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FCC approves Verizon deal to acquire Frontier after DEI changes

FCC approves Verizon deal to acquire Frontier after DEI changes

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Communications Commission said Friday it was approving Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ)’s $20 billion deal to acquire fiber-optic internet providers Frontier Communications (OTC:FTRCQ) after the largest U.S. telecom company agreed to end its diversity, equity and inclusion programs. Verizon agreed to buy Frontier in September for about $9.6 ...

2025-05-18 19:28:10
Lufthansa management should be tougher with unions, says top investor Kuehne

Lufthansa management should be tougher with unions, says top investor Kuehne

BERLIN (Reuters) -Lufthansa’s management should be more vigorous in fending off resistance from labour representatives, top investor Klaus-Michael Kuehne was quoted as saying on Saturday, pointing to the airline group’s share price. Lufthansa is counting on lucrative transatlantic routes as it strives to revive its namesake core airline, bogged down by wage talks and high pay, and find new sou ...

2025-05-18 19:27:02
Wall Street advances on trade hopes, data shows investor pessimism

Wall Street advances on trade hopes, data shows investor pessimism

By Sinéad Carew and Pranav Kashyap (Reuters) -Wall Street’s main indexes rose on Friday for their fifth straight day, buoyed by the U.S.-China tariff truce earlier in the week even as economic survey data showed a deterioration in consumer sentiment. The S&P 500 steadily added to gains from late morning, while investors took weak data in their stride. The University of Michigan Surveys of C ...

2025-05-18 19:25:49
Musk’s xAI updates Grok chatbot after ’white genocide’ comments

Musk’s xAI updates Grok chatbot after ’white genocide’ comments

(Reuters) -Elon Musk’s xAI responded to widespread reports that its Grok chatbot made claims about a genocide against white citizens in South Africa, saying there had been an unauthorized change to the artificial intelligence bot. In a post on X on Thursday, xAI said it would update the system to address the problem. Issues of political biases, hate speech and accuracy of AI chatbots have been a ...

2025-05-18 19:24:41