Press Digest: Wall Street Journal - Sept 19

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19/09/2024 05:21

Sept 19 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in
the Wall Street Journal. Reuters has not verified these stories
and does not vouch for their accuracy.
    
    - Boeing  BA.N  is furloughing tens of thousands of
white-collar employees in an effort to cut costs and avoid a
credit-rating cut in the midst of a strike by its largest union.
    
    - AT&T  T.N  agreed to remove 8 miles of lead-covered cables
from Lake Tahoe, following a protracted legal battle with an
environmental group over their removal, according to court
documents.
    
    - GameStop  GME.N  CEO Ryan Cohen agreed to pay a nearly $1
million penalty to settle the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's
claim that he failed to report acquisition of more than $100
million worth of Wells Fargo & Co  WFC.N  voting shares.
    
    - The independent directors of genetic testing firm 23andMe
 ME.O  said on Tuesday they have resigned from the company's
board after not receiving a satisfactory take-private offer from
CEO Anne Wojcicki.
        
  
        - T-Mobile US  TMUS.O  said it would partner with OpenAI
to build an artificial-intelligence platform, called IntentCX,
designed to help the telecom company gain and keep customers.
        
  
        - A group of companies including Meta Platforms
 META.O , Spotify  SPOT.N  and Italian luxury-fashion giant
Prada  1913.F  warned that the European Union risks missing out
on the full benefits of artificial intelligence because of the
bloc's tech regulations.
        
  

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