By Johann M Cherian and Noel Randewich (Reuters) -The S&P 500 finished lower on Monday, with AI heavyweight Nvidia dipping ahead of its quarterly report this week, while investors awaited inflatio[...]
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August 26, 2024
DirecTV looks to renew pay-TV rules in Disney talks, Bloomberg News reports
(Reuters) – Walt Disney Co is in talks with pay-TV provider DirecTV to renew a contract that could result in channels like ABC and ESPN being blacked out as early as Sept. 1 if an agreement betw[...]
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UK shop prices dip for first time in nearly 3 years, survey shows
(Reuters) – British shop prices fell in annual terms this month for the first time since October 2021, pushed down by summer sales of clothes and household goods, a survey showed on Tuesday. The[...]
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Tesla can challenge Louisiana direct sales ban, US appeals court rules
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -A divided federal appeals court on Monday revived a lawsuit in which Tesla, the electric car company run by billionaire Elon Musk, challenged Louisiana’s ban on di[...]
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Home improvement retailer Lowe’s latest US firm to end some diversity policies
(Reuters) – Home improvement retailer Lowe’s has scrapped some of its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs, becoming the latest U.S. firm to modify such policies meant to boost r[...]
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Elliott, Southwest to meet in September as firm lays out case for change
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK (Reuters) -Elliott Investment Management and Southwest Airlines will meet early next month for the first time to discuss potential changes at the airline, both companie[...]
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Morning Bid: Tiptoeing nervously along US rate path
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. World markets are entering a period of nervous uncertainty as investors try to determine whether upcoming U.S. interest ra[...]
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US lenders lose court battle over CFPB rule to collect small business data
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -A federal judge on Monday rejected a banking industry-backed challenge to a rule adopted by the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that requires lenders to gather dem[...]
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Chipotle denied raises to unionized workers, US labor agency says
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – U.S. labor board prosecutors have determined that a union’s claims that Chipotle Mexican Grill illegally refused to give raises to workers at a Michigan rest[...]
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