By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -Apple on Thursday was hit with a proposed class action accusing the tech giant of paying more than 12,000 female employees in California less than men with comparable jobs, lawyers for the plaintiffs said. The lawsuit filed in state court in San Francisco by two women claims Apple systematically underpays female […]
Biden taps CFTC commissioner Goldsmith Romero to lead scandal-hit FDIC
By Douglas Gillison and Chris Prentice WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden will nominate Christy Goldsmith Romero, a Democratic member of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), to replace Martin Gruenberg as chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the White House said on Thursday. The intended nomination from the White House comes after […]
Tyson Foods suspends CFO John Tyson after arrest
(Reuters) -Tyson Foods has suspended its chief financial officer, John R. Tyson, after he was arrested on charges of alleged driving while intoxicated, the company said on Thursday. The U.S. meat packer said that Tyson was suspended from his duties immediately, and that Curt Calaway, a senior finance executive at the company, will take over […]
JPMorgan, Greek fintech, claim success in London court
LONDON (Reuters) – Wall Street bank JP Morgan and Greek fintech boss Haris Karonis both claimed success on Thursday in a London court battle over how to value a joint business, paving the way for its potential sale. Karonis’s WEREALIZE.COM (WRL), the majority owner of Athens-based Viva Wallet, has accused JP Morgan of trying to […]