Carl Icahn supports new Illumina CEO Thaysen after proxy fight
Carl Icahn speaking at Delivering Alpha in New York on Sept. 13, 2016. David A. Grogan | CNBC Carl Icahn on Thursday expressed his support for Illumina‘s new CEO Jacob …
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India’s policy contradictions make it harder for investors to crack market
An undated editorial illustration of Indian rupee cash bills and a stock market indicator board. Javier Ghersi | Moment | Getty Images When India abruptly announced import restrictions on personal …
Victoria’s Secret overhauls its racy fashion catwalk in the company’s latest move to be inclusive
NEW YORK — For more than 20 years, Victoria’s Secret had bolstered its image built on a man’s vision of sexiness with one big annual event: its fashion catwalk extravaganza, …
MyGov email flags HECS/ HELP student debt changes
Millions of Australian graduates have been notified that HECS/HELP debt repayment rates have risen. The threshold for the 2023-24 financial year has been raised, the Australian Taxation Office told former …
Greece plans hourly caps on visitors to ancient Acropolis and will let in up to 20,000 daily
ATHENS, Greece — Visits to the Acropolis of Athens, Greece’s most popular archaeological site, will be capped starting next month at a maximum 20,000 daily and subject to varying hourly …
Former FTX executive Ryan Salame pleads pleads guilty
Ryan Salame, former co-chief executive officer of FTX Digital Markets Ltd., exits federal court in New York, on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023. Stephanie Keith | Bloomberg | Getty Images Former …
Disney, Charter blackout fight persists as NFL season kicks off
Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images The kickoff to the NFL season is Thursday night, and Charter Communications doesn’t appear to be moving down the field in its negotiations …
New CHOICE and Super Consumers Australia anaylsis reveals superannuation you will need to maintain current living standards
The amount of money Aussies will need to retire to maintain their living standards has increased by as much as 8 per cent. According to the latest figures from Super …
Film festival season carries on in Toronto, despite a star-power outage
TORONTO — When the Hollywood actors union announced a strike this summer, Cameron Bailey, the longtime chief executive of the Toronto International Film Festival, dusted off his COVID-19 playbook. For …
Crammed with tourists, Alaska’s capital wonders what will happen as its magnificent glacier recedes
JUNEAU, Alaska — Thousands of tourists spill onto a boardwalk in Alaska’s capital city every day from cruise ships towering over downtown. Vendors hawk shoreside trips and rows of buses …