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Washington state sues to block Albertsons’ $4 billion payout to shareholders
(Reuters) - Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a lawsuit on Tuesday to block grocery chain Albertsons Cos Inc from paying dividends to shareholders before closure of its proposed mer...
Nov 01, 2022
Mail-in Pennsylvania ballots with incorrect dates will be saved but not counted, court rules
(Reuters) - Pennsylvania's highest court on Tuesday ordered officials to disallow mail-in ballots with the wrong date marked on the envelope, potentially throwing out numerous votes in close races tha...
Nov 01, 2022
BOJ’s Kuroda: Making yield curve control more flexible a future option
TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Wednesday making the bank's yield curve control policy more flexible could be an option in the future, but not now. "If achievement of ...
Nov 01, 2022
CVS, Walmart, Walgreens reach tentative $12 billion Opioid pact – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) - CVS Health Corp, Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc and Walmart Inc have tentatively agreed to pay more than $12 billion to resolve thousands of state and local government lawsuits accusing the ...
Nov 01, 2022
Weak yen prodded Japan central bank to debate inflation pressure-minutes
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan policymakers took note of growing inflationary pressure with one of them calling for the need to eventually communicate an exit strategy from ultra-loos...
Nov 01, 2022
Oil climbs on demand hopes after big drawdown in U.S. crude stocks
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Oil prices rose in early trade on Wednesday after industry data showed a surprise drop in U.S. crude stockpiles, suggesting demand is holding up despite steep inte...
Nov 01, 2022
Sony shares jump 9% after profit forecast hike
TOKYO (Reuters) - Shares in Sony Group Corp leapt 9% on Wednesday morning in Tokyo after the entertainment conglomerate raised its full year profit forecast in contrast to lacklustre projections by ma...
Nov 01, 2022
UK fresh food prices rise 13.3% in year to October – BRC
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) - The cost of fresh food in British shops last month was 13.3% higher than a year earlier, the biggest annual increase in records going back to 2005, the British Ret...
Nov 01, 2022
Dollar’s retreat temporary, likely to reclaim recent highs – Reuters poll
By Hari Kishan BENGALURU (Reuters) - The dollar's retreat in foreign exchange markets is temporary, according to a Reuters poll of currency strategists, who said the greenback still had enough strengt...
Nov 01, 2022
Bentley’s profit gets a lift from niche, personalised cars
By Nick Carey LONDON (Reuters) - Luxury British carmaker Bentley said on Wednesday that its operating profit for the first nine months of 2022 more than doubled, as global economic uncertainty failed ...
Nov 01, 2022
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