Union rejects American Airlines’ latest proposal offering 17% wage hikes

CHICAGO, June 5 (Reuters) – The Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA), which represents over 23,000 American flight attendants, said on Wednesday that it unanimously rejects the latest proposal from American Airlines (AAL.O), opens new tab. The airline had offered its flights attendants immediate wage increases of 17% and a new formula for higher profit sharing […]

Dolby Labs to acquire GE’s licensing business in $429 million deal

June 6 (Reuters) – Dolby Laboratories (DLB.N), opens new tab said on Thursday it was acquiring GE Licensing, an intellectual property business targeting the consumer digital media and electronics sectors, in a $429 million deal. The takeover, which aims to further Dolby’s existing licensing businesses, comprises over 5,000 GE patents. However, it excludes aerospace and defense IPs […]

Australia moves to rein in buy-now-pay-later with credit check law

SYDNEY, June 5 (Reuters) – The Australian government on Wednesday introduced legislation that would require buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) firms to run credit checks on borrowers, aiming to regulate the rapidly growing sector popular among youth like other consumer credit products. BNPL companies typically offer on-the-spot interest-free short-term loans with minimal credit checks that spread payments over […]

U.S. ignored evidence major U.K. bank was helping fund sanctioned Iranian groups, whistleblower says

Recent documents submitted to a U.S. federal court allege that major British bank Standard Chartered helped finance sanctioned Iranian entities and terrorist groups, and that relevant evidence was ignored by American authorities. London-based Standard Chartered, which primarily serves clients in emerging markets, was previously punished with more than a combined $1.7 billion in fines after admitting in 2012 and 2019 […]

China exchanges mull withholding ‘certain’ data from quant funds, sources say

SHANGHAI, June 5 (Reuters) – The Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges are considering suspending certain value-added market data feeds to institutions such as computer-driven quant funds, two sources said in an effort by Chinese regulators to tighten scrutiny of a sector blamed for contributing to market volatility. The bourses may suspend providing granular transaction details […]