Tag: US
US watchdog sues to block $8.5bn handbag takeover
The US competition watchdog has sued to block fashion accessory giant Tapestry's $8.5bn (£6.9bn) takeover of rival Capri.
Tapestry owns handbag makers including Coach and...
US tells Israel it won’t join any Iran retaliation
The White House has warned Israel that the US will not participate in any retaliatory strikes on Iran, senior administration officials have said.
Over 300...
US inflation jumps as fuel and housing costs rise
Consumer prices in the US rose faster than expected last month, in a sign that the fight to slow inflation has stalled.
Prices rose 3.5%...
US sanctions Kenyan Bus Company, 15 others over Al-Shabaab financing
The US Department of Treasury has imposed sanctions on 16 companies and individuals for laundering money for the Al-Shabaab militant group.
The sanctioned companies include...
Vice Media stops publishing on website and cuts hundreds of jobs
Vice Media plans to cut hundreds of jobs as it stops publishing on Vice.com, according to a memo from chief executive Bruce Dixon.
In May,...
US drone strike kills Iran-backed militia leader in Baghdad
A senior commander of an Iran-backed militia has been killed in a US drone strike in Baghdad.
A leader of Kataib Hezbollah and two of...
Three US soldiers killed in Jordan attack named
The US government has released the names of three troops killed by an enemy drone attack in Jordan on Sunday.
Sgt William Jerome Rivers, 46,...
Apple to appeal ban on US sales of Apple watch
Apple says it will appeal after sales of its newest smart watches were halted in the US over a patent row.
It comes after the...
US Steel sale to Nippon must be probed – Biden
The White House says Nippon Steel's plan to buy US Steel should be probed on national security grounds,even though Japan is a "close ally".
It also expressed...
Warner Bros Discovery and Paramount in merger talks
Warner Bros Discovery and Paramount Global are in early talks to merge, according to multiple media reports.
The deal would see the owner of HBO...
