024 12:50 PM AEST| By EODHD

Australia will strip military awards from a group of war veterans over allegations those under their command committed war crimes in Afghanistan, Defence Minister Richard Marles said on Thursday.

 Hawkish BOJ policymaker calls for rates to rise to at least 1%

Hawkish BOJ policymaker calls for rates to rise to at least 1%

September 12, 2024 12:32 PM AEST| By EODHD

The Bank of Japan must raise interest rates to at least 1% by late next year, hawkish policymaker Naoki Tamura said on Thursday, reinforcing the bank's resolve to persist with steady monetary tighteni...

 Tyler O’Neill's 3-run HR in 10th powers Red Sox past Orioles

Tyler O’Neill's 3-run HR in 10th powers Red Sox past Orioles

September 12, 2024 12:22 PM AEST| By EODHD

Tyler O'Neill hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Boston Red Sox a 5-3 victory over the visiting Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday night.

 Japan's ispace aims for December launch of second moon landing mission

Japan's ispace aims for December launch of second moon landing mission

September 12, 2024 12:02 PM AEST| By EODHD

Japanese space exploration company ispace will launch its second moon landing mission as early as in December, chief executive Takeshi Hakamada said on Thursday.

 Jury rules in favor of Bayer's Monsanto in Philadelphia trial over Roundup

Jury rules in favor of Bayer's Monsanto in Philadelphia trial over Roundup

September 12, 2024 11:58 AM AEST| By EODHD

(Reuters) - Bayer's Monsanto unit said on Wednesday that a Philadelphia Court jury reached a verdict in the Young Roundup product liability trial in their favor. Bayer bought Monsanto for $63 billion...

 South Korea market watchdog highlights pension fund's role in market reforms

South Korea market watchdog highlights pension fund's role in market reforms

September 12, 2024 11:14 AM AEST| By EODHD

The head of South Korea's market watchdog stressed on Thursday the importance of the public pension fund's role in the success of ongoing capital market reforms, nudging the fund to invest more in the...

 Australia's Nine Entertainment CEO Mike Sneesby to step down

Australia's Nine Entertainment CEO Mike Sneesby to step down

September 12, 2024 11:07 AM AEST| By EODHD

By Adwitiya Srivastava (Reuters) - Australian broadcaster Nine Entertainment said on Thursday Chief Executive Officer Mike Sneesby would step down with effect from Sept. 30 and that chief finance and...

 Wall Street Curbs Young Bankers’ Hours After Overwork Outcry

Wall Street Curbs Young Bankers’ Hours After Overwork Outcry

September 12, 2024 11:00 AM AEST| By EODHD

JPMorgan adds 80-hour weekly cap and Bank of America revamps timekeeping after a Wall Street Journal investigation highlighted investment banking’s work-obsessed culture. Continue reading View comment...

 Norfolk Southern Ousts CEO Alan Shaw, Citing Relationship With Chief Legal Officer

Norfolk Southern Ousts CEO Alan Shaw, Citing Relationship With Chief Legal Officer

September 12, 2024 10:25 AM AEST| By EODHD

A three-decade veteran of the company, Alan Shaw will be succeeded by Mark George, who since 2019 has served as the company’s financial chief. Continue reading View comments

 US election certification to take place with tighter security after 2021 attack

US election certification to take place with tighter security after 2021 attack

September 12, 2024 10:22 AM AEST| By EODHD

The U.S. government will increase security for Congress' certification of the Nov. 5 election result, which is due on Jan. 6, to avoid a repeat of the 2021 attack on the Capitol by supporters of Repub...

 Boeing faces possible strike on Friday over labor contract

Boeing faces possible strike on Friday over labor contract

September 12, 2024 09:25 AM AEST| By EODHD

Boeing faces a possible strike as early as Friday if most of the U.S. planemaker's factory workers in the Pacific Northwest vote on Thursday to back a work stoppage and reject a tentative deal that ha...

 StanChart to offer first commercial debt to carbon credit firm after BA commitment

StanChart to offer first commercial debt to carbon credit firm after BA commitment

September 12, 2024 09:17 AM AEST| By EODHD

Standard Chartered will offer the first commercial debt to a technological carbon removal firm after British Airways agreed to an advance purchase of more than 4,000 tonnes of credits from project dev...

 UK housing market recovered further in August, RICS survey shows

UK housing market recovered further in August, RICS survey shows

September 12, 2024 09:15 AM AEST| By EODHD

British property surveyors expect sales to continue to grow in the coming months after a gauge of house prices turned positive for the first time in nearly two years, though concerns remained about af...

 UK pay settlements lowest in nearly two years, IDR survey shows

UK pay settlements lowest in nearly two years, IDR survey shows

September 12, 2024 09:12 AM AEST| By EODHD

Pay awards granted by British employers fell during the three months to July, according to a survey that chimed with an official gauge of cooling wage growth that should keep the Bank of England on tr...

 Ex-defence minister Ishiba tops corporate Japan's premier wish list, Reuters poll shows

Ex-defence minister Ishiba tops corporate Japan's premier wish list, Reuters poll shows

September 12, 2024 09:05 AM AEST| By EODHD

Former defence minister Shigeru Ishiba is corporate Japan's top choice to replace Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, edging out Sanae Takaichi, who strives to become the nation's first female premier, a Re...

 Mets spoil Bowden Francis's no-hit bid, rally past Blue Jays

Mets spoil Bowden Francis's no-hit bid, rally past Blue Jays

September 12, 2024 08:59 AM AEST| By EODHD

Francisco Lindor ended Bowden Francis's no-hitter with a leadoff homer to ignite a six-run ninth inning as the visiting New York Mets defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 6-2 on Wednesday afternoon.

 Diamondbacks hit five homers to rout Rangers

Diamondbacks hit five homers to rout Rangers

September 12, 2024 08:53 AM AEST| By EODHD

Eugenio Suarez hit two home runs and Randal Grichuk, Ketel Marte and Adrian Del Castillo also went deep as the Arizona Diamondbacks completed a two-game sweep against the Texas Rangers with a 14-4 vic...

 US Labor Department can base OT pay eligibility on salaries, appeals court rules

US Labor Department can base OT pay eligibility on salaries, appeals court rules

September 12, 2024 08:29 AM AEST| By EODHD

A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday upheld the U.S. Department of Labor's decades-old practice of using workers' salaries to determine whether they are eligible for overtime pay, rejecting a challenge b...

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