By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The World Bank’s new president Ajay Banga on Friday asked the lender’s 16,000 staff to “double down” on development and climate eff[...]
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June 2, 2023
Dollar jumps after surprise boost in May payrolls
(Updates prices, adds analyst quote in paragraph 6, adds paragraph 12 on Fitch keeping U.S. credit rating on negative watch) By Hannah Lang WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar rose on Friday[...]
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House lawmakers urge US to rally allies over China Micron ban
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican chairmen of two House of Representatives panels on Friday urged President Joe Biden’s administration to rally U.S. allies includin[...]
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Childhood Leukemia Foundation sues US FTC to stop deception probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Childhood Leukemia Foundation (CLF) filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Friday, asking a court to stop an investigation into whether it[...]
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YouTube to stop removing content making false claims on past elections
(Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s YouTube said on Friday that the platform would stop removing content that might have spread false claims related to U.S. presidential elections in 2020 and befor[...]
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US court approves ‘social casino’ $415 million class settlement
By Mike Scarcella (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Thursday approved a $415 million class-action settlement resolving claims that online gaming companies DoubleDown Interactive LLC and International[...]
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US SEC to dismiss 42 enforcement cases after internal data mishap
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced Friday it had dismissed 42 pending enforcement cases after discovering enforcement staff had improp[...]
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Twitter’s head of brand safety and ad quality to leave -source
By Sheila Dang (Reuters) – Twitter’s head of brand safety and ad quality, A.J. Brown, has decided to leave the company, according to a source familiar with the matter on Friday, the second[...]
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Oil up over 2% after US debt deal and jobs data; focus turns to OPEC+
By Scott DiSavino NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices rose over 2% on Friday after the U.S. Congress passed a debt ceiling deal that averted a government default in the world’s biggest oil consumer a[...]
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