April 29 (Reuters) - Starbucks ( SBUX ) will invest more in staffing and less on equipment, including an automation system that it previously touted, CEO Brian Niccol said on Tuesday, breaking with a wider industry trend to rely more on technology for store operations. Niccol said additional staffing was critical to improving the customer experience - his main objective...

(Reuters) -The board of Paramount Global , the parent company of CBS News, outlined acceptable financial terms for a potential settlement with U.S. President Donald Trump on his 60 Minutes lawsuit, The New York Times reported on Tuesday, citing three people with knowledge of the internal discussions. Shari Redstone, the board's non-executive chair and Paramount's controlling shareholder, recused herself from...

April 29 (Reuters) - The board of Paramount Global ( PARAA ) , the parent company of CBS News, outlined acceptable financial terms for a potential settlement with U.S. President Donald Trump on his 60 Minutes lawsuit, The New York Times reported on Tuesday, citing three people with knowledge of the internal discussions. Shari Redstone, the board's non-executive chair and...

SYDNEY, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Google agreed on Monday to pay a A$55 million ($35.8 million) fine in Australia after the consumer watchdog found it had hurt competition by paying the country's two largest telcos to pre-install its search application on Android phones, excluding rival search engines. The fine extends a bumpy period for the Alphabet-owned internet giant in Australia,...