Lord Rothermere in Bid To Take Daily Mail Newspaper Group Private

Lord Rothermere in Bid To Take Daily Mail Newspaper Group Private

Lord Rothermere is considering a bid to make the owner of the Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday, and Metro newspapers private in a deal worth £810 million ($1.1 billion). The newspapers are currently part of the Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT), listed on the stock market since 1932. But if the sale of its…

Viewpoint: Consider Pros and Cons Before Requiring Pronouns in Signature Blocks

Viewpoint: Consider Pros and Cons Before Requiring Pronouns in Signature Blocks

In certain social, professional and academic circles, it is becoming commonplace for individuals to specify which pronouns they prefer others use when referencing them. I, for example, identify as a man, so my signature block could say: Hugh F. Murray III, He/Him. Some organizations have instituted, or are contemplating instituting, uniform standards for such specifications….

Hungary Government Offers to Buy Budapest Airport

Hungary Government Offers to Buy Budapest Airport

BUDAPEST—Hungary has offered to buy Budapest Airport from its foreign shareholders, part of an effort to take it back into state hands and protect what the government says are national interests. Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s government earlier this year expressed its interest in buying a majority stake in Hungary’s main international airport saying its past…

President Issues Order Aiming to Limit Employer Use of Noncompetes

President Issues Order Aiming to Limit Employer Use of Noncompetes

President Joe Biden has asked the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to ban or limit employment-related noncompete agreements as part of an executive order he signed on July 9. The order includes 72 initiatives across many federal agencies and aims to “promote competition in the American economy, which will lower prices for families, increase wages for…