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Indonesia fines Google $12.4 million for unfair business practices

JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia’s antitrust agency on Tuesday ordered Google to pay fines of around 202 billion rupiah ($12.4 million) for unfair business practices related to its payment system services for Google Play Store, its software distribution platform. The agency launched an investigation into Alphabet Inc’s Google in 2022 on suspicion it had abused its dominant …

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Microsoft relaxes data center grip on OpenAI amid $500 billion joint venture

By Stephen Nellis and Krystal Hu (Reuters) – Microsoft on Tuesday said it has changed some key terms of a deal with OpenAI after the ChatGPT creator announced a joint venture with Oracle and Japan’s SoftBank Group to build up to $500 billion of new AI data centers in the United States. President Donald Trump …

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BlackRock and Weinstein’s Saba reach settlement in battle over closed-end funds

By Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK (Reuters) – BlackRock and Saba Capital Management announced a standstill in a long-raging battle over the future of closed-end funds with the asset manager buying back shares in two portfolios and the hedge fund dropping demands for deep management changes. BlackRock, the world’s biggest asset manager, said it will buy …

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Meta ex-COO Sandberg sanctioned in investor lawsuit for deleting emails

By Tom Hals WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) – Meta Platforms’ former chief operating officer, Sheryl Sandberg, was sanctioned by a judge on Tuesday for deleting emails related to litigation over Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal, despite being told to preserve the messages. The judge, Vice Chancellor Travis Laster, of Delaware Chancery Court, said evidence showed Sandberg …

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Citigroup must face New York lawsuit over handling of fraud scams

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -A federal judge on Tuesday rejected Citigroup’s bid to dismiss a lawsuit by New York Attorney General Letitia James claiming it failed to protect customers from online scammers and refused to reimburse customers who were victimized. U.S. District Judge Paul Oetken in Manhattan said the bank’s Citibank unit must …

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US issuers REX Advisers, Osprey seek approval to launch Trump meme coin ETF

By Suzanne McGee (Reuters) – Just days after President Donald Trump launched his new crypto token, two asset management firms jointly sought regulatory approval to debut an exchange-traded fund tied to the digital currency or “meme coin,” according to a Tuesday filing. REX Advisers, the parent company of ETF issuer REXShares, and Osprey Funds filed …

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Global airlines in talks with Brazil’s Gol as part of bankruptcy exit, report says

SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Major global airlines are in talks with Gol to invest in the Brazilian carrier, which is undergoing Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings in the U.S., local newspaper Valor Economico reported on Tuesday, citing sources. The report mentions U.S.-based companies United Airlines and American Airlines, as well as European firms Air France-KLM, British Airways …

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Bird flu outbreak in Georgia threatens US chicken exports, trade group says

By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) – An outbreak of bird flu in poultry in the U.S. state of Georgia, the nation’s biggest chicken producer, is set to trigger trade restrictions from major meat importers, an industry group said on Tuesday, warning of a move that could financially harm farmers and processors. A flock of 45,500 …

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Trump’s first day in office gets mixed reception from US stocks

By Medha Singh and Ananya Mariam Rajesh (Reuters) – Tesla, prison operators and other notable “Trump trades” were volatile on Tuesday as investors assessed a blitz of executive orders by President Donald Trump within hours of taking the oath of office. Trump laid out sweeping plans to maximize oil production, curb immigration and impose tariffs …

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