 | | | | Activision Blizzard Inc's board and external advisers said on Thursday there was no evidence to suggest that senior executives intentionally ignored or attempted to downplay reported instances of gender harassment. | | | | | | The Bank of England stuck to its gradual increases in interest rates on Thursday, as other central banks took more urgent action, but said it was ready to act "forcefully" if needed to stamp out dangers posed by inflation it now sees topping 11%. | | | | | | A protest planned by hundreds of bank depositors in central China seeking access to their frozen funds has been thwarted because the authorities have turned their health code apps red, several depositors told Reuters. | | | | | | Tesla Inc raised prices for all its car models in the United States, its latest price hike amid ongoing global supply-chain issues. | | | | | | The Bank of England raised interest rates by a further quarter of a percentage point but said it was ready to act "forcefully" to stamp out dangers posed by an inflation rate heading above 11%. | | | | | | Revlon Inc has filed for bankruptcy after the U.S cosmetics firm buckled under debts it built up in efforts to compete with online-focused upstarts. | | | | | | A markets sell-off has brought back memories of the euro zone debt crisis more than a decade ago, highlighting divisions that have plagued the currency bloc's efforts to forge a closer bond. | | | | | | Meta , Alphabet unit Google, Twitter and Microsoft agreed on Thursday to take a tougher line against disinformation under an updated EU code of practice that could hit them with hefty fines if they fail to do so. | | | | | | McDonald's has agreed to pay $1.3 billion in fines and back taxes to settle a tax dispute in France, ending a long-running probe into whether the U.S. burger chain had properly declared all of its income in the country. | | | | | | Toyota Motor Corp said on Thursday it plans an additional domestic factory line production suspension in June and July due to semiconductor shortages and a COVID-19 outbreak at one of its suppliers. | | | | | |
