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Sandy Hook plaintiffs seek third trial against bankrupt Alex Jones
By Dietrich Knauth (Reuters) - The parents of a six-year old child killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook elementary school massacre asked a U.S. bankruptcy judge on Tuesday to allow them proceed to trial agai...
Feb 14, 2023
U.S. EPA sets soot pollution rule, energy companies warn of costs
By Tim McLaughlin (Reuters) - The U.S. environmental regulator said on Tuesday it sent the White House its final plan to slash interstate smog and soot pollution from the power sector, but big energy ...
Feb 14, 2023
Colombia’s central bank may need more rate hikes depending on inflation -IMF
BOGOTA (Reuters) -Colombia's central bank may need to consider additional hikes to its benchmark interest rate, depending on how inflation in Latin America's fourth-largest economy behaves, the Intern...
Feb 14, 2023
‘Big Short’ manager Burry, Farallon among hedge funds making bets on China
By David Randall and Carolina Mandl NEW YORK (Reuters) - "Big Short" investor Michael Burry, Farallon Capital Management, and Coatue Management were among the prominent hedge fund managers who took la...
Feb 14, 2023
Brainard resigns from the Fed to head to White House economics role
(Reuters) - Lael Brainard is stepping down as Federal Reserve vice chair, the U.S. central bank said on Tuesday, confirming her departure as the Fed's second in command the same day that President Joe...
Feb 14, 2023
Wesfarmers warns of cost pressures in second-half; H1 profit jumps
(Reuters) -Australian retail conglomerate Wesfarmers Ltd on Wednesday warned persistent cost pressures in certain key markets will trigger supply chain bottlenecks in the second half even as it record...
Feb 14, 2023
Exclusive-Alphabet spinoff Sandbox AQ raises $500 million for cyber security, other quantum work
By Jane Lanhee Lee OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) -Sandbox AQ, a startup spun off from Alphabet Inc last year, said on Tuesday it raised $500 million as it helps customers prepare for a quantum computing f...
Feb 14, 2023
Marketmind: Movin’ on up
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever. Last March it burst through 3%, in September it smashed 4%, and now it is well above 5%. Is the Fed's termin...
Feb 14, 2023
U.S. agency opens probe into United flight that lost altitude near Hawaii
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The National Transportation Safety Board said on Tuesday it would investigate a Dec. 18 incident in which United Airlines Flight 777, a Boeing 777 jet, lost ...
Feb 14, 2023
U.S. FAA says update will prevent ‘bad data’ from corrupting key database
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) acting head will tell a U.S. Senate committee Wednesday that new safeguards adopted after a computer outage snarle...
Feb 14, 2023
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