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Vivendi’s first-half profits surge on Universal, pay-TV
By Mathieu Rosemain PARIS (Reuters) -French media group Vivendi said on Wednesday first-half core operating profit jumped by 49% from a year earlier, driven by its Universal Music Group unit and pay-T...
Jul 28, 2021
ECB to overhaul payment system after crashes last year
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank will overhaul its payment system as recommended in an independent review published on Wednesday to address deficiencies in its design and governance tha...
Jul 28, 2021
Jared Kushner to leave politics, launch investment firm – sources
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jared Kushner, a top adviser to former President Donald Trump, plans to launch an investment firm in coming months, a move that will take him away from politics...
Jul 28, 2021
U.S. Justice Dept. warns states to tread carefully in auditing elections
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's administration on Wednesday issued legal guidance aimed at curbing voting rights abuses in U.S. states such as Arizona, where Republican ...
Jul 28, 2021
Gov. Pritzker signs law expanding opportunity for special needs students
CHICAGO — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker today signed HB 40 and HB 2748 into law, expanding equity and fairness for special needs students. The laws will allow special education students to continue ...
Jul 28, 2021
Santander Brasil is set to deliver its best results ever, says CEO Rial
By Carolina Mandl SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Banco Santander Brasil SA is set to post its best full-year profit in history this year, Chief Executive Sergio Rial said on Wednesday, as he prepares to pass t...
Jul 28, 2021
Senators reach deal on major points of U.S. infrastructure bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senate negotiators have reached agreement on the major components of a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, clearing the way for a procedural vote on Wednesday to m...
Jul 28, 2021
Carrefour unveils extra share buybacks as first-half core profit rises
By Dominique Vidalon PARIS (Reuters) -Carrefour on Wednesday unveiled plans to buy back an extra 200 million euros worth of shares, reflecting confidence in its turnaround plan, and said it now target...
Jul 28, 2021
Airbus secures jet deliveries after crisis workarounds -sources
By Tim Hepher PARIS (Reuters) - Airbus is set to deliver more than 600 jets this year after a strong first half driven in part by deals that allow some carriers to delay accounting for new planes on t...
Jul 28, 2021
U.S. senators urge barring Huawei, ZTE from $1.9 trillion gov’t funding measure
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Two U.S. senators on Wednesday said they are introducing a measure to prohibit funds in a $1.9 trillion government funding measure from being used to purchase...
Jul 28, 2021
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