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US regulators monitoring artificial intelligence as potential financial risk: Yellen
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Thursday that a panel of financial regulators considered the use of artificial intelligence by financial firms as a potential risk to t...
Dec 14, 2023
N.Y. Republicans pick Pilip to seek George Santos’ former seat in Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New York Republicans have picked Ethiopia-born former Israeli paratrooper Mazi Melesa Pilip as their candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives seat vacated by George Santo...
Dec 14, 2023
SpaceX gets US approval for direct-to-cell tests
(Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Thursday granted authorization to Elon Musk's SpaceX to run tests for its direct-to-cellular system, according to regulatory filings. Th...
Dec 14, 2023
Biden campaign courts wealthy donors in D.C. ahead of 2024 race
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's re-election campaign is hosting big-money donors in Washington on Thursday as they plan ramped-up voter outreach for the 2024 race, accordi...
Dec 14, 2023
Costco tops quarterly sales, profit estimates on strong demand for cheaper groceries
By Granth Vanaik (Reuters) -Costco Wholesale topped Wall Street estimates for quarterly sales and profit on Thursday, as more customers turned to its stores to shop for cheaper groceries and essential...
Dec 14, 2023
Brazil stocks reach record high after fresh rate cut, Fed signals
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian stocks rose to a record high on Thursday, as the U.S. Federal Reserve signaled toward lower interest rates in 2024, while the local central bank cut benchmark rates by ...
Dec 14, 2023
Freepoint settles US charges over multi-year bribery scheme
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Freepoint Commodities LLC has agreed to pay over $98 million to settle U.S. charges in connection with a scheme to misappropriate material non-public information and bribe Brazilia...
Dec 14, 2023
BP cleaning up 25,000-gallon gasoline spill in Washington state
(Reuters) - BP has been working with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and local officials since Sunday to clean up a roughly 25,000-gallon gasoline spill from its Olympic Pipeline near Mount V...
Dec 14, 2023
Intel chief ready to go it alone on chip manufacturing
By Kenneth Li and Max A. Cherney (Reuters) - Intel Chief Executive Pat Gelsinger on Thursday said the company has no plans to spin out its contract chip manufacturing business. Gelsinger has moved Int...
Dec 14, 2023
UPDATE: U.S. Supreme Court refuses to block assault weapons ban as full legal challenges progress
SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) - The U.S. Supreme Court issued two orders this week turning down requests to block enforcement of Illinois' assault weapons ban while challenges to the law are sti...
Dec 14, 2023
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