(Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday gave a boost to a delivery truck driver's bid to expand the universe of employees in interstate commerce who are exempted from mandatory arbitration of legal disputes beyond workers at transportation companies. The justices, in a 9-0 ruling, threw out a lower court's dismissal of proposed class action litigation by Neal Bissonnette, a...

11:09 AM EDT, 04/12/2024 (MT Newswires) -- European equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were lower Friday morning, falling 0.66% to 1,356.48 on the S&P Europe Select ADR Index. The index is poised to close the week down nearly 1.7%. From continental Europe, the gainers were led by semiconductor company Sequans Communications ( SQNS ) and biopharmaceutical...

11:02 AM EDT, 04/12/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Johnson Controls ( JCI ) said Friday that its Tyco Fire Products unit has agreed to a $750 million settlement with a nationwide class of public water systems over alleged contamination from PFAS chemicals related to certain products made by the company. The settlement releases these claims against Tyco, Chemguard, and other related...

11:08 AM EDT, 04/12/2024 (MT Newswires) -- ContextLogic ( WISH ) said Friday it has postponed its special meeting of stockholders to provide time to solicit additional votes for its proposed asset sale to Qoo10. The meeting will reconvene on April 18, the company said. ContextLogic ( WISH ) said about 97% of the shares voted favored the asset sale...