DUBLIN (Reuters) – European Central Bank governing council member Gabriel Makhlouf said on Saturday that while some colleagues already feel further interest rate rises will be needed beyond July[...]
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Ambitious plans for US-India technology sharing face hurdles
By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States unveiled agreements this week to sell weapons to India and share with it sensitive military technology, a clear sign of the Biden adm[...]
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US lawmaker to re-introduce bipartisan bill to get EV industry into biofuel program
By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. Democratic lawmaker plans to reintroduce a bipartisan bill next month that would allow electricity generated from renewable biomass to qualify for[...]
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Berlin plans to spend 8 billion euros in package for 60 Boeing Chinook helicopters -source
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany aims to purchase 60 Chinook helicopters from Boeing in a package that would cost up to 8 billion euros ($8.71 billion), including necessary infrastructure for the airc[...]
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Two U.S. senators urge automakers not to remove AM radio from new cars
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Two U.S. senators wrote seven major automakers on Friday urging them not to remove AM radio from new vehicles. Senator Ted Cruz, the top Republican on the Sen[...]
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H&M shopworkers in Spain extend strike for two days early July
MADRID (Reuters) – Shop assistants at Swedish fashion retailer H&M in Spain extended a three-day strike planned in late June to demand pay raises into two more days in early July, unions sai[...]
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Marketmind: Business brakes in June swoon, dollar jumps
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Just as world stock prices raced ahead this month, broader business activity appeared to be stalling again. Surprisingly soft reading[...]
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Facebook to end news access in Canada over incoming law on paying publishers
By Ismail Shakil and David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) -Meta Platforms Inc plans to end access to news on Facebook and Instagram for all users in Canada once a parliament-approved legislation requiring[...]
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Meta’s Oversight Board asks Facebook owner to evaluate election integrity efforts
(Reuters) – Meta Platforms’ Oversight Board has asked the social media firm to evaluate efforts to prevent promotion of political violence on its platforms, after it allowed a video callin[...]
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