06:16 AM EDT, 06/28/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Massachusetts said Friday that it has reached a $175 million settlement and secured a pay raise for drivers to resolve a years-long case against Uber ( UBER ) and (LYFT) for alleged violations of labor laws. The two companies must pay drivers a minimum of $32.50 per hour and grant them several benefits...

06:19 AM EDT, 06/28/2024 (MT Newswires) -- It looks like investors are already bracing for the outcome of Sunday's first round of French parliamentary elections, said ING. The 10-year OAT-Bund sovereign yield spread is trading at a wide 82bps and EUR/USD is drifting back under 1.07, wrote the bank in a note to clients. If a candidate doesn't secure 50%...

06:22 AM EDT, 06/28/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Montfort Capital ( MONTF ) , a provider of focused private credit strategies for institutional investors, family offices, and wealth managers, late on Thursday said it has closed the purchase of the remaining 22% of Langhaus Financial Partners it didn't already own. Montfort paid for the stake with about 5.3 million newly issued...

MILAN, June 28 (Reuters) - Italy is asking Google to pay 1 billion euros ($1.07 billion) in unpaid taxes and penalties, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter said on Friday, seven years after the U.S. company settled a landmark tax dispute with Rome authorities. We comply with tax regulations in all countries where we operate, including Italy, a...