Apple Begins Hiring for Effort to Bring Retail Chain to Malaysia
(Bloomberg) — Apple Inc. has begun hiring employees for a retail push into Malaysia, preparing to bring its chain to the Asian nation for the first time.
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New Zealand Rate Bets Trimmed as Inflation Misses RBNZ Forecast
New Zealand inflation held near a three-decade high in the fourth quarter but undershot the central bank’s forecast, potentially opening the door to less aggressive interest-rate hikes.
US Sues Google to Break Up Ad Unit in Heated Antitrust Fight
The US Justice Department and eight states sued Alphabet Inc.’s Google, calling for the break up of the search giant’s ad-technology business over alleged illegal monopolization of the digital advertising market.
Peru Extends Deadline to Set Elections Demanded by Protesters
Peru’s congress extended its deadline to set a date for fresh elections that lawmakers hope will end the political crisis that has left more than 50 dead and disrupted mining, tourism and agriculture.
El Chapo Protector’s Promotion a Bonanza for Cartel, Jury Told
With Genaro Garcia Luna’s promotion to Mexico’s top security chief in 2006, the Sinaloa drug cartel flourished, a jury in Brooklyn, New York, was told.
Ukraine Latest: US to Send M1 Abrams Tanks; Zelenskiy’s Shakeup
The US is set to announce it will send M1 Abrams battle tanks to Ukraine, people familiar with the matter said, reversing a longstanding position as part of efforts to persuade Germany to provide tanks of its own.
Texas Instruments’ Sales Drop for the First Time Since 2020
Texas Instruments Inc., one of the world’s largest chipmakers, suffered its first sales decline since 2020 and gave a tepid forecast for the current quarter, hit by an industry slump.
YouTube Illegally Uses Return-to-Office Push to Derail Union, Complaint Claims
Alphabet Inc. is illegally using return-to-office policies as a tool to try to derail YouTube contract workers from organizing in Texas, a union alleged in a National Labor Relations Board complaint.
LIV Golf Claims Condoleezza Rice Sought to Block Justice Department Probe of PGA
Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf said in a court filing that former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice may have tried to influence the Justice Department to not investigate PGA Tour Inc. for possible antitrust violations as a clash between the rivals heated up last year.
Bank of America Employees to Share in Restricted Stock Award
(Bloomberg) — Bank of America Corp. is rewarding the majority of its employees with a pool of restricted stock, boosting compensation to retain workers in an otherwise gloomy economic environment.
