Joins Companies Rolling

LGBTQ rights group reports progress at U.S. companies despite conservative backlash

The HRC said that more companies are providing strong benefits and protections to LGBTQ employees despite conservative backlash in recent years.

NBC News - Jan. 7

Exxon Sues California Official, Claiming He Defamed the Company

The lawsuit, an unusual strategy for the oil giant, comes after California’s attorney general sued Exxon last year alleging it misled the public about plastics recycling.

The New York Times - Jan. 7

Services index shows big jump in prices for December as companies fear tariffs

The ISM services survey's prices index jumped to 64.4%, an increase of 6.2 points or more than 10%.

CNBC - Jan. 7

Ireland joins South Africa's ICJ genocide case against Israel

Ireland filed a declaration of intervention Monday in support of South Africa’s genocide case against Israel in the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The decision comes after Ireland’s November ...

The Hill - Jan. 7

U.S. Defense Department bans Tencent and other Chinese companies

Washington seeks to restrict sharing of advanced technology, deeming it a threat to national security.

CBS News - Jan. 7

Blackstone joins private equity deal wave in US accounting sector

Acquisition of Citrin Cooperman from New Mountain Capital for $2bn marks a step up in valuations

Financial Times - Jan. 7

Shutterstock and Getty Images will join to become a $3.7B visual content company

Visual content companies Shutterstock and Getty Images will join to become a $3.7 billion visual content company

ABC News - Jan. 7

More than 700 McDonald’s workers join legal action over harassment claims

Hundreds of UK restaurants cited in allegations of discrimination, homophobia and sexual harassment. Business live – latest updates More than 700 junior McDonald’s workers have joined legal ...

The Guardian - Jan. 7

Drug Company to Share Revenues With Indigenous People Who Donated Their Genes

Variant Bio, a small biotech company based in Seattle, is using genetic information from Indigenous people to develop drugs for obesity and diabetes.