JPMorgan plans to lay off 63 employees in Jersey City
Business

JPMorgan plans to lay off 63 employees in Jersey City

July 11 (Reuters) – JPMorgan Chase (JPM.N) plans to lay off 63 employees in Jersey City, New Jersey, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) issued on Tuesday.The job cuts will take place in September, according to the notice.The total workforce of JPMorgan, the largest U.S. lender, stood at 296,877 at the end… […]

Aretha Franklin Will Found in Couch After Her Death Is Valid, Jury Rules
Entertainment

Aretha Franklin Will Found in Couch After Her Death Is Valid, Jury Rules

Aretha Franklin Will Found in Couch Deemed Valid … Big Win For 2 of Her Sons 7/11/2023 1: 21 PM PT A jury determined a handwritten document found in Aretha Franklin’s couch is a valid will … a major development after years of her kids battling over her estate. The ruling on the hard-to-read pages… […]

DOJ won’t defend Trump in Carroll rape defamation case anymore
Economy

DOJ won’t defend Trump in Carroll rape defamation case anymore

Writer E. Jean Carroll leaves a Manhattan court house after a jury found former President Donald Trump liable for sexually abusing her in a Manhattan department store in the 1990’s, New York City, May 9, 2023.Spencer Platt | Getty ImagesThe Department of Justice on Tuesday dropped its argument that Donald Trump was acting within the… […]

Singapore launches corruption probe involving transport minister
Economy

Singapore launches corruption probe involving transport minister

Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said July 12 that he has instructed the country’s transport minister S. Iswaran to go on leave after he was implicated in an anti-graft agency investigation.Roslan Rahman | Afp | Getty ImagesSINGAPORE — Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has asked the country’s transport minister to go on leave,… […]

Microsoft-Activision deal moves closer as judge denies FTC injunction request
Economy

Microsoft-Activision deal moves closer as judge denies FTC injunction request

A federal judge in San Francisco has denied the Federal Trade Commission’s motion for a preliminary injunction to stop Microsoft from completing its acquisition of video game publisher Activision Blizzard.The deal isn’t completely in the clear, though. The FTC can now bring the decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, and… […]

House GOP spars with FBI chief on Hunter Biden, Jan. 6 and more
Politics

House GOP spars with FBI chief on Hunter Biden, Jan. 6 and more

The hearing didn’t just shine a spotlight on the tensions between Republicans and Wray but further exposed looming divisions between the FBI director and Democrats on a soon-to-expire controversial surveillance program. But there were some moments of levity. Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo) — who noted he doesn’t support defunding the FBI or cutting Wray’s salary… […]