Federal prosecutors reportedly sought bank records related to Jared Kushner’s family business

Drew Angerer/Getty Images Federal prosecutors have reportedly sought bank records related to White House senior adviser Jared Kushner’s family business. It’s not clear whether there is any connection between that development and special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation. Federal prosecutors sought bank records related to White House senior adviser Jared Kushner’s family business, The New […]

Harvey Weinstein reportedly sought $25 million in ’emergency cash’ from Netflix before massive sexual harassment scandal ended his career

Jason Kempin/Getty Images Harvey Weinstein reportedly tried to raise $ 25 million from Netflix, knowing press reports of sexual harassment allegations were weeks away from being published. Netflix turned down the deal, according to Page Six. The Weinstein Company and Netflix have a long history together. Harvey Weinstein tried to raise $ 25 million from […]

India considers tax and policy changes sought by Apple over iPhone manufacturing

(Reuters) – The Indian government is considering exemptions sought by Apple for setting up a unit to assemble iPhones, Ramesh Abhishek, the top bureaucrat in the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, said on Thursday. The department is a part of India’s commerce and industry ministry. Apple has asked federal government officials for a range […]

Tesla is set to raise $300 million more than it initially sought from investors to fund the Model 3 (TSLA)

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bond investors on Friday were poised to give a $ 1.8 billion boost to Tesla Inc.’s balance sheet by snapping up the electric car maker’s first foray into the U.S. junk bond market, where yield-hungry investors have raced to lock in relatively higher returns. Those robust returns, however, have shrunk as a […]

Uber sought a Google partnership before they became bitter rivals

New court filings in the Waymo v. Uber lawsuit document the breakdown between the two companies’ cooperation and potential partnership. The filings contain a series of emails between former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick and Google senior VP David Drummond, who at the time was also an Uber board member. The exchange, which happened in early […]

Have YOU booked a holiday to the most sought after destination for summer 2017?

If you’re in need of some holiday inspiration to incite your wanderlust, look no further than Pinterest and Airbnb. The two online giants have revealed the destinations around the world that are most in demand right now. With over three billion travel ideas pinned to Pinterest and over three million Airbnb listings across the globe, […]

Russian spies allegedly sought to recruit a former Trump adviser years before the 2016 election

AP WASHINGTON (AP) — A foreign policy adviser to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign met with a Russian intelligence operative in 2013 and provided him documents about the energy industry, according to court filings. The Russian, Victor Podobnyy, was one of three men charged in connection with a Cold War-style Russian spy ring. According to the […]