(Reuters) – Virgin Galactic flew four tourists to the edge of space and back aboard its spaceplane, marking the second flight this year, the Richard Branson-founded company said on Saturday. The[...]
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June 8, 2024
Exclusive-Walmart opposes NY plan to add panic buttons to stores
By Siddharth Cavale BENTONVILLE, Arkansas (Reuters) -Retail giant Walmart says it is against putting panic buttons in stores – a move that the New York legislature wants to require under a new l[...]
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Some US lawmakers call for more scrutiny of news app NewsBreak over Chinese origins
By Alexandra Alper and James Pearson WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) -Three U.S. lawmakers have called for more scrutiny of NewsBreak, a popular news aggregation app in the United States, after Reuters re[...]
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Over half of Aramco share sale allocated to foreign investors – sources
By Maha El Dahan DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia placed over half of an $11.2 billion share sale in Aramco with foreign investors, two people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Saturday[...]
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ECB’s Holzmann voices caution on rates outlook
(Reuters) – It is too early to tell whether the European Central Bank has initiated a shift towards lower borrowing costs after it cut its benchmark interest rate this week, ECB policymaker Robe[...]
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Cineworld plots sale of some UK cinema operations, Sky News reports
(Reuters) – Cineworld is in talks over a possible sale as part of a strategic review that could lead to a wholesale restructuring of its business, Sky News reported on Saturday, citing unidentif[...]
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Berkshire buys additional 2.57 million shares in Occidental Petroleum, filing shows
(Reuters) – Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway bought around 2.57 million shares of common stock in Occidental Petroleum over June 5-7, according to a U.S. securities filing. Buffett[...]
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Nippon Steel executive saw positive reaction from U.S. Steel workers and others
TOKYO (Reuters) – Nippon Steel Vice Chairman Takahiro Mori met with U.S. Steel’s employees and community leaders this week to gain better understanding of its proposed acquisition of the U[...]
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US lawmakers call to add China’s CATL, Gotion to import ban list, WSJ reports
(Reuters) -Chinese battery companies CATL and Gotion High Tech should be added immediately to a U.S. import ban list, a group of Republican lawmakers said, alleging their supply chains use forced labo[...]
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