(Reuters) – The Biden administration said on Wednesday it raised $105 million from solar power developers at a lease auction covering 23,675 acres of Nevada desert this week, making it the highe[...]
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Boeing says about 90% of China 737 MAX jets have resumed commercial operations
BEIJING (Reuters) -About 90% of Boeing’s China 737 MAX jets have resumed commercial operation as of the end of June, the U.S. aircraft maker said on its official WeChat account on Wednesday. Som[...]
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US public debt burden to rise to 181% of GDP by 2053, CBO projects
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. public debt burden will reach 181% of economic output in 2053, the Congressional Budget Office said on Wednesday, a slight improvement over recent long-term proje[...]
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Marketmind: G4 central bankers speak, chips wars rumble
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Eyeing another slew of impressive U.S. economic soundings, the world’s four most powerful central bankers are set to give a col[...]
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Australia eyes bigger budget surplus but warns economy still slowing
By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s budget surplus for 2022/23 will be bigger than the A$4.2 billion ($2.81 billion) projected in the May budget but high inflation and global chal[...]
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Global initiative launched to rate corporate carbon offset claims
By Susanna Twidale LONDON (Reuters) – A standard to assess companies’ claims about progress towards internal climate targets and their use of carbon offset credits was launched on Wednesda[...]
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Biden does not expect a recession, says US economy is ‘strong’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden said on Tuesday the United States economy is “strong now” and he does not expect a recession, a day before delivering an economic policy sp[...]
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Google aims to avoid ‘perverse’ regulation in Brazil, says executive
By Patricia VilasBoas SAO PAULO (Reuters) – The top executive of Google Brazil said on Tuesday the company encourages greater dialogue around regulating digital platforms in the country, in orde[...]
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Disney beats investor lawsuit over feud with DeSantis
By Tom Hals WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) – The Walt Disney Co board did not act negligently when it criticized a sexual identity bill signed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, a Delaware judge[...]
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