Trump's campaign against law firms dealt another setback as judge blocks executive orderA federal judge struck down President Trump's executive order targeting WilmerHale, marking the third such ruling against his attempts to s...
28 May, 2025, 07.13 AM IST
Law firms fighting Trump to ask judges to permanently block executive ordersTwo law firms, Perkins Coie and WilmerHale, are seeking permanent injunctions against President Trump's executive orders, arguing they are ...
23 Apr, 2025, 10.02 AM IST
US crypto executives to throw Washington fundraiser for Kamala HarrisThe grassroots event is scheduled to take place between the Congressional Black Caucus and Congressional Hispanic Caucus conferences, and a...
31 Aug, 2024, 06.53 PM IST
OpenAI completes deal that values company at $80 billionThe company would sell existing shares in a so-called tender offer led by venture firm Thrive Capital, the people said. The deal lets emplo...
17 Feb, 2024, 08.08 AM IST
A global law firm separates from its Chinese partner, citing cybersecurity and data rulesThe decision by Dentons follows warnings by business groups that global companies are postponing or shifting investment away from China due...
10 Aug, 2023, 08.40 PM IST
Civil rights audit at Google proposes better tackling of hate speech, misinformationThe review also said that to better tackle misinformation related to elections, the company should ensure that employees with language flue...
04 Mar, 2023, 09.50 AM IST
Sam Bankman-Fried, Ellison tap attorneys as FTX probes ramp upRegulators around the globe, including in the Bahamas where FTX is based and in the United States, are investigating the role of FTX's top ...
07 Dec, 2022, 08.41 AM IST
IMF board reaffirms confidence in Kristalina Georgieva who is accused of altering data to favour ChinaA 24-member IMF board reached the decision on Monday after marathon meetings over the past week, where members debated the future of Georgi...
12 Oct, 2021, 09.16 AM IST
Still no decision on whether IMF chief keeps her jobAn investigation by a law firm has concluded that the Bulgarian managing director manipulated data in favor of China while in a senior role...
11 Oct, 2021, 03.15 PM IST
Georgieva's future at helm of IMF still unclear after marathon board meetingThe IMF said the board had made "significant progress" in its review of the World Bank data-rigging scandal, but agreed to request "more cl...
09 Oct, 2021, 08.11 PM IST
IMF board says needs more time to weigh data-rigging detailsMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said she had answered "all questions that have been put to me" and hoped that the investigation c...
09 Oct, 2021, 02.10 PM IST
Debate Looms Over IMF: Should It Do More Than Put Out Fires?Once narrowly viewed as a financial watchdog and a first responder to countries in financial crises, the IMF has more recently helped manag...
09 Oct, 2021, 09.28 AM IST
IMF gets briefing on probe into China rankings at World BankThe controversy is coming ahead of the annual meetings of the IMF and World Bank, which will take place next week in Washington.
05 Oct, 2021, 09.14 AM IST
View: The need to cast doubt on global ranking systems like 'Ease of Doing Business'The investigation into the data irregularities of Doing Business (DB) 2018 and 2020 reports by law firm WilmerHale points to a lack of 'con...
27 Sep, 2021, 10.50 PM IST
China manipulated Ease of Doing Business rankings, no irregularities found in Indian dataLast week, the World Bank decided to discontinue publication of its EODB report following allegations of data irregularities due to pressur...
21 Sep, 2021, 02.16 PM IST
Explainer: Why World Bank is under fire over set of rankingsIn an investigation conducted for the bank, the law firm WilmerHale concluded that staff members fudged the data to make China look better ...
18 Sep, 2021, 12.48 PM IST
World Bank kills ease of doing business report after probe cites undue pressure on rankingsThe World Bank said in a statement said that the decision came after internal audit reports had raised "ethical matters, including the cond...
17 Sep, 2021, 08.15 AM IST