WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told lawmakers on Tuesday that not all of the agency's proposed multimillion-dollar fees for Chinese-built ships to dock at U.S. ports will be implemented, and they may not be cumulative. Greer told a Senate Finance Committee hearing that the proposals were made to address a lack of shipbuilding in the United States. He...

02:49 PM EDT, 04/08/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Constellation Brands ( STZ ) is scaling back on its diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts after engaging with anti-DEI activist Robby Starbuck, Bloomberg reported Tuesday, citing a company spokesperson. The alcoholic beverage producer said it had been considering changes to its DEI programs, but its timeline accelerated after Starbuck approached the company, according...

SYDNEY, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Google agreed on Monday to pay a A$55 million ($35.8 million) fine in Australia after the consumer watchdog found it had hurt competition by paying the country's two largest telcos to pre-install its search application on Android phones, excluding rival search engines. The fine extends a bumpy period for the Alphabet-owned internet giant in Australia,...

02:49 PM EDT, 04/08/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Apollo Global Management ( APO ) has hired Kevin Pluff as partner and co-head of capital markets, Bloomberg reported Tuesday, citing people with knowledge of the matter. Pluff, who most recently served as head of capital markets at HPS Investment Partners, will join Apollo after a period of gardening leave, one of the...