03:57 PM EDT, 06/24/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Uber Technologies' ( UBER ) use of its star rating system to terminate drivers was deemed insufficiently linked to causing a significant disparate impact on non-white drivers, and the allegations failed to raise a plausible inference of such a causal relationship, US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Monday. Former Uber...

03:24 PM EDT, 06/24/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were mixed late Monday afternoon, with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) increasing 0.9% and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) down 0.1%. In corporate news, Sony's ( SONY ) Sony Music, Warner Music's ( WMG ) Warner Records and Universal Music are seeking damages from artificial...

03:57 PM EDT, 06/24/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Charles B Johnson, 10% Owner, on June 21, 2024, executed a purchase for 200,000 shares in Franklin Resources ( BEN ) for $4,559,040. Following the Form 4 filing with the SEC, Johnson has control over a total of 92,786,533 shares of the company, with 88,703,192 shares held directly and 4,083,341 controlled indirectly. SEC...

03:44 PM EDT, 06/24/2024 (MT Newswires) -- 3M ( MMM ) has been riding on a wave of positive investor sentiment spurred by several factors including the recent appointment of a new chief executive, but caution is necessary, UBS said in a note Monday. The appointment of Bill Brown as CEO, progress on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, cleanup...