Bayer's Request for Roundup Appeal Rejected by California Court

The California Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal by Bayer seeking to reverse a jury verdict that the company's Roundup herbicide caused a groundskeeper's cancer, leaving the company with few remaining options to avoid paying a $20.4 million judgment.

 
Gucci Struggles as Pandemic Keeps Tourists Home

Gucci reported a 12% drop in third-quarter sales as the Italian fashion house was hit hard by the absence of tourist shoppers from Asia during the pandemic.

 
Goldman to Recoup, Cut Executives' Pay After 1MDB Fines

Goldman Sachs is seizing or withholding $174 million from executives including CEO David Solomon after agreeing to a costly settlement to resolve government investigations into its role in a Malaysian bribery scandal.

 
Google Lawsuit Could Alter Business Calculations in Enterprise Tech Market

The antitrust lawsuit filed against Google this week is focused mostly on the consumer business, but it also will have implications for the enterprise tech market where Google aspires to a greater role.

 
AMC Bonds Fall Despite Theater Reopenings

Analysts say the company is in danger of running out of cash without new blockbusters to attract moviegoers.

 
Hotels Reckon With Business Travel's Collapse

When the coronavirus hit, they lost a big chunk of their clientele overnight. Now, they are preparing for a long downturn

 
Airlines' Losses Mount, but Demand Shows Improvement

Southwest said it lost nearly $1.2 billion during the third quarter. American lost $2.4 billion and Alaska Air reported losing $431 million.

 
Google's Antitrust Woes Seen Helping Microsoft's Bing

The target of the U.S. government's last major tech antitrust campaign, Microsoft, could be the biggest beneficiary of its newest, the lawsuit the Justice Department filed this week against Google.

 
Goldman Sachs Malaysia Subsidiary Pleads Guilty in 1MDB Case

A unit of Goldman Sachs pleaded guilty to conspiring to violate U.S. antibribery laws, the first step in an expected resolution of a long-running investigation into its role in a Malaysian corruption scandal.

 
Coca-Cola Expects Growth in China Even as Global Sales Slide

The beverage company expects to see growth this year in China, even as its global sales continue to decline because of the closures of restaurants, bars, movie theaters and sports stadiums elsewhere around the world.

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