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Wall Street hits records as Tesla surges; focus on Fed meeting
(Updates with closing market details) By Lewis Krauskopf, Devik Jain and Bansari Mayur Kamdar (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes notched record closing highs on Monday as Tesla shares surged and t...
Nov 01, 2021
EV startup Rivian, backed by Amazon and Ford, targets over $53 billion valuation in IPO
(Reuters) - Electric vehicle maker Rivian Automotive Inc, which is backed by both Amazon.com Inc and Ford Motor Co, said on Monday it was targeting a valuation of more than $53 billion in its initial ...
Nov 01, 2021
Lazard in talks to buy hedge fund Brigade Capital Management: Bloomberg News
(Reuters) - Investment bank Lazard Ltd is in advanced talks to acquire hedge fund firm Brigade Capital Management, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing people with knowledge of the matter. The ne...
Nov 01, 2021
Assistant director on Baldwin movie ‘shocked and saddened’ at fatal shooting
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The assistant director who handed Alec Baldwin a gun with a live bullet made his first comments on Monday on the movie set shooting that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins....
Nov 01, 2021
Governor declares gun violence ‘public health crisis,’ launches ‘Public Safety Initiative’ to help solve it
CHICAGO, Ill. – Illinois Governor JB Pritzker says he’s aware of the gun violence happening locally and which has resulted in a record number of homicides. Unfortunately, Pritzker says tha...
Nov 01, 2021
U.S. administers about 423 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines – CDC
(Reuters) - The United States has administered 423,005,384 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Monday morning and distributed 518,561,375 doses, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Pr...
Nov 01, 2021
SoftBank mulls options for Fortress, including sale – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp is considering a sale of Fortress Investment Group as it explores options for the asset manager, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing people with knowledge of the ...
Nov 01, 2021
Argentina, Fortescue unveil $8.4 billion green hydrogen investment plan
By Nicols Misculin and Agustin Geist BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Australian mining billionaire Andrew Forrest is planning what could be up to an $8.4 billion "green hydrogen" investment in Argentina, the...
Nov 01, 2021
France pushes back deadline for fishing row sanctions
By Elizabeth Pineau GLASGOW (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday his government was postponing implementation of sanctions on Britain over a fishing row until the end of Tuesday...
Nov 01, 2021
Facebook whistleblower Haugen sees no sense in Meta rebrand
LISBON (Reuters) - Former Facebook employee and whistleblower Frances Haugen said on Monday the company's rebranding as Meta makes no sense given the issues that have yet to be tackled by the social m...
Nov 01, 2021
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