(Reuters) – JPMorgan Chase & Co Chief Executive Jamie Dimon said in a deposition on Friday that he had never met or communicated with late sex offender and former bank client Jeffrey Epstein[...]
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May 26, 2023
APEC trade chiefs agree on more inclusive trade, but no joint statement
By David Lawder DETROIT (Reuters) – Trade ministers from the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) countries agreed on Friday to promote more inclusive and sustainable trade, but failed to pr[...]
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US jury says Google owes Sonos $32.5 million in smart-speaker patent case
By Blake Brittain (Reuters) -Alphabet Inc’s Google must pay $32.5 million in damages for infringing one of smart-speaker maker Sonos Inc’s patents in its wireless audio devices, a San Fran[...]
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WestJet, pilots in tentative deal for 24% hourly raise over 4 years, document shows
By Allison Lampert MONTREAL (Reuters) – WestJet Airlines pilots will get a 24% hourly raise over four years, plus other pay and benefits as part of a tentative agreement reached in May, accordin[...]
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US Trade Rep Tai exchanges objections with China’s commerce minister in Detroit meeting
By David Lawder DETROIT (Reuters) -U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai raised complaints about China’s state-led economic policies during a meeting on Friday with Chinese Commerce Minister W[...]
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Twitter cannot hide from EU rules after exit from code, EU’s Breton says
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Twitter cannot run away from its obligations even after quitting a voluntary EU code of practice to tackle disinformation, EU industry chief Thierry Breton w[...]
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Treasury’s Yellen says June 5 is last date for debt ceiling to be raised
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Friday set a deadline for raising the federal debt limit, saying the government would default if Congress does not increase the $31.4 tril[...]
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Winklevoss twins’ exchange seek dismissal of SEC lawsuit over Gemini Earn
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – An exchange run by the twins Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss on Friday asked a U.S. judge to dismiss a Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit claiming it illegal[...]
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Oil prices rise as US closes in on debt deal
By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) -Oil prices ticked up on Friday as U.S. officials appeared close to striking a debt-ceiling deal, and as the market weighed conflicting messages on supply from R[...]
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