Court gives PepsiCo right to use ‘Rise’ on Mtn Dew
Jul 25, 2022 23:16 pm UTC| Law Economy Business
The Second Circuit Court overturned a lower federal courts decision forbidding PepsiCo to use the word Rise for an energy drink extension of its Mtn Dew brand. The lower courts judge found PepsiCo to have infringed on...
Prosecution escalates Luna saga probe on S. Korea's crypto exchanges
Jul 25, 2022 22:49 pm UTC| Law Economy Business Digital Currency
South Koreas cryptocurrency exchanges are keeping a low profile as the prosecution seized their trading records of the ill-fated stablecoin Terra and its sister token Luna. Terra and Lunas values plummeted abruptly in...
3 poultry farms agree on $84 million wage case settlement
Jul 25, 2022 22:41 pm UTC| Law Economy Business
Wayne Farms, Sanderson Farms, and Cargill Meat Solutions have agreed with the US Justice Department to pay over $84 million as a settlement over charges that they shared wage rate information to drive down wages. Wayne...
Mondelēz changes whole wheat labels on Ritz, Premium Saltines
Jul 14, 2022 23:20 pm UTC| Law Health Economy Business
Mondelēz agreed to alter the front-of-package wording to more accurately reflect the proportion of wheat to refined flour in its products after being persuaded by the nutrition-advocacy organization, the Center for Science...
Twitter sues Elon Musk to enforce $44 billion purchase deal
Jul 13, 2022 22:34 pm UTC| Law Economy Business
Twitter Inc sued Elon Musk for violating the $44 billion deal to buy the social media platform in a Delaware court, demanding that the worlds richest person complete the merger at the agreed $54.20 per Twitter...
Seoul court rules ride-hailing drivers are not workers
Jul 13, 2022 21:43 pm UTC| Law Economy Business
The Seoul Administrative Court overturned an administrative labor agencys decision recognizing ride-hailing service Tada drivers as workers. SOCAR, the parent company of Tada operator VCNC, filed a suit to seek the...
S. Korea's customs office to allow sex doll parts importation
Jul 12, 2022 20:33 pm UTC| Life Economy Business Law
South Koreas customs office will permit the importation of sex doll parts, but not full-body sex dolls, starting this month. A certain sort of life-size sex doll was allowed to be imported in 2019 by South Koreas...
G7 overcomes internal wrangling and ‘irrelevance’ barbs to strike US$50 deal to support Ukraine
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