Aug 04, 2022
Oil prices hit lowest since Ukraine invasion amid recession fears

By Noah Browning LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global oil prices dropped on Thursday to their lowest levels since before Russia's February invasion of Ukraine, as traders fretted over the possibility of an economic recession later this year that could torpedo…

Aug 03, 2022
U.S. proposes new consumer protection rules for airline passengers

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Transportation Department on Wednesday proposed new rules to strengthen airline passenger protection and require airlines to provide vouchers that do not expire when passengers are unable to fly for certain pandemic-related reasons. The rules would codify…

Aug 03, 2022
Ben & Jerry’s says Unilever froze directors’ salaries

By Jessica DiNapoli NEW YORK (Reuters) -Ben & Jerry's independent board said parent company Unilever Plc, with which it is locked in a dispute over the sale of its Israeli business, had frozen its directors' salaries in July as a…

Aug 03, 2022
U.S. crypto firm Nomad hit by $190 million theft

By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) -U.S. crypto firm Nomad has been hit by a $190 million theft, blockchain researchers said on Tuesday, the latest such heist to hit the digital asset sector this year. Nomad said in a tweet https://twitter.com/nomadxyz_/status/1554246853348036608…

Aug 01, 2022
U.S. considers crackdown on memory chip makers in China

By Alexandra Alper and Karen Freifeld WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is considering limiting shipments of American chipmaking equipment to memory chip makers in China including Yangtze Memory Technologies Co Ltd (YMTC), according to four people familiar with the matter,…

Aug 01, 2022
Wall Street ends down after biggest month since 2020

By Aniruddha Ghosh and Noel Randewich (Reuters) - Wall Street ended lower after a choppy session on Monday, with declines in Exxon Mobil and other energy companies weighing against gains in Boeing as investors digested the U.S. stock market's biggest…