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By Reuters A US appeals court on Wednesday ruled that Nasdaq could not impose rules requiring companies listed on the exchange to have women and minority directors on their boards or explain why they do not. The New Orleans-based 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals on a 9-8 vote sided with two conservative advocacy groups

By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — A former Florida-based TD Bank employee was arrested for his alleged role in a massive money-laundering scheme by drug cartels for which the US government previously fined the bank $3 billion. The US attorney’s office in the District of New Jersey announced that Leonardo Ayala, 24, was

By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Meta said Wednesday that it is close to resolving a technical issue that is causing a widespread outage of its apps, including Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. “We’re aware that a technical issue is impacting some users’ ability to access our apps. We’re working to get things back

By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — The richest person in the world just hit an even higher milestone. Elon Musk’s net worth has reached $400 billion, according to Bloomberg, making him the first person ever to cross that mark. Behind his nearly $20 billion jump in wealth was a deal that shot up

By Kara Scannell and Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — Federal prosecutors charged two prominent real estate brokers and their brother in a sex trafficking scheme, alleging they baited, drugged and sexually assaulted multiple women since 2010. Tal and Oren Alexander, top real estate brokers and brothers who started at real estate company Douglas Elliman,

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — There’s beef cooking between two of the biggest restaurant chains over their respective meal deals. In one corner is Applebee’s, which recently launched a $9.99 “Really Big Meal Deal,” and on the other side is Chili’s, home of the $10.99 promotion that has proven to be a

By Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — Thousands of jobs are on the chopping block at German industrial giant Bosch in yet another blow to the country’s beleaguered economy. A spokesperson for the company told CNN Wednesday that it plans to cut a total of 8,250 jobs globally over the coming years. The axe will

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — A cybersecurity attack is hampering some customers from getting their doughnuts at Krispy Kreme, the company revealed Wednesday. The chain said in a regulatory statement that it had detected “unauthorized activity on a portion” of its technology late last month that is still causing “certain operational disruptions,”

By David Goldman, CNN (CNN) — Macy’s said Wednesday that it has concluded its investigation into an employee who intentionally hid more than $150 million in expenses, and it has tightened its controls to avoid a repeat of the embarrassing problem. The troubled retailer said its investigation revealed a single, unnamed accounting employee—who was responsible

By Reuters (Reuters) — Major food companies, including Kraft Heinz, Mondelez and Coca-Cola, were hit with a new lawsuit in the US on Tuesday accusing them of designing and marketing “ultra-processed” foods to be addictive to children, causing chronic disease. The lawsuit was filed in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas by Bryce Martinez, a

By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Corporations are scrambling to protect their senior executives as police warn of an elevated near-term threat against business leaders. Boards are reassessing security budgets. And CEOs are being told to delete their digital footprints. The stunning killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Midtown Manhattan last week

By Hadas Gold, CNN (CNN) — A bankruptcy judge has blocked The Onion’s winning bid for Alex Jones’ Infowars conspiracy platform, citing concerns with the auction process which he says left money on the table. “I’m going to not approve the sale to the purchaser. I think there’s a great lack of clarity here,” Judge

By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — From the very moment President-elect Donald Trump takes the oath of office on January 20, he’ll be able to levy tariffs on imports from other nations. On that day, he has already vowed to impose a 25% tariff on Mexican and Canadian imports as well as an

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Walgreens is reportedly looking to take itself private in a deal with Sycamore Partners, sending the stock nearly 20% higher Tuesday. The Wall Street Journal reported that the beleaguered drugstore giant and the private equity firm are discussing a deal that could be completed early next year.