Mario Lopez to host new ‘Toddler of the Year’ competition benefiting Toys for Tots
Phoenix, AZ – Colossal, the fundraising group behind the successful Baby of the Year contest, is launching a new national campaign for 2- to 3-year-olds called Toddler of the Year, with TV…
Aussie competition regulator delays decision on ANZ’s $3.3 billion Suncorp Bank buy
(Reuters) -Australia’s competition regulator on Monday said it has delayed its decision on ANZ Group Holdings’ proposed A$4.9 billion ($3.30 billion) acquisition of Suncorp Bank by a week to August 4, and…
ADAM WEISS: Trump Makes Dominating The Competition Look Easy
ADAM WEISS: Trump Makes Dominating The Competition Look Easy Adam Weiss on July 22, 2023 Donald J. Trump might still be the punching bag of choice for the ratings-desperate mainstream media and…
Italian Pageant Bars Males From Competition, Will Not Participate In ‘Glittery Bandwagon Of Trans Activism’
Italian Pageant Bars Males From Competition, Will Not Participate In ‘Glittery Bandwagon Of Trans Activism’ Mia Hernandez on July 21, 2023 The Miss Italia beauty pageant will not allow male contestants, the…
US antitrust enforcer says generative AI ‘raises competition concerns’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Generative AI, which is best known for ChatGPT, raises competition concerns and is a focus of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Technology along with its Office of Technology,…
Gymnastics-Biles to return to competition in August after two-year hiatus
(Reuters) – Four times Olympic gold medallist Simone Biles will return to competition in early August at the U.S. Classic in Chicago, USA Gymnastics said on Wednesday, in what will be her…
Canada’s grocery industry needs more players to tame inflation – competition bureau
(Reuters) – More players in Canada’s grocery sector are crucial to combat soaring prices of essential goods amid persistent inflation, the country’s competition watchdog said in a report on Tuesday. The report…
Orange, MasMovil deal may reduce competition, push up prices, EU warns
By Foo Yun Chee and Tassilo Hummel BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Orange and MasMovil’s planned merger of their Spanish operations may reduce competition and push up prices, EU antitrust regulators warned on Tuesday, indicating…
New Zealand to investigate profitability, competition at banks
SYDNEY (Reuters) – New Zealand said on Tuesday it would examine the profitability of the country’s banks and investigate whether competition in the sector was working well for consumers. The banking sector…
Japan to open up Apple- and Google-dominated phone apps to competition
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan plans to stoke competition in smartphone app payments, dominated by Apple and Google, by banning major app store operators from forcing software developers to use the operators’ own…
Transgender Cyclist Wins Bike Race Against Female Competition By Nearly Five Minutes
Transgender Cyclist Wins Bike Race Against Female Competition By Nearly Five Minutes Jack Applewhite on June 12, 2023 Transgender cyclist Austin Killips won the women’s title in a North Carolina bike race…
AB InBev, Molson Coors dent US craft beer competition with cheaper six-packs
By Ananya Mariam Rajesh (Reuters) – Anheuser-Busch InBev and Molson Coors Beverage are set to gain market share from craft beer makers in the United States this year as cost-conscious consumers are…
‘Competition Breeds Innovation’: GOP Candidates Say They’re Unbothered By Growing Field
‘Competition Breeds Innovation’: GOP Candidates Say They’re Unbothered By Growing Field Mary Lou Masters on June 6, 2023 Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former Vice President Mike Pence and North Dakota…
GOP leaders warn Gopal’s power grab will eliminate competition not corruption
Sen. Oroho and Asm. DiMaio warned that legislation sponsored by Sen. Vin Gopal to ban county constitutional officers from serving as county party leaders will deal a blow to the electoral process,…
Laredo Port of Entry Honor Guard earns award in National Police Week competition
WASHINGTON, DC — The Laredo Port of Entry Honor Guard Drill Team performed in the prestigious annual Steve Young National Honor Guard competition this week in Washington, DC and earned the Chief…
‘Not A Competition’: Teachers Union President Can’t Answer If Parents Care More About Their Kids’ Education
‘Not A Competition’: Teachers Union President Can’t Answer If Parents Care More About Their Kids’ Education Reagan Reese on April 26, 2023 The president of the second largest teachers union could not…
Apple offers high-yield savings to card customers as deposit competition heats up
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Apple Inc is seeking to attract U.S. savers with a new high-yield deposit account it announced on Monday with partner Goldman Sachs Group Inc amid increased competition among…
Amazon cranks up AI competition against Microsoft, Google with new cloud tools
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc’s cloud computing division on Thursday released a suite of technologies aimed at helping other companies develop their own chatbots and image-generation services backed by artificial…
Factbox-Diplomatic competition between Taiwan and China
(Reuters) – Taiwan and China have engaged for years in competition for diplomatic recognition, but the pendulum has long swung decisively in Beijing’s favour. Honduras last month ended its decades-long relationship with…
EU competition chief flags fresh probes into multinationals’ tax deals
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU regulators are likely to open investigations into tax deals between EU countries and multinationals after reviewing their arrangements in the previous decade, the bloc’s…
Stericycle wins early order blocking rival medical waste firm in competition case
By Mike Scarcella (Reuters) – Stericycle Inc has won a court order in Chicago federal court, temporarily blocking another medical waste disposal and document shredding company from “falsely” claiming any affiliation with…
China leads US in global competition for key emerging technology, study says
SYDNEY (Reuters) – China has a “stunning lead” in 37 out of 44 critical and emerging technologies as Western democracies lose a global competition for research output, a security think tank said…
Pacific island leaders meet to show unity amid super power competition
By Kirsty Needham (Reuters) – Pacific island leaders arrived in Fiji on Thursday for a two-day meeting to formalise the return of Kiribati to the 18-member regional bloc, amid tensions between China…
‘Fair And Safe Competition’: How One Legal Group Is Leading The Charge To Protect Women’s Sports
‘Fair And Safe Competition’: How One Legal Group Is Leading The Charge To Protect Women’s Sports Alexa Schwerha on February 5, 2023 Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) is currently juggling several legal cases…
DOJ probing Visa on U.S. debit card practices, competition
(Reuters) – Visa Inc said on Friday the antitrust division of the U.S. Department of Justice had issued investigative demand earlier this month seeking documents and information about U.S. debit card practices…
Unilever gets partial win in EU court over Italy competition fine
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Consumer goods group Unilever secured a partial victory at the European Union’s highest court on Thursday over a 60 million euro ($65 million) fine imposed on it by Italy’s…
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