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A Delaware judge on Tuesday ruled that Elon Musk's record-breaking $56 billion Tesla pay package could be tossed, calling the compensation granted by the EV maker's board "an unfathomable sum" that was unfair to shareholders. Shares of Tesla dropped about 3% in extended trade. The ruling may sweep away the largest pay package in corporate America.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden's administration on Friday formally informed Congress of its intention to proceed with the $23 billion sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey, taking a major step toward completing a long-delayed process that tested ties with Ankara. The State Department sent the notification to advance the sale of 40 Lockheed Martin F-16s and nearly 80 modernization kits to Turkey, a day after Ankara fully completed ratification of the NATO membership of Sweden,...

A Houthi anti-ship missile damaged an oil tanker in the Gulf of Aden on Friday but no injuries were reported and a U.S. Navy ship was providing assistance, the U.S. military said. ... -January 26, 2024 at 09:31 pm EST - MarketScreener

U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan will meet with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Bangkok on Friday and Saturday, building on a commitment by the two countries' leaders to deepen dialogue between the world's two largest economies. The meeting comes a little more than two months after U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping met for about four hours on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in San Francisco. Biden and Xi agr...

WASHINGTON/BEIJING -US-China ties and Taiwan will be topics raised at a meeting between the U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Bangkok, building on a... -January 26, 2024 at 02:57 am EST - MarketScreener

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday joined an effort by a co-defendant in his Georgia election interference case to disqualify prosecutor Fani Willis and dismiss the criminal charges, according to a court filing. Trump co-defendant Michael Roman has alleged in previous court filings that Willis had an inappropriate relationship with Nathan Wade, the lawyer she hired to help run the criminal case. Trump's defense team endorsed those claims and leveled new a...

Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday joined an effort by a co-defendant in his Georgia election interference case to disqualify prosecutor Fani Willis, according to a court filing.... -January 25, 2024 at 02:24 pm EST - MarketScreener

Iran-allied Houthi militia launched two anti-ship ballistic missiles at a U.S.-owned tanker ship on Thursday night that hit the water near the vessel, causing no injuries or damage, U.S. Central... -January 18, 2024 at 07:45 pm EST - MarketScreener

(Corrects second paragraph to reflect that Giammattei did not lose August election)

SK Battery America exposed employees at a U.S. battery plant to unsafe levels of nickel and other metals, and faces $75,000 in fines, the U.S. Labor Department said on Wednesday....