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Former top lawyers at major companies decry Trump orders against law firms

Former top lawyers at major companies decry Trump orders against law firms

By David Thomas, Mike Scarcella and Sara Merken(Reuters) - Former top legal executives at large companies including Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) and Eli Lilly (NYSE:LLY) submitted a legal brief on Tuesday accusing U.S. President Donald Trump of undermining the rule of law and threatening American businesses with his executive orders targeting law firms.The 67 mostly former general ...

2025-04-09 12:40:15
Peabody Energy reviews options for $3.78 billion deal for Anglo American’s assets

Peabody Energy reviews options for $3.78 billion deal for Anglo American’s assets

(Reuters) - Peabody Energy said on Tuesday it was reviewing all options related to its $3.78 billion acquisition agreement with Anglo American (JO:AGLJ) for some of its Australian steelmaking coal assets after an ignition event at a mine.The acquisition deal was signed last year and was expected to close in mid-2025. According to media reports, production at Anglo American’s Moranbah North mine ...

2025-04-09 12:37:57
US IRS chief quits after immigration data-sharing deal

US IRS chief quits after immigration data-sharing deal

By Nathan Layne and Kanishka Singh(Reuters) -The acting head of the Internal Revenue Service plans to resign, the Treasury Department said on Tuesday, a move that comes after the agency struck a controversial deal to share tax data on undocumented immigrants with federal agents.Commissioner Melanie Krause will become the tax-collecting agency’s third leader to exit since the start of the year, a ...

2025-04-09 12:36:08
Anglo American urges faster permits in Chile to close copper supply gap

Anglo American urges faster permits in Chile to close copper supply gap

By Fabian Cambero and Daina Beth SolomonSANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile needs to speed up its permitting processes to help copper mining expand ahead of a large supply gap expected in the coming years, Anglo American (JO:AGLJ) Chile CEO Patricio Hidalgo said on Tuesday.Chilean President Gabriel Boric has pledged to cut the permitting timeline by a third, yet a reform that would streamline the process i ...

2025-04-09 12:34:05