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Viacom and controlling shareholder Sumner Redstone agree on settlement: sources
August 19, 2016 by creative · Leave a Comment
By Jessica Toonkel NEW YORK (Reuters) – – Viacom Inc and controlling shareholder Sumner Redstone have come to an agreement on terms of a settlement that would result in the departure of Chief Executive Philippe Dauman, two sources familiar with the situation told Reuters on Thursday. The settlement would end the battle for control over Redstone's $40 billion empire that includes Viacom and CBS, and which has been …
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Gawker Media founder to file for personal bankruptcy: source
August 1, 2016 by admin · Leave a Comment
By Jessica DiNapoli (Reuters) – Gawker Media founder and CEO Nick Denton will file for personal bankruptcy protection as early as Monday after losing a fight in a Florida court for a shield against a judgment in a breach of privacy case involving professional wrestler Hulk Hogan, according to a…
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Apple fight could escalate with demand for ‘source code’
March 15, 2016 by admin · Leave a Comment
By Joseph Menn SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The latest filing in the legal war between the planet’s most powerful government and its most valuable company gave one indication of how the high-stakes confrontation could escalate even further. In what observers of the case called a carefully calibrated threat, the U.S. Justice Department last week suggested that…
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Loss of U.S. boss seen hitting VW turnaround, but not talks with regulators
March 10, 2016 by elegant · Leave a Comment
By Andreas Cremer BERLIN (Reuters) – The departure of Volkswagen's U.S. boss is a blow to the carmaker's attempts to revive sales after its emissions test cheating scandal, but should not disrupt its efforts to strike a deal with U.S. regulators, analysts and sources told Reuters. Michael Horn, whose surprise departure from the helm of Volkswagen Group of America was announced late on Wednesday, was not on the teams negotiating with U.S. regulators over a fix for almost 600,000 vehicles…
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Loss of U.S. boss seen hitting VW turnaround, but not talks with regulators