(Reuters) – Payments company Wirecard collapsed in 2020 in Germany’s biggest post-war fraud scandal. A trial will start in Munich on Thursday, with former Chief Executive Markus Braun faci[...]
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Wirecard in the dock as Germany’s biggest fraud trial starts
By Jörn Poltz and Christian Kraemer MUNICH/BERLIN (Reuters) – Former Wirecard executives go on trial on Thursday, two years after the collapse of the payments company that produced Germany[...]
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U.S. Army awards Black Hawk replacement contract to Textron’s Bell
By Idrees Ali and Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Army on Monday awarded the contract for its next-generation helicopter to Textron Inc’s Bell unit, ending a years-long competition for[...]
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Facebook owner Meta may remove news from platform if U.S. Congress passes media bill
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc on Monday threatened to remove news from its platform if the U.S. Congress passes a proposal aimed at making it easi[...]
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Yellen sees key role for Treasury’s racial equity council despite Republican criticism
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Monday said a new racial equity advisory committee, which has drawn the ire of Republican lawmakers, would play a[...]
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U.S. railroad investor resolutions urge paid sick leave for workers
By Ross Kerber (Reuters) – Investors have proposed shareholder resolutions at two U.S. railroads calling for paid sick leave for workers, an issue that nearly caused a national rail strike, and[...]
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Russian oil sanctions fuel boom for old tankers
By Julia Payne and Jonathan Saul LONDON (Reuters) – The market for old oil tankers is booming, and it’s all down to efforts by Western nations to curb trade in Russian crude. As Western sh[...]
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U.S. Supreme Court rejects Centripetal appeal in Cisco patent fight
By Blake Brittain WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a bid by Centripetal Networks Inc to reinstate the largest award in the history of U.S. patent law[...]
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Tax credits for EU electric vehicles dominate U.S. trade talks
By Andrea Shalal and David Lawder COLLEGE PARK, Md. (Reuters) -The United States and the European Union on Monday cited progress addressing EU concerns about a U.S. climate law that would cut off the[...]
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