NEW YORK, March 4 (Reuters) - A judge on Tuesday signaled he may dismiss the New York Times ( NYT ) as a defendant in a $400 million defamation lawsuit where the actor Justin Baldoni alleged the newspaper colluded with the actress Blake Lively to smear him after she accused him of sexual harassment. U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman in...

(Reuters) - Carrier Virgin Australia said on Wednesday it had picked Dave Emerson, its chief commercial officer, for its top seat, succeeding Jayne Hrdlicka, while the airline works to relist itself on the local stock exchange. Hrdlicka had indicated her intention to retire as the low-cost carrier's chief back in February 2024. Hrdlicka served as CEO for four years, leading...

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - As Starbucks tries to revive its faltering business in China, analysts say strategic partnerships and returning to its roots as a place where customers come for a coffee experience offer the best bet to beat intense competition and deflationary woes. The coffee giant is already under pressure globally with declining sales and earnings, but problems in its...

TOKYO, March 5 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor ( TM ) is increasingly focusing on return on equity as a performance measure, talking internally about raising ROE to 20% as one guideline, a senior finance executive at the Japanese automaker said during an interview on Monday. While cautioning that ROE is not a perfect measure, the executive emphasised consistency over time-bound...