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French miner Eramet suspends Gabon operations after coup, shares sink
By Sybille de La Hamaide and Dominique Vidalon PARIS (Reuters) - French miner Eramet, whose mines in Gabon make it the world's largest producer of high-grade manganese ore for steelmaking, suspended a...
Aug 30, 2023
Idalia weakens to category 1 hurricane – US NHC
(Reuters) - Idalia weakened to a category 1 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale and is crossing into southern Georgia, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its latest advi...
Aug 30, 2023
Former US Cardinal McCarrick not competent to face sex abuse trial, judge says
By Nate Raymond DEDHAM, Mass. (Reuters) -A Massachusetts judge on Wednesday dismissed a criminal case charging former Roman Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick with molesting a 16-year-old boy in 197...
Aug 30, 2023
Shareholders ask China’s Hollysys to set special meeting amid takeover frustration
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK(Reuters) - Shareholders in China's Hollysys Automation Technologies owning a total 32.2% of the automation control system maker's shares asked the board of directors to...
Aug 30, 2023
Europe’s Gabon-exposed stocks slide after military coup
By Danilo Masoni MILAN (Reuters) - Shares in European oil producers, miners and other companies with large exposures to Gabon plummeted on Wednesday after a military coup raised concerns over their op...
Aug 30, 2023
Giuliani liable for defaming Georgia election workers, judge rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Donald Trump's former lawyer Rudy Giuliani is liable for defaming two election workers in Georgia, a U.S. judge in Washington said on Wednesday. Judge Beryl Howell issued the ord...
Aug 30, 2023
Factbox-From UPS to Detroit Three automakers, US labor unions flex muscle
(Reuters) - A tight U.S. labor market, expiration of cyclical contracts and high living costs have triggered tough negotiations for pay hikes and other benefits by workers and strikes and protests acr...
Aug 30, 2023
Country Garden warns of default risks, ‘deeply remorseful’ for record loss
By Clare Jim HONG KONG (Reuters) -China's largest private property developer warned on Wednesday of default risks if its financial performance continues to deteriorate, and said it "felt deeply remors...
Aug 30, 2023
As Nvidia splashes out, are stock buybacks worth it?: McGeever
By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - To buy back, or not to buy back. The highest U.S. interest rates in over 20 years coupled with Wall Street's remarkable resilience has brought an old boa...
Aug 30, 2023
Elon Musk’s X can’t beat lawsuit claiming age bias in layoffs
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - A California federal judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit accusing X, the social media service formerly called Twitter, of disproportionately laying off older workers ...
Aug 30, 2023
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