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British tourists could be forced to pay more to see Mona Lisa as part of Louvre revamp
British tourists will have to pay more to enter the Louvre in Paris amid a new crackdown at the museum that will also see the Mona Lisa…
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E.V. Owners Don’t Pay Gas Taxes. So, Many States Are Charging Them Fees.
Owners of electric cars in Vermont recently got a letter from the Department of Motor Vehicles with some bad news. Starting Jan. 1 they…
Business
Fitbit Agrees to Pay $12 Million for Not Quickly Reporting Burn Risk With Watches
Reports that Fitbit’s Ionic smartwatch was overheating began in 2018 and continued into 2020. But according to U.S. officials, the company…
Business
Disney raises Bob Iger’s pay by 30%, reflecting turnaround in profit
WALT Disney boosted chief executive officer Bob Iger’s total pay by 30 per cent in fiscal 2024, underscoring his turnaround of the media…
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JPMorgan boosts Jamie Dimon’s pay to US$39 million after record profit
JPMORGAN Chase lifted chief executive officer Jamie Dimon’s pay to US$39 million for 2024, a year in which the biggest US bank beat its…
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British Airways Destroyed Our Guitar and Won’t Pay Up
Dear Tripped Up, I’m a co-owner of Luaka Bop, a New York-based record label, and last June was accompanying the Staples Jr. Singers, a…
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P.O. Box Prices: What You'll Really Pay in 2024
Thinking about getting a P.O. Box in 2024? You’re not alone. With more people shopping online and working remotely, having a secure spot…
Business
Vanguard to Pay $106 Million in Restitution to Retirement Fund Investors
Vanguard, the large mutual fund company, has agreed to pay $106 million in restitution to settle a securities regulatory investigation…
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CNN Settles Defamation Suit After Being Ordered to Pay $5 Million
A jury in Florida on Friday ordered CNN to pay $5 million for defaming a private security contractor in a five-minute segment that ran on…
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Goldman Sachs boosts CEO pay to US$39 million, lines up five more years at helm
Goldman Sachs raised CEO David Solomon’s compensation 26 per cent to US$39 million for last year, according to a filing, and its board…
Politics
Padilla hopes to increase firefighter pay, create affordable housing for disaster response
WASHINGTON — While firefighters continue to battle the Los Angeles County fires, California’s Sen. Alex Padilla is introducing a package…
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American Express to pay US$230 million to settle US charges over deceptive sales practices
AMERICAN Express said on Thursday (Jan 16) it will pay about US$230 million to settle US criminal and civil probes into alleged deceptive…
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Microsoft bets office subscribers will pay 30% more for AI tools
MICROSOFT is raising the price of its package of Office apps for consumers, a bet that subscribers will be willing to cough up more for…
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Meatpacking Companies to Pay $8 Million for U.S. Child Labor Violations
Perdue Farms and JBS, two of the country’s biggest meatpackers, will pay a combined $8 million after the Department of Labor found the…
Business
Cash App Ordered to Pay $255 Million in Penalties Over Fraud
Cash App, the smartphone payments tool that allows instant money transfers and is popular with young people, has made billions in profits…
Business
Toyota Truck Unit Will Pay $1.6 Billion to Settle Emissions Fraud Case
Toyota Motors’ trucking unit has agreed to plead guilty to criminal charges and pay $1.6 billion in civil and criminal penalties for…
Business
Mastercard Agrees to Settle Pay Discrimination Suit for $26 Million
Mastercard is set to pay $26 million to settle accusations that the company has for years underpaid thousands of female, Black and…
Business
Robinhood to pay US$45 million to settle SEC charges over record keeping, other violations
ONLINE trading firm Robinhood Markets has agreed to pay US$45 million to settle US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charges over…
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Robinhood to Pay $45 Million Fine to Settle SEC Charges
Robinhood was hit with $45 million in fresh fines from the Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday, the latest reprimand that the…
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US firms pay over $1 billion in taxes to Russia Amid Ongoing Ukraine war
U.S. companies that have continued to do business in Russia have contributed more than $1 billion in tax revenue to Kremlin, Newsweek has…
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VW managers to take combined 300 million euro pay cut: report
VOLKSWAGEN’S management will take pay cuts adding up to over 300 million euros (S$423.4 million) by 2030, according to comments by VW…
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Russia warns Europe will "pay the price" for Ukraine cutting off gas
Russia has claimed that Ukraine's decision to let its gas transit agreement with Gazprom expire was influenced by the United States and…
Business
Apple to pay US$95 million to settle Siri privacy lawsuit
APPLE agreed to pay US$95 million in cash to settle a proposed class action lawsuit claiming that its voice-activated Siri assistant…
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20 months’ pay in year-end bonus for staff at Taiwan shipping giant Evergreen
A TAIWANESE company that is known for giving employees big bonuses has done it yet again. Shipping giant Evergreen announced on Dec 31…