LONDON (Reuters) - For the past two months, tech billionaire Elon Musk has promoted Germany's far-right party in at least two dozen posts on his X platform, interviewed its leader, and told his 219 million followers it was the country's only hope.  Yet Musk's support for Alternative fur Deutschland played little part in the party's stunning second-place result in the...

05:55 AM EST, 03/04/2025 (MT Newswires) -- FTI Consulting ( FCN ) subsidiary Compass Lexecon (FCN) said Tuesday it expanded its presence in Italy with a new office in Rome. Executive Vice President and Co-Head of Europe, Middle East and Africa Lorenzo Coppi and Vice President Martina Caldana will be working from the location. ...

05:57 AM EST, 03/04/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Walgreens Boots Alliance ( WBA ) is nearing the completion of a deal with private-equity firm Sycamore Partners to take itself private for around $10 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported late Monday, citing unnamed people familiar with the matter. The deal could be completed as early as Thursday, the report said. Under...

05:58 AM EST, 03/04/2025 (MT Newswires) -- The US government office responsible for a $52 billion chip subsidy program is set to lose roughly two-fifths of its employees under President Donald Trump's planned workforce reductions, Bloomberg News reported Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. The job cuts include some 20 employees who accepted a voluntary deferred resignation and quit...