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Prominent investors stocked up on Peloton as stock stumbled in late 2021
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss BOSTON (Reuters) - Peloton Interactive Inc's stock price tumbled more than 50% in the last three months of 2021 but several prominent investment firms were so sure the at-home f...
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California, Texas pension funds among new investors in EV startup Rivian
By David Randall NEW YORK (Reuters) - Seven state government employee pension funds including CalPERS, the largest U.S. pension plan, took stakes in electric vehicle startup Rivian Automotive Inc in t...
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Neuberger Berman joins objectors to Zendesk purchase of SurveyMonkey parent
(Adds dropped word 'announced' in paragraph 4) (Reuters) - Asset manager Neuberger Berman said on Monday it remained unconvinced Zendesk should buy Momentive Global for $4 billion even after engaging ...
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EV-maker Polestar’s ad ribbing Musk most popular at Super Bowl
By Nivedita Balu (Reuters) - Leonardo DiCaprio-backed Polestar's ad taking a potshot at rivals Tesla and Volkswagen topped the list of the most popular commercials during Super Bowl LVI, new data on M...
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Texas sues Meta over Facebook’s facial-recognition practices – report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Texas attorney general's office sued Meta's Facebook on Monday, alleging that the social media giant violated state privacy protections with facial-recognition technology th...
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Deal on EU tech rules possible by June, key lawmaker says
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union lawmakers and countries could reach a deal by the end of June on proposed tech rules forcing online platforms to better police the internet despite ...
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Noom diet app reaches $62 million settlement over automatic subscription renewals
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Noom Inc reached a $62 million settlement of a lawsuit accusing the weight loss app provider of tricking customers into signing up for "risk-free" trial period...
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Crypto lending firm BlockFi to pay $100 million to settle U.S. SEC, state charges
By Chris Prentice WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A subsidiary of crypto company BlockFi Inc has agreed to pay $100 million to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and 32 states to settle charges ...
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Jana Partners cuts Macy’s stake after pushing retailer on e-commerce
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss BOSTON (Reuters) - Jana Partners cut its holding in Macy's Inc by 84% in the last months of 2021 not long after the activist investment firm prodded the retailer to consider alt...
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Cryptocurrencies akin to Ponzi schemes, says RBI deputy
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Cryptocurrencies are akin to Ponzi schemes or even worse and banning these is the most sensible option for India, the Reserve Bank of India's deputy govenor said on Monday. "We have...
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