By Gabriel Burin (Reuters) – Brazil’s inflation picked up slightly in August from July due to the finalization of a one-off discount on energy prices for residential users, a Reuters poll[...]
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September 11, 2023
Treasury’s Adeyemo, in New York, says tackling rural economic inequality essential
By Andrea Shalal (Reuters) – Reversing a significant rise in inequality in the United States over the last four decades is essential to boosting overall economic growth, Deputy Treasury Secretar[...]
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Impact of possible strikes on Detroit Three automakers
(This Sept. 8 story has been corrected to remove a reference to IHS Markit forecast on stoppages in paragraph 7)) (Reuters) – A union representing workers at General Motors, Ford Motor and Jeep-[...]
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Factbox-Governments race to regulate AI tools
(Reuters) – Rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI) such as Microsoft-backed OpenAI’s ChatGPT are complicating governments’ efforts to agree laws governing the use of the tech[...]
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AstraZeneca’s Tagrisso-chemo combo results raise bar for J&J cancer drug-analysts
By Maggie Fick LONDON (Reuters) – Data released on Monday by AstraZeneca from a late-stage trial combining its blockbuster cancer drug Tagrisso with chemotherapy to treat a type of lung cancer r[...]
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KKR to invest more than $1 billion in USI Insurance to become largest shareholder
(Reuters) – USI Insurance Services said on Monday that existing shareholder KKR plans to make a new equity investment of more than $1 billion to become the largest stakeholder. Private equity fi[...]
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Malaysia to ban export of rare earths to boost domestic industry
By A. Ananthalakshmi and Mai Nguyen KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Malaysia will develop a policy to ban exports of rare earth raw materials to avoid exploitation and loss of resources, Prime Minister Anwar[...]
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HSBC to raise mortgage rates in Hong Kong; property stocks fall
By Xie Yu and Selena Li HONG KONG (Reuters) -HSBC Holdings will raise its mortgage rates in Hong Kong by a maximum of 50 basis points, a spokesperson for the bank said on Monday, as it tries to mainta[...]
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Google’s rivals get day in court as momentous US antitrust trial begins
By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) – DuckDuckGo, which has long complained that Google’s tactics have made it too tough to get people to use their search engine on a mobile phone, will be[...]
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