Tesla worker awarded £100m after facing ‘daily racist epithets’ at car giant’s factory October 5, 2021 A court has awarded a Tesla worker close to £100m after suffering racial abuse at the electric carmaker’s San Francisco Bay Area factory. The jury in San Francisco agreed that Owen Diaz was subjected to racial harassment and a hostile work environment. Diaz alleged in a lawsuit that he was harassed and faced “daily racist [...]
Ethereum Futures ETFs launch to little fanfare as institutional tokenization efforts grow October 10, 2023 Data from CryptoCompare shows that the price of the flagship cryptocurrency Bitcoin moved sideways throughout most of the past week.
One year on from Credit Suisse deal, $100bn UBS finally has the scale to take on Wall Street March 19, 2024 Swiss banking giant UBS has reinforced its status as one of the world's leading wealth managers after its market capitalisation sailed past $100bn shortly before the first anniversary of its landmark deal to acquire rival Credit Suisse.
Gary Gensler’s ongoing dogfight with crypto rattles digital asset markets June 6, 2023 Bitcoin is down more than 4% this morning, while Ethereum is in the red by around 3% as the SEC's case against Binance hits markets.
Ollie Phillips: Key returnees could spice up England v Wales clash February 24, 2022 It’s not one of the hardest predictions I have had to make during this year’s Six Nations but I just don’t see any result other than a comfortable England win when they play Wales on Saturday. A large part of that, I think, comes down to Eddie Jones now picking a team around his No10 [...]
‘Candy Crush’ maker fighting allegations of a culture of gender discrimination and sexual harassment July 27, 2021 The makers of Candy Crush and Call of Duty, Activision Blizzard, is fighting a lawsuit that alleges it oversaw a culture of sexual harassment, gender discrimination and retaliation for reporting abuse. It follows years of allegations levelled at the lucrative gaming industry that it is rife with gender inequality and misogyny. Activision Blizzard, the most [...]
Long-awaited report delivers damning verdict on LME nickel chaos January 10, 2023 The LME failed to police large positions on the nickel market and did not have sufficient volatility controls, according to a new report.
Crypto’s volatile seven days amid Grayscale legal triumph September 4, 2023 Data from CryptoCompare shows the price of Bitcoin (BTC) started the week trading at around $26,000 and jumped to $28,000 before correcting.
Scarlett Johansson sues Disney over Black Widow streaming release July 30, 2021 Scarlett Johansson is suing Disney over its decision to release new superhero blockbuster Black Widow on its streaming platform. The actor, who stars in the new Marvel thriller, alleges that the media giant breached her contract when it offered the film on Disney Plus at the same time as in cinemas. Disney said there was [...]
E-cigarette maker Juul to pay $40m over teen targeting claims June 28, 2021 E-cigarette maker Juul has agreed to pay $40m to North Carolina to settle a lawsuit by the state accusing it of marketing its products to young people. The settlement, announced on Monday by North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein, is the first reached by the company with a state government. The deal also includes restrictions on sales [...]