Amazon defeats shareholder lawsuit over third-party sellers, capacity expansion

By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -A U.S. judge dismissed a lawsuit accusing Amazon.com of defrauding shareholders about its treatment of third-party sellers and plans to expand capacity, culminating in a Federal Trade Commission antitrust case against the online retail giant. Monday’s dismissal by U.S. District Judge John Chun in Seattle was with prejudice, meaning the proposed…

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Sweden’s Klarna discloses 24% revenue surge in much-awaited U.S. IPO filing

(Reuters) – Swedish fintech firm Klarna disclosed on Friday that its revenue jumped 24% in 2024 as the buy now, pay later pioneer made public its filing for a much-anticipated U.S. stock market listing. The company, which reshaped online shopping through its short-term financing model, drew investor attention as its valuation soared from $5.5 billion…

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US Vice President Vance tells NBC News he expects a ‘high level’ TikTok deal by April 5

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President JD Vance said on Friday he expects a “high level” TikTok deal by the April 5 deadline. “There will almost certainly be a high-level agreement that I think satisfies our national security concerns, allows there to be a distinct American TikTok enterprise,” he told NBC News during an interview…

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USPS signs agreement with Elon Musk’s DOGE team for assistance

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy told Congress he signed an agreement with Elon Musk’s DOGE government reform team to provide assistance to the money-losing agency as it works to address “big problems.” USPS, an independent government agency with 635,000 employees that lost $9.5 billion last year, has been exempt from…

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Trump’s 200% Tariff on European Alcohol: How It Could Reshape Markets & Portfolio Strategies

A new trade war battleground is emerging, and this time, it’s hitting European wines, champagnes, and spirits—a $40 billion industry with deep ties to the hospitality sector. In a major escalation of trade tensions, President Donald Trump has threatened a 200% tariff on European alcoholic beverages, following the European Union’s 50% retaliatory tariff on American whiskey…

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Barclays expects US Fed to deliver two rate cuts this year on softer labor market activity

(Reuters) -Softer U.S. labor market conditions against the backdrop of trade-policy uncertainty have prompted Barclays to raise its expectations to two rate cuts by the Federal Reserve for the year from one. The brokerage is expecting two quarter-point rate cuts in June and September, it said on Thursday. It had earlier projected one 25-basis point…

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