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Latin American M&A booms to 10-year high of $105 billion so far this year
By Tatiana Bautzer SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Mergers and acquisitions in Latin America were above $105 billion in the first nine months of the year, the highest volume in a decade, according to Refinitiv ...
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McDonald’s targets net zero emissions by 2050, from meat to energy
By Hilary Russ NEW YORK (Reuters) - McDonald's Corp on Monday set a new target to cut global greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050, from the beef in its burgers to the light bulbs in its restau...
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Exclusive: U.S. Justice Department probes suspected manipulation of Platts benchmarks – sources
By Chris Prentice and Jody Godoy WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating suspected manipulation of energy pricing benchmarks published by S&P Global Platts, expanding th...
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Made-from-CO2 concrete, lululemons and diamonds spark investor excitement
By Jane Lanhee Lee and Nia Williams (Reuters) - What do diamonds, sunglasses, high-end lululemon sportswear and concrete have to do with climate change? They can all be made using carbon dioxide (CO2)...
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Pharmacy chains face first trial over U.S. opioid epidemic
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) - The first trial of four large pharmacy chains over the deadly U.S. opioid epidemic was set to begin on Monday, as two Ohio counties seek to convince jurors the companies ar...
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Back in black: U.S. Supreme Court returns from COVID-19 telework
By Lawrence Hurley and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court justices are set to don their black robes and sit once more behind a mahogany bench in their grand courtroom on Monday as ...
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Grab to take majority stake in Indonesia e-wallet OVO
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Southeast Asian ride-hailing and payments firm Grab will more than double its stake in Indonesian e-wallet OVO to 90%, the Indonesian firm said on Monday, pending approval from r...
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Americans Julius and Patapoutian win 2021 Nobel Prize in Medicine
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - American scientists David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian won the 2021 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries of receptors for temperature and touch, the award...
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G20 urged to drive better environmental, social investing practices
By Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) - The world's biggest economies need to do more to ensure environmental, social and governance-related ratings and investments are effective in the transition to a low...
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Analysis-Eye on polls, Turkey’s Erdogan may regret rate cut he pushed for
By Nevzat Devranoglu, Orhan Coskun and Jonathan Spicer ANKARA (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan's belief that a shock interest rate cut will stoke up Turkey's economy ahead of elections is instead ...
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