By Milana Vinn and Anirban Sen NEW YORK (Reuters) – Private equity firm Warburg Pincus is weighing options, including a sale, for Modernizing Medicine (ModMed) that could value the medical software provider at more than $5 billion, including debt, according to people familiar with the matter. Boca Raton, Florida-based ModMed is working with a financial…
By Dan Peleschuk KYIV (Reuters) – Membership in NATO is the only credible long-term security guarantee Ukraine can receive against future Russian aggression, Finland’s top diplomat said on Wednesday. Donald Trump’s return to the White House on Jan. 20 has sparked hope of a diplomatic resolution to end Moscow’s invasion but also fears in Kyiv…
By Tom Hals WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) – Tesla directors including Chair Robyn Denholm and James Murdoch got court approval on Wednesday for a settlement worth up to $919 million that requires they return compensation to the carmaker to resolve allegations they overpaid themselves. The settlement requires Tesla board members including Denholm and Murdoch to return…
ATHENS (Reuters) – Wall Street bank JP Morgan has filed two lawsuits over its investment in fintech Viva Wallet, the latest twist in a legal dispute between the two sides over how to value the Greek business. A source with knowledge of the matter told Reuters that JP Morgan filed a lawsuit in Greece on…
By John Irish and Lili Bayer PARIS/BRUSSELS (Reuters) -France urged the European Union to use its laws more robustly to defend itself against outside interference and Spain’s prime minister lambasted Elon Musk on Wednesday, as the U.S. tech billionaire steps up his comments about European politics. The European Union is grappling with how to respond…
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Wednesday that Nippon Steel’s planned acquisition of U.S. Steel received a “thorough analysis” by an interagency review body that was sent to President Joe Biden, who blocked the deal on national security grounds. Yellen, in a live interview on CNBC, said she could…
By Harshita Mary Varghese (Reuters) – U.S. telecom giant AT&T said on Wednesday it would offer bill credits for network outages as part of a new initiative to attract customers, after the industry experienced several significant disruptions in 2024. In February last year, AT&T faced a nationwide wireless service disruption that lasted more than 12…
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Meta said on Wednesday it would launch a test in Germany, France and the United States that will enable buyers to browse listings from eBay on Facebook Marketplace and then complete their transactions on eBay. The European Commission had in November fined Meta $840 million over abusive practices benefiting Facebook Marketplace. Meta said…
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) -Nvidia Chief Executive Jensen Huang said on Tuesday that MediaTek will be able to sell the desktop central processor chip the two companies unveiled earlier this week and that Nvidia has undisclosed future plans for the chip. On Monday at CES 2025, Nvidia unveiled a desktop computer called Project DIGITS. The…
MILAN (Reuters) – Billionaire Elon Musk is looking to carve out a role in Italy’s telecommunications system by expanding his aerospace business Space X and satellite broadband venture Starlink. Italy is evaluating potential supply accords with Starlink and Musk said on Monday that he was “ready to provide Italy the most secure and advanced connectivity!”….
