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Trump extends delay on US TikTok ban until mid-December
AFP, Published on 17/09/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Tuesday extended a delay on enforcing a ban against TikTok until December 16, marking the fourth postponement of a law designed to force the app's sale from its Chinese owner.
Executive bonuses banned at 6 UK water companies over pollution
AFP, Published on 06/06/2025
» LONDON - Six UK water companies were banned Friday from paying bonuses to senior executives, which the government said would be inappropriate given their failure to clean up their massive sewage discharges.
Paramount announces sale of Simon & Schuster for $1.62 bn
AFP, Published on 08/08/2023
» NEW YORK - Paramount Global said Monday it had reached an agreement to sell Simon & Schuster, a top US publisher, to private equity firm KKR for $1.62 billion.
Toshiba CEO resigns as buyout offer stirs turmoil
AFP, Published on 14/04/2021
» TOKYO - Toshiba's president Nobuaki Kurumatani has resigned, the firm announced Wednesday, as a buyout offer from a private equity fund reportedly stirs turmoil inside the Japanese company.
BMG and KKR team up to purchase music rights
AFP, Published on 25/03/2021
» NEW YORK: German music management group BGM announced a partnership with US investment company KKR Wednesday in a move to acquire streaming rights -- a new potentially lucrative frontier for investors.
Toys 'R' Us to close all US stores
AFP, Published on 15/03/2018
» NEW YORK: Toys 'R' Us, the iconic retail chain that has captivated American children for generations, has announced plans to shut all of its US stores, becoming one of the biggest casualties of the retail shakeout amid the rise of e-commerce.
Toys 'R' Us to liquidate all US stores
AFP, Published on 15/03/2018
» NEW YORK - Toys 'R' Us said late Wednesday it will liquidate all of its US stores, heralding the end of what had been an iconic player in the American toy industry.