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Delaware Supreme Court sides with Moelis over stockholder agreement
By Tom Hals WILMINGTON, Delaware, Jan 20 (Reuters) - A Moelis & Co MC.N shareholder cannot challenge an agreement with Ken Moelis that gives the founder broad control over the investment bank's board, the Delaware Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday.The ruling is the second in recent weeks by ...Reuters
Tue, Jan 20
US judge says South Dakota can't push nonprofit to take down abortion pill ads, for now
By Daniel Wiessner Jan 20 (Reuters) - A federal judge has temporarily blocked the South Dakota Attorney General's office from seeking to stop a nonprofit, that helps women access abortion pills, from advertising its services in the state, which has a near-total abortion ban.U.S. District Judg...Reuters
Tue, Jan 20
US Supreme Court conservatives appear skeptical of Hawaii handgun limits
Trump administration supports challengers to the lawGun rights group and other plaintiffs sued Hawaii Court widened gun rights in major 2008, 2010, 2022 rulingsBy John KruzelWASHINGTON, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices signaled skepticism on Tuesday toward a Hawaii law tha...Reuters
Tue, Jan 20
BREAKINGVIEWS-Netflix solves just one of HBO bid’s many problems
By Jennifer SabaNEW YORK, Jan 20 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Netflix NFLX.O has given one answer to M&A complaints. It faces more than one problem, though. The streaming giant has switched its $83 billion offer for most of media conglomerate Warner Bros Discovery WBD.O to be entirely in cash. It ...Reuters
Tue, Jan 20
BREAKINGVIEWS-Canada’s trade war reset will be a gentle one
By Pranav Kiran TORONTO, Jan 20 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Canadians’ famed tact will increasingly be put to the test. As the United States ramps up a multi-front trade war with new territorial claims, its northern neighbor is responding by mending ties with China and boosting exports elsewhere. ...Reuters
Tue, Jan 20
Trump floats involving Venezuela opposition leader Machado in Venezuela
WASHINGTON, Jan 20 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the United States is talking with Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado about involving her in the country."I felt so strongly against Venezuela, now I'm loving Venezuela. They've been working with us ...Reuters
Tue, Jan 20
US Supreme Court declines to hear Jewish group's bid to sue Russia over seized religious texts
By Mike Scarcella WASHINGTON, Jan 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday steered clear of a long-running dispute that is testing when foreign governments can be sued in American courts over property taken abroad, declining to hear a U.S.-based Jewish group's bid to recover a collect...Reuters
Tue, Jan 20
Kalshi cannot operate sports-prediction market in Massachusetts, judge rules
BOSTON, Jan 20 (Reuters) - A Massachusetts judge on Tuesday ruled prediction-markets operator Kalshi cannot let state residents bet on sports through its online platform, after the state's attorney general accused it of running afoul of gaming regulators.Suffolk County Superior Court Judge Chris...Reuters
Tue, Jan 20
Subpoenas served at offices of Minnesota governor, attorney general, DOJ official says
Jan 20 (Reuters) - Subpoenas were served at the offices of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, Attorney General Keith Ellison and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, a Department of Justice official said on Tuesday amid protests and an immigration enforcement crackdown in the state.Reuters
Tue, Jan 20
OpenAI Rolling Out Age Prediction On ChatGPT To Help Determine When An Account Likely Belongs To Someone Under 18
Jan 20 (Reuters) - OPENAI: ROLLING OUT AGE PREDICTION ON CHATGPT TO HELP DETERMINE WHEN AN ACCOUNT LIKELY BELONGS TO SOMEONE UNDER 18OPENAI: AGE PREDICTION ROLLING OUT GLOBALLY, EU TO FOLLOW IN THE COMING WEEKSSource text: https://tinyurl.com/3kk6vw3mFurther company coverage: [ ]Reuters
Tue, Jan 20
Sequoia, Accel-backed Ethos Technologies seeks $1.3 billion valuation in US IPO
By Arasu Kannagi Basil Jan 20 (Reuters) - Ethos Technologies, backed by venture capital firms Accel and Sequoia, said on Tuesday it was targeting a valuation of up to $1.26 billion in its U.S. initial public offering, as a surge in insurance company listings extends into 2026.First-time share sal...Reuters
Tue, Jan 20
Venezuela calls for 'symbolic' social media action after Trump post
Jan 20 (Reuters) - Venezuela's government on Tuesday called on citizens to post its official map on social media as a "symbolic action" after U.S. President Donald Trump posted an altered image showing U.S. flags over Venezuela, as well as Canada and Greenland.The image, posted on Trump&...Reuters
Tue, Jan 20
Russia's Dmitriev says dialogue was constructive with US envoys
DAVOS, Jan 20 - Russian President Vladimir Putin's envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, said on Tuesday that dialogue with U.S. envoys was constructive and that more and more people now understand the Russian position on Ukraine peace. "Dialogue is constructive and more and more people understand the fai...Reuters
Tue, Jan 20
Europe's leaders stand firm in Davos as CEOs warn on emotions
Trump threatens tariffs in bid to take over GreenlandEuropean leaders seeking to present united frontCEOs urge more pragmatismBy Paritosh Bansal and Michel Rose DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 20 (Reuters) - European leaders, rattled by Donald Trump's latest global gambit, are looking to present a un...Reuters
Tue, Jan 20
BREAKINGVIEWS-Trading Trump will be even harder in year two
By Stephen Gandel NEW YORK, Jan 20 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Investors' confidence in an erratic political leader went about as well as could be expected. Prison operators and fossil-fuel extractors were among the most hotly anticipated stock-market beneficiaries as Donald Trump prepared to r...Reuters
Tue, Jan 20
US envoy Witkoff says talks with Russian envoy Dmitriev 'very positive', Russian agency RIA says
Jan 20 (Reuters) - Russia's state news agency RIA on Tuesday quoted U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff as saying that talks with Kremlin envoy Kirill Dmitriev in the Swiss resort of Davos had been "very positive"."They were very positive," Witkoff was quoted as saying in after he and U.S. ...Reuters
Tue, Jan 20
Soccer-Vizcarrondo named Venezuela's new head coach
Jan 20 (Reuters) - The Venezuelan Football Federation appointed former defender Oswaldo Vizcarrondo as the national team's head coach on Tuesday, ending his interim role following the dismissal of Argentine Fernando Batista.Vizcarrondo, who earned 80 caps for Venezuela and represented the countr...Reuters
Tue, Jan 20
White House says it is monitoring Syria developments with grave concern
Jan 20 (Reuters) - The United States is monitoring with grave concern developments in Syria, where authorities there have given Kurdish forces in the northeast days to agree on integrating into the central state, a White House official said on Tuesday.Reuters
Tue, Jan 20
