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Lower rates mean climate costs higher than thought, SF Fed paper says
By Ann Saphir (Reuters) - A decades-long drop in global real interest rates means that the U.S. government and other entities may be vastly underestimating the true future economic cost of climate cha...
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8 Nigerian nationals charged with conspiring to engage in money laundering – U.S. DOJ
(Reuters) - Eight Nigerians have been charged with conspiring to engage in internet scams and money laundering from Cape Town, South Africa, the U.S. Department of Justice Said on Wednesday. Seven lea...
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Fed’s Quarles: taper test is met, Fed not behind curve
(Reuters) - Federal Reserve Governor Randal Quarles on Wednesday said that while it's time for the Fed to begin dialing down its bond-buying program, it would be "premature" to start raising interest ...
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California ports, key to U.S. supply chain, among world’s least efficient
By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Southern California's Los Angeles and Long Beach ports handle the most ocean cargo of any ports in the United States, but are some of the least efficient in t...
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Tesla lobbies Modi’s office in India to slash taxes before it enters market-sources
By Aditi Shah and Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Tesla Inc has urged Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's office to slash import taxes on electric vehicles before it enters the market, four sourc...
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Alibaba founder Ma spotted in Mallorca in rare trip abroad after China scrutiny
MALLORCA, Spain (Reuters) - Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma was on the Spanish island of Mallorca where his luxury yacht is anchored, two Spanish newspapers said on Wednesday, on his first trip abroad s...
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U.S. Democrats scramble to hammer out climate legislation ahead of Glasgow talks
By Jarrett Renshaw, Jeff Mason and Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional Democrats and the White House scrambled on Wednesday to find agreement on measures to tackle climate change as p...
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Bolsonaro says new welfare program to respect Brazil spending cap
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Wednesday that funding for a proposed new welfare program will fit within the country's budget, adding that "no one" will disrespect th...
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Fund advisor presses EV startup Rivian on environment, human rights ahead of IPO
By Ben Klayman DETROIT (Reuters) - A union-affiliated pension fund advisor said it is pressing Rivian on human rights and environment concerns in the electric vehicle startup's battery supply chain ah...
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U.S. moves to control sales of hacking tools abroad
By Christopher Bing (Reuters) - The U.S. Commerce Department on Wednesday announced new rules intended to curb the sale of offensive cybersecurity products to some countries with "authoritarian" pract...
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