U.S. ignored evidence StanChart was serving sanctioned Iran groups: Whistleblower

Standard Chartered Plc bank branch in Hong Kong Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Recent documents submitted to a U.S. federal court allege that major British bank Standard Chartered helped finance sanctioned Iranian entities and terrorist groups, and that relevant evidence was ignored by American authorities. London-based Standard Chartered, which primarily serves clients in emerging […]

Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: INTC, GME, BBWI

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Intel — Shares rose more than 1% in the premarket after the company announced new artificial intelligence chips aimed at competing with those from rivals Nvidia and AMD. Despite the AI boom, Intel is down nearly 40% year to date, while Nvidia and AMD are up […]

5 ways to maximize your vacation days

D3sign | Moment | Getty Images Americans aren’t good at taking vacation. About 62% of workers say having a job with paid time off — for vacations or illness — is “extremely important” to them, more so than benefits like health insurance, a 401(k) plan or paid parental leave, according to a Pew Research Center […]

GME, PARA, SPOT, DNUT and more

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: GameStop — The meme stock jumped more than 25% in volatile trading amid speculation that Keith Gill, the man who inspired 2021′s epic short squeeze, could have a huge position in the video game retailer. Gill, who goes by DeepF——Value on Reddit, reappeared Sunday night, posting […]

Waste Management to acquire Stericycle in $7.2 billion deal

An employee cleans his company vehicle at the Waste Management facility on February 12, 2024 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Waste Management will buy Illinois-based waste-disposal company Stericycle in a deal valued at about $7.2 billion, the companies announced Monday. Under the agreement, WM will acquire all outstanding shares of Stericycle for […]

Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: GME, SRCL, HZO, PARA

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. GameStop , AMC Entertainment — GameStop soared more than 77% on speculation that Keith Gill, also known online as Roaring Kitty, has a stake in the company worth $116 million as of Friday’s close. AMC shares jumped about 25% on the renewed meme-stock craze. Waste Management […]

Dutch neobank Bunq hopes to secure UK banking license this year

Dutch digital bank Bunq is plotting re-entry into the U.K. to tap into a “large and underserved” market of some 2.8 million British “digital nomads.” Pavlo Gonchar | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images PARIS — Dutch digital bank Bunq is hoping it will manage to secure a banking license from U.K. financial regulators […]

‘No quid pro quo’ between Trump and oil execs, Gov. Burgum says

Kathryn Burgum aplauds as her husband Republican Governor of North Dakota Doug Burgum shakes hands with former US President and 2024 presidential hopeful Donald Trump during a Caucus Night watch party in Las Vegas, Nevada, on February 8, 2024.  Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum – a potential […]

China’s growing e-commerce market is creating a new set of winners

Online shopping in China is widely expected to grow. It’s less clear how much longtime players such as Alibaba and JD.com will benefit. “You have relatively strong insurgent players coming in,” James Yang, Hong Kong-based partner at Bain and Company told me last week. “This is going to be not just a two-player game, but […]