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Spain’s Ministry of Consumer Affairs has fined five budget airlines a total of 179 million euros ($187 million). The fines affect Ryanair, Vueling, easyJet, Norwegian, and Volotea. The ministry accused the airlines of “abusive practices” including charging extra carry-on fees. Airlines are fuming over a decision by Spain’s Ministry of Consumer Affairs to fine budget […]
The carriers, which also included Spanish airlines Volotea and Vueling along with Norwegian Air, were also fined for charging passengers to reserve adjacent seats for children and other dependents and not accepting cash when selling tickets at airports, the consumer rights ministry said in a statement. Irish no-frills carrier Ryanair, which was the first to […]
Shorten gave a long list of thanks to people during his final speech, including his staff, former colleagues, family and current colleagues. The outgoing NDIS Minister reflected he was proud to have served in three institutions “essential” to the endeavor of democracy – the Australian Workers’ Union, the Australian Labor Party and parliament. Loading “We […]
The nation’s second-largest lender believes the Reserve Bank will push back its first interest rate cut until May – but it will start with a bang. Westpac chief economist, and former RBA assistant governor Luci Ellis – who had believed the RBA would start cuts in February – said this morning that it was now […]
There was nowhere to hide for a motorist who owes more than R200,000 in unpaid traffic fines when an in-vehicle camera triggered an alert behind his bakkie in Cape Town. An officer attached to the city’s transport enforcement unit received the alert via a tablet in his vehicle — triggered by an automated number plate […]
The fines in the Southeastern Conference keep racking up, with the SEC handing down fines to two more schools this week. The conference announced Monday that Ole Miss and LSU have been heavily fined as a result of fan conduct from this past weekend. Ole Miss has been fined $350,000 after fans stormed the a […]
Ranked: The Biggest Corporate Fines of 2024 This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. In this infographic, we detail four of the biggest corporate fines handed out in 2024 (as of October 2024). Companies […]
Regulators today ordered Apple and investment banking giant Goldman Sachs to pay almost $90 million in penalties and customer redress over what it termed “Apple Card failures.” The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) cited “customer service breakdowns and misrepresentations” that affected hundreds of thousands of Apple Card customers. Chief among the issues cited: the failure […]
Goldman Sachs could be forced to pay tens of millions of dollars in fines by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, over the way it handled complaints about Apple Card and other credit cards. Goldman Sachs is keen to get out of its arrangement with Apple for Apple Card, which could cost it millions. But, […]
The US Securities and Exchange Commission is cracking down on four companies for failing to disclose the full scope of how the SolarWinds hack impacted their businesses. The four companies—IT security providers Check Point and Mimecast, IT solutions provider Unisys, and cloud collaboration software maker Avaya—have agreed to pay fines for allegedly downplaying the breach […]