Russia fines foreign firms for alleged data storage violations
A Moscow court said it had fined video streaming service Twitch, social network Pinterest, holiday rental company Airbnb and United Parcel Service (UPS) on Tuesday for refusing to store Russian citizens’ personal data in Russia.
Analysis: Swiss policy pivot signals exit for big stock and bond investor
From Silicon Valley shares to U.S. and European government bonds, securities that are already under heavy pressure stand to lose a major buyer as Switzerland ends its long-standing policy of recycling euros and dollars into foreign markets.
EXCLUSIVE Franchise Group in talks to keep Kohl’s management team after a sale-sources
Franchise Group (FRG.O), the preferred bidder to acquire Kohl’s (KSS.N), is in discussions to keep the retailer’s top management team, including CEO Michelle Gass, if the planned sale is finalized, three sources familiar with the matter said.
UK financial regulators to directly oversee cloud services
Britain’s financial watchdog will have powers to make onsite visits to oversee cloud computing firms like Amazon (AMZN.O), Google (GOOGL.O) and Microsoft (MSFT.O) that provide “critical” services to financial firms, the finance ministry said on Wednesday.
EU antitrust chief calls for global approach towards tech giants
Europe’s antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager, the architect of landmark rules to curb the power of U.S. tech giants, called on Thursday for a global approach towards Big Tech to prevent companies taking advantage of enforcement gaps.
GameStop seeks share split amid renewed meme-stock hype
Video game retailer GameStop Corp (GME.N) said on Thursday it would seek shareholder approval for a stock split, aiming to become the latest U.S. company to make it easier for retail investors to own its shares.
EU’s Vestager says no antitrust concerns yet about cloud computing
Cloud computing, in which Amazon (AMZN.O) and Microsoft (MSFT.O) are the biggest players followed by Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O) Google, doesn’t pose competition concerns yet because of Europe’s Gaia-X initiative, EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager said on Monday.
Analysis: New EU rules regulating U.S. tech giants likely to set global standard
Landmark EU rules targeting Alphabet (GOOGL.O) unit Google, Amazon (AMZN.O), Apple (AAPL.O), Meta (FB.O) and Microsoft (MSFT.O) are likely to set a global benchmark and may even force the tech giants to be more innovative, lawyers and experts said.
Amazon.com closes deal to buy MGM movie studio
Amazon.com Inc on Thursday said it had closed its $8.5 billion deal to buy MGM, combining the fabled moviemaker behind “Rocky” and James Bond with the online retailing giant as it looks to draw consumers through more streaming video.
Barclays boosts investor payouts after record annual profit
LONDON, Feb 23 (Reuters) – Barclays (BARC.L)reported a record annual profit for 2021 and returned 2.5 billion pounds to shareholders via dividends and buybacks, as bad loan charges plunged and its investment bank continued its strong recent performance. The British lender on Wednesday reported a pretax profit of 8.4 billion pounds ($11.42 billion), above analyst expectations […]
