Exclusive-Elliott Now Owns Enough of Southwest Airlines to Call Special Meeting
Sept. 2 By Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK (Reuters) – Elliott Investment Management now holds 10% of Southwest Airlines’ common stock, crossing the threshold that allows the hedge fund to call a special meeting at the carrier, according to a person familiar with the matter. The…
Fake Cows Ready for Milking at US State Fairs as Bird Flu Threat Looms
Aug. 31 By Tom Polansek and P.J. Huffstutter WEST ALLIS, Wisconsin (Reuters) – In Michigan this year, where dairy workers and herds have fallen ill from bird flu, a pair of unlikely prized cows are being prepped to take the state fair stage. State fair…
Bird Flu Infects California Dairy Cows, Widening US Outbreak
Aug. 30 By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) – Cows at three dairy farms in California, the top U.S. milk-producing state, tested positive for bird flu, the state’s agriculture department said on Friday. The infections expand a U.S. outbreak of the H5N1 virus in dairy cattle…
Vanuatu Ancestral Relics, Trafficked as Art to New York, Return Home With FBI Escort
Aug. 29 By Kirsty Needham (Reuters) – When a crate escorted by the FBI from New York was opened this week at the national museum of the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, Kaitip Kami instantly recognised the statue inside. It incorporated the skull of a…
US Surgeon General Calls Parent Stress a Public Health Challenge
Aug. 28 By Jeff Mason (Reuters) – The U.S. surgeon general on Wednesday issued a public health advisory about the impact of modern stresses on parents’ mental health, calling on government, businesses and community organizations to increase resources to provide them more support. The advisory…
Nvidia Sales Likely Doubled – Even That May Not Impress Investors
Aug. 26 By Arsheeya Bajwa (Reuters) – Nvidia is likely to report on Wednesday that its second-quarter revenue more than doubled. But investors used to its blockbuster results will be expecting even more from the artificial intelligence chip giant. A beat or a miss on…
Anthropic Says California AI Bill’s Benefits Likely Outweigh Costs
Aug. 23 By Jahnavi Nidumolu in Bengaluru (Reuters) – The benefits of California’s revised bill that seeks to regulate how artificial intelligence is developed and deployed in the state likely outweigh the costs, Anthropic said on Thursday. San Francisco-based Anthropic is a rival to ChatGPT-maker…
Analysis-Rise in Election Talk From US Execs Highlights Policy Uncertainty
Aug. 22 By Medha Singh (Reuters) – U.S. company executives are talking much more about the upcoming presidential election than they did four years ago as a wider policy rift between candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump raises questions around taxes, tariffs and pricing power….
Mandatory Prison Was Key to George Santos Deal, US Prosecutor Says
Aug. 21 By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) – George Santos’ willingness to spend a minimum two years in prison was a critical part of his agreement to plead guilty to fraud and identity theft, the federal prosecutor who charged the scandal-plagued former U.S. congressman…
Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Merger Clears US Justice Department Review
Aug. 20 By David Shepardson and Mrinmay Dey WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Transportation Department said Tuesday it is reviewing Alaska Airlines’ proposed acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines after it cleared a key review by the Justice Department. The airlines filed a transfer application to combine under…