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US urges leniency for FTX’s Caroline Ellison, cites help against Bankman-Fried

By Jonathan StempelNEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors made a case for leniency for former FTX cryptocurrency executive Caroline Ellison when she is sentenced...

The Biden administration is letting Alaska Airlines buy Hawaiian Air but with conditions

The Biden administration is letting Alaska Airlines complete its $1 billion purchase of Hawaiian Airlines after the carriers agreed to certain conditions, including maintaining...

Exclusive-Activist Elliott tells Southwest Air mechanics it still wants CEO’s ouster, memo says

By Allison Lampert, Rajesh Kumar Singh and Svea Herbst-BaylissCHICAGO (Reuters) - Activist investor Elliott Investment Management told one of Southwest Airlines' top unions it...

Hundreds of pagers exploded in Lebanon and Syria in a deadly attack. Here’s what we know.

NEW YORK (AP) — In what appears to be a sophisticated, remote attack, pagers used by hundreds of members of Hezbollah exploded almost simultaneously...

US, Mexico resolve labor rights denial petition at Impro Industries

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. and Mexico have resolved a Rapid Response Mechanism petition under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement alleging workers' rights were denied...

FTX auditor settles US SEC negligence case, pays fine

By Jonathan StempelNEW YORK (Reuters) - A former auditor for FTX will pay $1.95 million to settle two U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission cases,...

Snap advances bet on augmented reality with new version of Spectacles glasses

By Sheila Dang(Reuters) - Snap announced an upgraded version of its Spectacles augmented-reality glasses on Tuesday, doubling down on its bet that wearable devices...

Flame from furious pipeline fire near Houston subsides but continues burning

DEER PARK, Texas (AP) — A flame that towered over a southeast Houston suburb subsided Tuesday but was still burning following a pipeline explosion...

Cyprus approves electricity cable to link its power grid with Greece’s

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus has given the green light for construction of a 1.9 billion euro ($2.1 billion) undersea electricity cable linking its...

StatCan looks to improve the way it tracks wireless plan pricing with new data

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada has changed the way it tracks the price of wireless plans in an effort to capture a more accurate picture...

Kroger and Albertsons prepare to make a final federal court argument for their merger

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Kroger and Albertsons were expected to present their closing arguments Tuesday in a U.S. District Court hearing on their proposed...

Canada’s inflation rate hits 2% target, lowest level in more than three years

OTTAWA — Inflation finally hit the Bank of Canada's two per cent target in August after a tumultuous battle with skyrocketing price growth, raising...

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