Yahoo Finance Plus Review & Outlook: Protests outside the Supreme Court Justices' homes began in early May, and on Jun. 8, 2022 a man was arrested after telling police he planned to kill Brett Kavanaugh. So why is Nancy Pelosi sitting on a bill to protect the Justices’ families? Image: Jacquelyn Martin/Associated Press
The White House said on Monday that Russia has defaulted on its international bonds for the first time since the Bolshevik revolution, as sweeping sanctions have effectively cut the country off from the global financial system. Until last week, Russia kept on paying on its Eurobonds in foreign currency as per issue conditions yet its dollar and euro coupon transfers made in May, ahead of a key U.S. waiver allowing for such transactions expired, did not reach investors. "Statements of a default are absolutely unjustified," Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told a call with reporters on Monday, pointing to the May forex coupon payment.
Americans reacted on Friday to the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that established a constitutional right to abortion access. In the court’s ruling Friday, telegraphed in a rare court leak, Republican-appointed judges voted 5-4 to overturn Roe v. Wade. Chief Justice John Roberts did not back using the latter decision to overturn Roe.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who has offered $44 billion to buy Twitter , has been quiet on the social media platform since last tweeting on June 21. Such a long absence from Twitter is unusual for Musk. No one is saying whether he is observing a quiet time to appease Securities and Exchange Commission scrutiny over his propose purchase of Twitter, but that could make sense considering his past run-ins with the regulator.
This week, we'll be watching reactions to the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision, as well as a high court decision on climate change regulation and a new development in the Theranos case.
The 11-member board of directors of the Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) will begin a two-day meeting today in Florida. While there has not been a release of the meeting's agenda, here is what Disney observers might expect from this happening. Why Florida?: Considering the company’s contentious relationship with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state's Republican-majority legislature, bringing the meeting to the Sunshine State might seem a tad peculiar. However, the Financial Times reports the newes
(Bloomberg) -- Russia defaulted on its external sovereign bonds for the first time in a century, the culmination of ever-tougher Western sanctions that shut down payment routes to overseas creditors.Most Read from BloombergRussia Slips Into Historic Default as Sanctions Muddy Next StepsHyundai Quietly Climbs the EV Sales Charts and Elon Musk NoticesA $2 Trillion Free-Fall Rattles Crypto to the CoreRep. Mary Miller Calls Roe Decision ‘Victory for White Life’Russia Is Hours Away From Its First For
Cowen Managing Director and Senior Research Analyst Vivien Azer joins Yahoo Finance Live to discuss the pause on the FDA ban of Juul products, Altria's e-cigarette portfolio, and the outlook for tobacco producers.
The incoming chief executive of Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras told a corporate committee he has not received any guidance from the government on changing the firm's fuel pricing policy, a document showed on Saturday. Caio Mario Paes de Andrade, a former economy ministry official appointed by President Jair Bolsonaro to run Petrobras, was approved by the eligibility committee on Friday, a key step for him to take the reins of the company. The minutes of the meeting, published by Petrobras on Saturday, showed the committee had asked Andrade about the company's pricing policy, a topic that helped bring down three CEOs during Bolsonaro's tenure as price hikes created tensions with the far-right leader.
3M Co's (NYSE: MMM) foam earplugs, which the company manufactured for the United States military and was bought by the government for ~$7.63 a pair, threaten to become a significant liability for the manufacturing giant, reported Wall Street Journal. Many US military veterans have filed lawsuits against Minnesota-based 3M for hearing impairment caused by faults in the company's military-grade earplugs. The company might face billions of dollars in legal settlements or lawsuits after soldiers cla
(Bloomberg) -- The war in Ukraine again dominated the Group of Seven summit in the Bavarian Alps as leaders met for a second day of talks. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy spoke to them by video link from Kyiv and said he wants the war to be over by the end of the year, according to officials familiar with his remarks.Most Read from BloombergRussia Slips Into Historic Default as Sanctions Muddy Next StepsHyundai Quietly Climbs the EV Sales Charts and Elon Musk NoticesA $2 Trillion Free-Fall Rattles
The FDA's plan to reduce nicotine in cigarettes to near zero could mean big sales for this stock.
Serhat Gumrukcu faces trial in a purported murder-for-hire plot to silence an associate who could have exposed him and derailed a drug-development deal worth millions of dollars.
Texas GOP Rep. Mayra Flores took to Twitter to accuse House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of pushing her daughter during a photo op at her swearing-in ceremony last week.
(Bloomberg) -- California Governor Gavin Newsom announced late Sunday night that he had reached an agreement with state legislators on a $17 billion “inflation relief package.”Most Read from BloombergRussia Slips Into Historic Default as Sanctions Muddy Next StepsHyundai Quietly Climbs the EV Sales Charts and Elon Musk NoticesA $2 Trillion Free-Fall Rattles Crypto to the CoreRep. Mary Miller Calls Roe Decision ‘Victory for White Life’Russia Is Hours Away From Its First Foreign Default in a Centu
The manufacturer paid millions just for legal fees in the first three months of 2022 as it contests claims that a type of military earplug were defective. With hundreds of thousands of cases pending, a court ordered mediation starting next month.
The Kremlin "disagrees" with the recent media reports that Russia has entered default on its foreign currency-denominated sovereign debt, Russian news agency Interfax quoted Russian dictator Vladimir Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying on June 27.
The move by the UK, US, Canada and Japan will "strike at the heart of Putin's war machine", the UK PM says.
Cowen analyst Joseph Thome said the disclosure is "an encouraging sign and hopefully an important step toward a potential near-term FDA approval" of Axsome's drug for major depressive disorder.
South Dakota's trigger law was passed in 2005 and does not include exceptions for rape or incest.
A military unit of Ukraine’s special operations division has been conducting raids on the territory of the Russian Federation to undermine the military capabilities of the Russian army, UK newspaper The Times has revealed.
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