Sources: PC Magazine
The United States warns Georgia that $390 million in planned economic support will be "under review" if the Georgian government considers the U.S. as an "adversary", and not as a strategic partner. 2024-05-14
FIFA sanctions the Hungarian Football Federation with a US$216,000 fine and orders the Hungarian national team to play their next two World Cup qualification home matches behind closed doors, following incidents of racist behavior among their fans during a match against England on September 2. 2021-09-21
Alphabet Inc., parent company of Google, announces that it has settled an antitrust suit with the French "Autorité de la concurrence" with a payment of €220m (US$270 million). The settlement amounts to less than 0.7% of Alphabet Inc.'s yearly earnings. 2021-06-7
Cristhian Bahena Rivera, a Mexican man accused of killing University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts after entering the U.S. illegally, appears in a Poweshiek County court for arraignment on first-degree murder. His bail is set at US$5 million. If released by local police, he may be arrested by ICE. 2018-08-22
Israeli lawmakers Yuval Steinitz and Oren Hazan accuse Jerusalem-born actress Natalie Portman of antisemitism and seek to revoke her citizenship with Hazan calling her a "little hyprocrite liar" after she decides not to travel to Israel and accept the US$2 million Genesis Prize. 2018-04-23
U.S. firearms and ammunition manufacturer Remington Arms files for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after amassing US$950 million worth of debt. 2018-03-26
The largest U.S. broadcaster, iHeartMedia, owner of 850 radio stations, files for chapter 11 bankruptcy after accumulating US$20 billion in debt. 2018-03-15
Indonesian authorities reveal that the crashed plane was transporting US$470,000 in cash for the poor. 2015-08-17
Bank of America agrees to pay US$1.6 billion to insurer MBIA to settle a long-running dispute between MBIA and two companies Bank of America had since acquired. 2013-05-6
Financial group and banking firm PNC Financial Services is to acquire RBC Bank from the Royal Bank of Canada for US$3.45 billion. 2011-06-20