German prosecutors press charges against current and former VW CEOs

Reuters

Updated Tue, Sep 24, 2019, 6:04 AM

FRANKFURT, Sept 24 (Reuters) - German prosecutors brought criminal charges of stock market manipulation against Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess, former CEO Martin Winterkorn and Chairman Hans Dieter Poetsch in relation to an emissions cheating scandal.

The accused intentionally failed to inform investors in time about the financial impact of the scandal, the prosecutors' office in the northern city of Braunschweig said on Tuesday.

(Reporting by Ludwig Burger Editing by Thomas Seythal)

‘Americans just work harder’ than Europeans, says CEO of Norway’s $1.6 trillion oil fund, because they have a higher ‘general level of ambition’
"We are not very ambitious. I should be careful about talking about work-life balance, but the Americans just work harder.”
Fortune•7h ago
Mark Zuckerberg got $24.4 million in ‘other compensation’ in 2023—but Meta also treated staff well, with the median employee making $379,000
On paper, Mark Zuckerberg is Meta’s lowest-paid employee, with a $1 dollar salary and no bonus.
Fortune•1d ago
Southwest will limit hiring and drop 4 airports after loss. American Airlines posts 1Q loss as well
Southwest Airlines will limit hiring and stop flying to four airports as it copes with weak financial results and delays in getting new planes from Boeing. Both Southwest and American Airlines reported first-quarter losses Thursday. Demand for travel remains strong, including among business flyers, but airlines are dealing with higher labor costs, and delays in getting new aircraft from Boeing are limiting their ability to add more flights.
Associated Press Finance•6h ago
Javier Milei Fuels Wild Rally That Makes Peso No. 1 in World
(Bloomberg) -- Four months into office, Argentine President Javier Milei has pulled off a critical feat in a country long ravaged by runaway inflation: He stabilized the currency.Most Read from BloombergUS Economy Slows and Inflation Jumps, Damping Soft-Landing HopesMalaysia in Talks With Tycoons on Casino to Revive $100 Billion Forest CityBiden’s Gains Against Trump Vanish on Deep Economic Pessimism, Poll ShowsZuckerberg Asks for Patience as Meta’s AI Push Spooks MarketHow to Get a Meeting With
Bloomberg•44m ago
$433 Billion Gone! One Stock Loses More Value Than Tesla
Tesla's loss of $328.3 billion this year in stock value certainly hurts. But it's only the second-largest market value loss in the S&P 500.
Investor's Business Daily•1d ago
Southwest to Exit Four Airports as Boeing’s Problems Ripple Through Industry
Southwest Airlines is pulling out of some airports and cutting costs as it grapples with lackluster earnings and delays of new Boeing planes.
The Wall Street Journal•2h ago
The Vanguard 500 Index Fund Is Great, But Another Vanguard ETF Has Outperformed It the Past Decade
This growth ETF has nicely outperformed the S&P 500 since its inception.
Motley Fool•7h ago
Here Are My Top 5 Dividend Kings to Buy Right Now
Dividend Kings are hard to come by, but these five stocks offer investors some great passive income opportunities.
Motley Fool•4h ago
Wall Street Gets GDP Wake-Up Call as Stocks Slide: Markets Wrap
(Bloomberg) -- Wall Street was rattled by data that showed exactly what stock traders did not want to hear: a significant slowdown in the world’s largest economy and persistent inflation pressures.Most Read from BloombergUS Economy Slows and Inflation Jumps, Damping Soft-Landing HopesMalaysia in Talks With Tycoons on Casino to Revive $100 Billion Forest CityBiden’s Gains Against Trump Vanish on Deep Economic Pessimism, Poll ShowsZuckerberg Asks for Patience as Meta’s AI Push Spooks MarketHow to
Bloomberg•25m ago
China's Temu Takes Over 17% Of US Market Share, Cutting Jobs From American Amazon And Decimating Small Businesses
With rising inflation, American consumers are increasingly turning to the Chinese e-commerce platform Temu for their shopping needs. With its enticing tagline “Shop like a billionaire,” Temu has captured 17% of the U.S. market share, posing a challenge to traditional American retailers such as Amazon.com Inc., Dollar Tree Inc. and Five Below Inc. The rise highlights the lucrative and disruptive nature of startups. Owned and operated by PDD Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:PDD), Temu offers a wide range of
Benzinga•21h ago

News

Life

Entertainment

Finance

Sports

New on Yahoo

Yahoo Finance

German prosecutors press charges against current and former VW CEOs

Recommended Stories

‘Americans just work harder’ than Europeans, says CEO of Norway’s $1.6 trillion oil fund, because they have a higher ‘general level of ambition’

Mark Zuckerberg got $24.4 million in ‘other compensation’ in 2023—but Meta also treated staff well, with the median employee making $379,000

Southwest will limit hiring and drop 4 airports after loss. American Airlines posts 1Q loss as well

Javier Milei Fuels Wild Rally That Makes Peso No. 1 in World

$433 Billion Gone! One Stock Loses More Value Than Tesla

Southwest to Exit Four Airports as Boeing’s Problems Ripple Through Industry

The Vanguard 500 Index Fund Is Great, But Another Vanguard ETF Has Outperformed It the Past Decade

Here Are My Top 5 Dividend Kings to Buy Right Now

Wall Street Gets GDP Wake-Up Call as Stocks Slide: Markets Wrap

China's Temu Takes Over 17% Of US Market Share, Cutting Jobs From American Amazon And Decimating Small Businesses