WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said on Tuesday that it is open to seeing a debt ceiling increase approved before year-end in Congress’s post-election “lame duck” sessio[...]
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Biden is ‘directly’ involved in railroad strike negotiations – White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden is “directly” involved in negotiations to end a railroad strike that threatens to shutdown supply chains, the White House said. The pr[...]
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Sri Lanka to hold rates as inflation slows slightly, focus on IMF bailout
By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s central bank is expected to keep rates steady as inflation shows signs of easing and as authorities focus on discussions to secure a $2[...]
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‘Toxic Twitter’ activists ramp up pressure on brands after Trump account reinstated
By Sheila Dang (Reuters) – A coalition of civil rights activists on Monday were urging Twitter’s advertisers to issue statements about pulling their ads off the social media platform after[...]
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Goldman Sachs says U.S., Europe could end reliance on Chinese EV batteries by 2030 -FT
(Reuters) – The United States and Europe could cut their dependence on China for electric vehicle batteries through more than $160 billion of new capital spending by 2030, the Financial Times re[...]
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U.S. Supreme Court takes up Jack Daniel’s dog toy trademark rumpus
By Blake Brittain WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday decided to referee a dog fight, agreeing to hear a bid by liquor brand Jack Daniel’s to stop a company that sells dog toy[...]
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Tesla safety at centre of South Korean trial over fiery, fatal crash
By Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) – In an upscale Seoul neighbourhood two years ago, a white Tesla Model X smashed into a parking lot wall. The fiery crash killed a prominent lawyer – a close[...]
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U.S. Supreme Court rebuffs RBS ex-banker’s whistleblower award bid
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) -The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear former Royal Bank of Scotland managing director Victor Hong’s bid to collect a U.S. government whistleblower award of at l[...]
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U.S. rail shutdown would be ‘unacceptable,’ White House official says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A shutdown of U.S. rail lines would be “unacceptable,” because it would harm workers, families and businesses, a White House official said on Monday after the[...]
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