By MacDonald Dzirutwe LAGOS (Reuters) – The CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Binance on Tuesday accused Nigeria of setting a dangerous precedent after its executives were invited to the African country and then detained as part of a crackdown on crypto. Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange and two of its executives face separate trials on […]
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Tom Selleck hopes CBS execs ‘come to their senses’ and save ‘Blue Bloods’ from cancellation
Tom Selleck isn’t counting out Blue Bloods just yet. Yahoo Entertainment caught up with the actor to talk about his new memoir, You Never Know, out now. He’s in New York filming what CBS says will be the final eight episodes of the crime drama. The seasoned TV star, however, says he isn’t thinking about […]
Tesla stock drops as Elon Musk reportedly announces hundreds more layoffs including senior execs
Tesla CEO Elon Musk.Antonio Masiello/Getty Images Tesla stock dropped as much as 5% on Tuesday amid reports of more layoffs at the company. Layoffs include senior executives and their teams overseeing charging infrastructure. The slump pared some gains from the previous day following optimism around Musk’s surprise China visit. Shares of Tesla dropped as much […]
Tesla extends its 2024 stock skid to 34% as top execs reportedly depart amid job cuts
Tesla announced layoffs.Justin Sullivan Tesla stock extended its 2024 stock decline to 34% on Monday, with the stock dropping 3%. Monday’s decline comes after the company said it would slash 10% of its staff amid weakening EV demand. Tesla CEO Elon Musk said in a memo that there has been a “duplication of roles and […]
Tesla execs Drew Baglino and Rohan Patel leave as company lays off 10%
Two high-profile executives have departed Tesla the same day that the electric automaker laid off thousands of workers, TechCrunch has confirmed. Drew Baglino, Tesla’s SVP of Powertrain and Energy, and Rohan Patel, VP of Public Policy and Business Development, have left the company, Patel told TechCrunch. Patel said he decided to leave because of “[b]ig […]
Former FirstEnergy execs allowed to travel while awaiting criminal trial
Facing criminal charges for a sweeping bribery scandal, two former FirstEnergy executives were given permission to travel. On Monday, Summit County Common Pleas Court Judge Susan Baker Ross granted former FirstEnergy CEO Chuck Jones’s to visit his property in Naples, Florida. And ex-Senior Vice President of External Affairs Michael Dowling was approved to take an […]
France’s Macron tells Brazilian execs that prospective Mercosur-EU deal is ‘terrible’ and outdated
SAO PAULO (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron told Brazilian executives on Wednesday that a proposed deal between the European Union and the South American trade bloc Mercosur is bad for both parties. Speaking at a forum in Sao Paulo, Macron said the Mercosur-EU deal is outdated and needs reworking to take climate change into […]
France’s Macron tells Brazilian execs that prospective Mercosur-EU deal is ‘terrible’ and outdated
SAO PAULO (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron told Brazilian executives on Wednesday that a proposed deal between the European Union and the South American trade bloc Mercosur is bad for both parties. Speaking at a forum in Sao Paulo, Macron said the Mercosur-EU deal is outdated and needs reworking to take climate change into […]
Oil and gas execs are unhappy with Biden — but not eager for Trump’s return
HOUSTON — Oil and gas executives are chafing under President Joe Biden‘s attempts to rein in their industry — but sweating at the thought that Donald Trump might replace him. Industry executives assembled here for CERAWeek, one of the world’s premier annual energy conferences, disparaged Biden administration regulations on their greenhouse gas emissions and its […]
Slain Wife Of Hollywood Exec’s Son May Have Been Alive During Decapitation: Autopsy
New, disturbing details in the killing of Mei Li Haskell are coming to light. The 37-year-old woman’s dismembered remains were found last November in Los Angeles, leading police to charge her husband, Sam Haskell, with murder in not only her killing, but the deaths of her missing parents. A coroner is now suggesting that Mei Li […]
Slain Wife of Hollywood Exec’s Son May Still Have Been Alive When She Was Decapitated, Autopsy Suggests
Mei Li Haskell’s husband Sam Haskell has been accused of murdering her and her parents Los Angeles Police Department/AP; Samuel Haskell/TikTok Mei Li Haskell and Samuel Haskell IV Mei Li Haskell may have still been alive when she was decapitated, an autopsy released Thursday by the Los Angeles Medical Examiner found. Mei Li’s husband, Sam […]
Nigeria’s detention of Binance execs is now indefinite without charges
The News LAGOS — Nigeria’s detention of two employees of cryptocurrency exchange Binance will become indefinite should a local court approve the government’s wish to hold them beyond an initial 14-day period. The two employees, an American and a British-Kenyan, have been held by security operatives in Nigeria since Feb. 26. Both men landed the […]