PRESS DIGEST- New York Times business news - March 20
March 20 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the New York Times business pages. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
- SoftBank Group 9984.T said it would acquire Ampere Computing, a U.S. chip startup founded by the former president of Intel INTC.O that is increasingly focused on artificial intelligence, in a $6.5 billion all-cash deal.
- Alphabet GOOGL.O unit Google was hit with two charges of breaching landmark EU rules, while Apple AAPL.O was ordered to help rivals connect with its iPhones and iPads as antitrust regulators continued a crackdown against Big Tech.
- The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday, said it was too soon to determine whether to look through the impact U.S. tariffs would have on inflation and it would be challenging to determine how much of any goods price increases are attributable to tariffs.
- Ben & Jerry's accused its parent company Unilever ULVR.L of deciding to oust the ice cream maker's chief executive Dave Stever because he let it speak out on social policy issues, escalating a battle over the subsidiary's independence.
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