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Senate’s Schumer urges passage of U.S. debt-ceiling bill this week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Monday urged lawmakers to pass a bill to raise or suspend the federal government's $28.4 trillion debt ceiling by the end of the wee...
Oct 04, 2021
Engine No. 1 backs GM’s strategy around transition to EVs
By Ben Klayman and Svea Herbst-Bayliss (Reuters) - Hedge fund Engine No. 1 on Monday formally announced it has taken a stake in General Motors Co and was supportive of its transition to battery electr...
Oct 04, 2021
U.S. factory orders increase solidly as manufacturing keeps humming
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) -New orders for U.S.-made goods accelerated in August, pointing to sustained strength in manufacturing even as economic growth appeared to have slowed in the thi...
Oct 04, 2021
U.S. Supreme Court rebuffs New Jersey police shooting ‘qualified immunity’ case
By Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear a family's bid to revive a lawsuit against a New Jersey state trooper who fatally shot a mentally ill man who was...
Oct 04, 2021
Singapore’s Grab hires SATS CEO Alex Hungate as chief operating officer
(Reuters) - Singapore-based ride-hailing and payments firm Grab on Monday named Alex Hungate, the CEO of in-flight catering services firm and airport ground handler SATS, as its new chief operating of...
Oct 04, 2021
Blue Origin says ‘Star Trek’ actor Shatner, 90, to fly to edge of space
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Billionaire Jeff Bezos' space company said on Monday that "Star Trek" actor William Shatner will fly on the company's New Shepard launch vehicle to the edge o...
Oct 04, 2021
U.S. Supreme Court rebuffs Oracle challenge to Pentagon cloud contract
By Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday put an end to Oracle Corp's challenge to how the Pentagon awarded the government's now-canceled $10 billion JEDI cloud computing...
Oct 04, 2021
European politicians call for Facebook investigation after whistleblower revelation
BRUSSELS/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Two members of the European parliament have called for an investigation into allegations by a whistleblower that Facebook prioritised profits above the public good. The ...
Oct 04, 2021
Investigators probing cause of California offshore oil spill
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (Reuters) -Federal and state investigators on Monday were probing what caused some 3,000 barrels of crude oil (126,000 gallons) to leak into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of...
Oct 04, 2021
Aeromexico shares rise more than 3% following restructuring plan submission
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Shares in Mexican carrier Grupo Aeromexico rose by more than 3% in early trading on Monday after the company said it had presented a restructuring plan to debtors as part of it...
Oct 04, 2021
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