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Takeaway shareholders approve Just Eat acquisition: company

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Dutch food ordering company Takeaway.com said on Thursday its shareholders had approved plans for the company’s proposed 5.9 billion pound ($7.7 billion) acquisition of British peer Just Eat PLC<JE.L>. In a statement, Takeaway said its plan for an all-share merger had been approved at an extraordinary meeting of shareholders in Amsterdam. Takeaway […]

Airlines appear to come up short in bid to win cash grants in rescue package

By David Shepardson and Tracy Rucinski WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) – A last-ditch effort by the chief executives of major U.S. airlines to try to win cash grants to weather the coronavirus crisis looked to be unsuccessful, four congressional aides and airline officials said late Saturday. Airlines had made a last ditch plea urging that $29 billion […]

Amazon warehouse workers protest near Detroit, days after NYC walkout

By Jeffrey Dastin (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc said on Wednesday a handful of workers staged a demonstration at one of its warehouses near Detroit, another U.S. protest this week over staff concerns about contracting the novel coronavirus on the job. Amazon said fewer than 15 of more than 4,000 employees at its Romulus, Michigan fulfillment […]