By Nelson Renteria SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – El Salvador’s long-awaited bitcoin conference, which was in the limelight in 2021 after the small nation became the world’s first to adopt[...]
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Politics
White House still committed to tech antitrust bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – White House competition adviser Tim Wu said Thursday the Biden administration is still backing tech antitrust legislation that is before Congress as time runs short before[...]
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Analysis-U.S. regulators could be pressured by slim Republican House control
By Ross Kerber and Chris Prentice BOSTON/ WASHINGTON (Reuters) – With the U.S. House of Representatives under their control, Republicans have a new pulpit to try to constrain President Joe Biden[...]
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U.S. Republicans aim to shorten EV mine permitting after House win
By Ernest Scheyder (Reuters) – Republicans will seek to boost American production of lithium, copper and other electric-vehicle metals after the U.S. midterm elections gave them narrow control o[...]
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Democratic U.S. senators accuse Musk of undermining Twitter, urge FTC probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Seven Democratic senators sent a letter on Thursday to the Federal Trade Commission, warning that Twitter, now owned by Elon Musk, was acting in disregard of users and urging the[...]
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Brazil’s Economy Ministry lowers 2023 GDP forecast to 2.1%
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s Economy Ministry on Thursday lowered its forecast for economic growth in 2023 to 2.1% from 2.5% in September. The ministry kept its 2022 GDP growth outlook at[...]
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Canada ‘very unlikely’ to join OPEC-like group for nickel -gov’t source
By Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada has not committed to establishing an OPEC-like organization for nickel-producing countries with Indonesia and is “very unlikely” to partici[...]
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China’s BYD expands electric vehicle operation in Brazil
By Alberto Alerigi SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Chinese automaker BYD Co Ltd will start selling two new electric vehicle models in Brazil this month, betting on favorable political and environmental de[...]
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U.S. imposes new sanctions over Iran sanctions evasion, targets Chinese firms
By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on over a dozen companies based in China, Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates that Washington accused of f[...]
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