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Meta appeals against ban in Russia for “extremist” activity – Interfax
(Reuters) - Meta has filed an appeal against a Russian court ruling that banned it from operating in Russia on the grounds of "extremist activity", Interfax news agency said on Tuesday. Meta's Faceboo...
Apr 19, 2022
Magna-LG Mexican plant to supply components for GM electric vehicles
(Reuters) - Magna International and LG Electronics are constructing a factory in the Mexican city of Ramos Airzpe that will supply electric vehicle components to General Motors Co, starting in 2023. T...
Apr 19, 2022
Tesla moves to pause California agency’s race bias lawsuit
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - Tesla Inc has asked a California judge to pause a state agency's lawsuit that accuses the electric car maker of widespread race discrimination at its flagship assembly p...
Apr 19, 2022
Ukraine conflict to test resilience of global financial system: IMF
By Pete Schroeder and Michelle Price WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russia's invasion of Ukraine has driven up financial stability risks "on several fronts" and will test the resilience of the global financia...
Apr 19, 2022
Volkswagen-led consortium files for EU antitrust clearance in Europcar deal
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - A Volkswagen-led consortium that has made a bid to buy Europcar has filed for antitrust clearance with the European Commission, it said on Tuesday, confirming that it expects the...
Apr 19, 2022
Twitter co-founder Dorsey takes aim at board in series of tweets
(Reuters) - Twitter Inc co-founder Jack Dorsey took aim at the social media company's board in a series of tweets late on Monday as it weighs Elon Musk's $43 billion takeover offer. Dorsey, who is als...
Apr 19, 2022
Omicron sub-variant BA.2 makes up nearly 75% of COVID variants in U.S. – CDC
(Reuters) - The BA.2 sub-variant of Omicron is estimated to make up 74.4% of the coronavirus variants in the United States as of April 16, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sai...
Apr 19, 2022
Russia to spend over $32.3 billion to support economy under sanctions
(Reuters) - Russia plans to spend over 2.5 trillion roubles ($32.3 billion) on supporting its economy that has been targeted by unprecedented western sanctions, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on...
Apr 19, 2022
IMF official says split into competing systems would be ‘disaster’ for global economy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The world is on a path to a more multipolar world given the rise of emerging markets in the global economy, but it would be disastrous if the global economy fragmented into comp...
Apr 19, 2022
Russian central bank temporarily suspends publication of external debt data
(Reuters) - Russia's central bank said on Tuesday that it had temporarily suspended the publication of external debt data. "Bank of Russia temporarily suspends publication of quarterly data on the Rus...
Apr 19, 2022
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