06:38 AM EDT, 06/04/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Johnson & Johnson ( JNJ ) was ordered by a jury Monday to pay an Oregon woman $260 million after she developed mesothelioma allegedly caused by inhaling the company's talc powder, Reuters reported. The Portland jury's award includes $60 million in compensatory damages and $200 million in punitive damages, the news agency said....

06:41 AM EDT, 06/04/2024 (MT Newswires) -- New York state lawmakers have reached a tentative agreement on a bill that would prohibit social media companies from using algorithms to steer content to children without parental consent, The Wall Street Journal reported late Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. The bill is designed to prevent social media companies from serving...

Intel Corp. ( INTC ) saw a 2.34% rise in pre-market trading on Tuesday, after announcing its new Lunar Lake chips with advanced AI processors. What Happened: At the ongoing Computex technology trade show in Taiwan, Intel ( INTC ) CEO Pat Gelsinger revealed the company’s updated AI strategy, which aligns with Microsoft Corp. ( MSFT ) “Year of AI...

JAKARTA, June 4 (Reuters) - Indonesia will impose a 7.5% export tax on shipments of copper concentrate, effective immediately, a finance ministry regulation showed on Tuesday, applicable to the two mining firms currently exempt from its ban on raw copper exports. Indonesia has outlawed shipments of raw copper since June 2023, but authorities have permitted Freeport Indonesia and Amman Mineral...