Google exec fired after female boss groped him at drunken bash, suit says
A Google executive claims he was booted by the tech giant for rejecting a high-ranking female boss’ grabby advances at a posh company dinner.
Germany’s Scholz sets off on first South American tour to boost trade, environment ties
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz heads to Argentina on Saturday for the first leg of his inaugural tour of South America.
Energy & Environment — House approves bill to restrict oil reserve withdrawals
The House approved a bill that seeks to set stipulations on when a president can withdraw oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Meanwhile, Chevron posts record profits and Elon Musk
On environment, DeSantis charts a pragmatic path
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has pursued a centrist approach, emphasizing the economic benefits of protecting his state’s natural resources.
Farmers’ union called UK environment targets ‘irrational’ and ‘unachievable’
NFU raised questions over water pollution, tree planting and rewilding targets, according to documents
Energy & Environment — Biden bars new mining in Minnesota wilderness area
The Biden administration is blocking new mining in a wilderness area in Minnesota. Meanwhile, new committee assignments are out, and a former Democratic lawmaker is joining a group that supports
Cause of thousands of crab deaths in north east may never be known, environment minister says
What caused the deaths of thousands of crabs on the north east coast may never be established, an environment minister has claimed. © Provided by The Independent jwplayer-thumbna
We may never know what caused mass crab deaths, says environment minister
We may never know what caused mass crab deaths, says environment minister – The Government faced fresh pressure to further investigate the mass die-off of marine life on the coastline
The business environment is not getting easier in the short-term, says SAP CFO
Luka Mucic, CFO of SAP, discusses the company’s fourth-quarter earnings and his outlook for the cloud business in 2023.
IPO environment to be ‘more vibrant’ in the second half of 2023, Friedman says
NASDAQ chair and CEO Adena Friedman weighed in on the status of the IPO market along with the NYSE’s glitch at Tuesday’s opening bell.