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Binance plans to swap 750 million of token pairs to ensure liquidity

(Reuters) – Binance said in a tweet on Monday it would swap 750 million tether-tron token pairs for tether-ether in an attempt to maintain the stablecoin’s liquidity. The move comes amid renewed regulatory scrutiny at the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange and will help cushion some of the fallout from recent blows, including Binance being sued …

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Ahold Delhaize hits ‘roughly half’ its 1 billion euro goal for non-grocery revenue

By Jessica DiNapoli NEW YORK (Reuters) -Ahold Delhaize has hit “roughly half” its goal to grow revenue from businesses beyond grocery stores to 1 billion euros by 2025, CEO Frans Muller told Reuters, an effort focused on selling ads on its supermarkets’ websites and monetising insights on consumer data. Grocers like Ahold Delhaize are building …

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US Supreme Court’s dog toy ruling puts parody products on notice

By Blake Brittain (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court handed brand owners a win against parody products on Thursday when it ruled that “Bad Spaniels” dog toys resembling Jack Daniel’s whiskey bottles are not shielded by the U.S. Constitution from the liquor maker’s trademark lawsuit. The decision is likely to force companies to toe a …

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TC Energy shuts two compressor stations on NGTL due to Alberta wildfires

(Reuters) – TC Energy said it completed the shutdown of two compressor stations on the NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. (NGTL) System and a gas storage facility on Saturday that were near wildfires in Edson, Alberta. “Other sections of the NGTL system and other pipeline systems continue to operate safely and we continue to monitor the …

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Morgan Stanley Infrastructure in lead to buy Sacyr waste management unit – sources

By Andres Gonzalez and Corina Pons LONDON/MADRID (Reuters) -Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners is poised to buy Sacyr’s Valoriza Servicios Medioambientales in a deal that could value the unit at close to 600 million euros ($644.8 million) including debt, people familiar with the matter said. Morgan Stanley Infrastructure has prevailed over other firms in an auction …

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Illumina CEO Francis deSouza resigns after battle with Icahn

(Reuters) – Illumina Chief Executive Officer Francis deSouza stepped down on Sunday, the gene-sequencing machine maker said in a statement, ending a battle with activist investor Carl Icahn in which the company’s chairman left the company earlier this year. Illumina said it named Senior Vice President and General Counsel Charles Dadswell as interim CEO. DeSouza …

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PMA says US West Coast port workers shut down Port of Seattle; workers’ union denies claim

(Reuters) -The Pacific Maritime Association (PMA), which represents terminal operators, said in a tweet on Saturday that coordinated and disruptive work actions led by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) have shut down cargo operations at the Port of Seattle. “On the first shift today, the ILWU refused to dispatch any longshore workers to …

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American, JetBlue urge US judge to allow them to keep codeshare arrangements

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – American Airlines and JetBlue Airways asked a U.S. judge late Friday to allow them to continue mutual frequent flyer recognition and codeshare arrangements. U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin ruled on May 19 that the airlines must end their Northeast Alliance (NEA) they used to coordinate flights and pool revenue …

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FTX customer names will not be revealed by bankruptcy court

By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX received court permission on Friday to remove customer names from all filings in its bankruptcy case, persuading a U.S. judge that publishing the names would put people at risk of scams and identity theft. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge John Dorsey in Wilmington, Delaware, ruled that …

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White House welcomes Tesla to take advantage of federal dollars for chargers

By Jarrett Renshaw and Abhirup Roy (Reuters) – The White House on Friday said electric-vehicle charging stations using Tesla standard plugs would be eligible for billions of dollars in federal subsidies as long as they included the U.S. charging standard connection, CCS, as well. The statement follows separate announcements by U.S. automakers Ford Motor and …

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