Articles by Hilary Russ and Uday Sampath

McDonald’s Settles With Ex-CEO Easterbrook Over Claim He Lied About Sexual Affairs

McDonald’s Corp. said on Thursday it had reached a settlement with former chief Steve Easterbrook, resolving a lawsuit in which the burger chain had claimed that he covered up and lied about his sexual relationships with employees. As part of …

Southern California Utility Settles 2015 Gas Leak Litigation, To Take $1.1B Charge

Gas utility Southern California Gas (SoCalGas), a unit of Sempra Energy, said on Monday it has reached agreements that are expected to resolve substantially all civil litigation related to a 2015 natural gas storage facility leak. As a result of …

CDC Promises Speedier Approvals for Restarting U.S. Cruises

Royal Caribbean Group said on Thursday it was aiming to restart its U.S. cruises in July after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued new measures to speed up approvals, sending its shares up 2.5%. Late on …

Delivery Company Offers Gig Workers $25 to Get COVID Vaccine

Grocery delivery company Instacart said on Thursday it would pay $25 to its over half-a-million gig workers if they chose to take time off to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The company, which has been lobbying government agencies for its delivery …

Tyson Fires 7 Managers at Iowa Plant Over Betting on COVID-19 Cases

Tyson Foods Inc. said on Wednesday it had fired seven managers at an Iowa pork plant after investigating allegations that they took bets on how many employees would catch COVID-19. The independent investigation, led by former U.S. Attorney General Eric …

Capital One Reports Data Breach of 100 Million Accounts; Suspect Arrested

Capital One Financial Corp. said on Monday personal information including names, addresses, phone numbers and credit scores of about 100 million individuals in the United States and 6 million people in Canada were obtained by a hacker who has been …