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Planting of summer crops ramps up in India as monsoon revives
By Rajendra Jadhav MUMBAI (Reuters) - Ample monsoon rain in the first half of July accelerated planting of main summer-sown crops such as soybean, cotton and pulses in India, although rice planting is...
Jul 15, 2022
Producers of fries refusing to supply to Russia, McDonald’s successor says
(This content was produced in Russia, where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine.) MOSCOW (Reuters) - The head of the company now running the former McDonald's Corp cha...
Jul 15, 2022
Wells Fargo profit misses on higher loan loss reserves, mortgage weakness
(Reuters) -Wells Fargo & Co reported a bigger-than-expected 48% drop in quarterly profit on Friday as the bank set aside more funds to cover potential loan losses, while its mortgage lending business ...
Jul 15, 2022
U.S. House panel to take up assault weapons ban bill next week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House Judiciary Committee will take up proposed legislation that would ban certain assault weapons, the panel said on Friday, citing a string of recent mass shootings a...
Jul 15, 2022
For some U.S. Democrats, abortion isn’t a top campaign topic
By Richard Cowan and Rose Horowitch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden and other top Democrats are pushing to make abortion a central issue as they try to retain control of the U.S. Congress i...
Jul 15, 2022
BlackRock profit slumps as market turmoil eats into fees
(Reuters) - BlackRock Inc posted a 30% drop in second-quarter profit on Friday as the turmoil in the global markets discouraged investors, shrinking the world's largest asset manager's fee income. The...
Jul 15, 2022
Aviation sector faces hiring headache as mechanics shortage looms
By Allison Lampert and Abhijith Ganapavaram MONTREAL/BENGALURU (Reuters) - Christophe Gagnon considered quitting his avionics studies as COVID-19 crippled aviation, but the 21-year-old stayed in class...
Jul 15, 2022
UnitedHealth boosts 2022 profit forecast further on health services demand
(Reuters) -UnitedHealth Group Inc raised its full-year profit forecast for a second straight quarter on Friday, after strong sales at the company's Optum healthcare services unit helped it top quarter...
Jul 15, 2022
Judge in Twitter v. Musk made rare ruling: ordering a deal to close
By Tom Hals and Hyunjoo Jin (Reuters) - The judge overseeing Twitter Inc's $44 billion lawsuit against Elon Musk has a no-nonsense reputation as well as the distinction of being one of the few jurists...
Jul 15, 2022
More pain in store for Canadian consumers after jumbo rate hike
By Julie Gordon and Divya Rajagopal OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Bank of Canada's surprise jumbo interest rate hike this week has jolted highly indebted consumers, who took out large mortgages during the pa...
Jul 15, 2022
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