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Virgin Orbit’s would-be white knight and a $200 million rescue that fell flat
By Joey Roulette and Kevin Krolicki (Reuters) - As the fortunes of Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit were crashing to Earth last month, a little-known investor called Matthew Brown appeared offering a $2...
Apr 08, 2023
Swiss finance minister sees no ‘stumbling blocks’ to UBS takeover of Credit Suisse
ZURICH (Reuters) - UBS's multi-billion state-sponsored takeover of Credit Suisse should proceed smoothly without political obstructions, Swiss Finance Minister Karin Keller-Sutter said in an interview...
Apr 08, 2023
Austrian banks unaffected by banking turmoil – finance minister tells NZZ
ZURICH (Reuters) - Austria's government is monitoring the global banking turmoil although there are so far no signs of it spreading to the country's financial sector, Finance Minister Magnus Brunner s...
Apr 08, 2023
Baidu sues Apple, app developers over fake Ernie bot apps
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese search engine giant Baidu has filed lawsuits against "relevant" app developers and Apple Inc over fake copies of its Ernie bot app available on Apple's app store. The comp...
Apr 08, 2023
Tesla hit with class action lawsuit over alleged privacy intrusion
By Hyunjoo Jin and Mike Scarcella SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A California Tesla owner on Friday sued the electric carmaker in a prospective class action lawsuit accusing it of violating the privacy of ...
Apr 07, 2023
University of Oklahoma investigating reports of active shooter on campus
(Reuters) - The University of Oklahoma said on Friday police were investigating a potential shooting on its Norman campus and that a shelter in place was activated. In a post on the university's socia...
Apr 07, 2023
Explainer-Texas judge suspends approval of abortion pill. What happens next?
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk in Amarillo, Texas on Friday suspended approval of the abortion pill mifepristone, which will essentially make sales of the pill il...
Apr 07, 2023
U.S. judge hands anti-abortion groups partial win over abortion pill
(Reuters) -A federal judge on Friday halted federal regulators' approval of the abortion pill mifepristone while a legal challenge proceeds, partially granting a request by anti-abortion groups and de...
Apr 07, 2023
Bank deposits edge up after record outflows, Fed data shows
By Dan Burns (Reuters) - Deposits at U.S. commercial banks rose near the end of March for the first time in about a month, showing signs of stabilizing after the two largest bank failures since the fi...
Apr 07, 2023
Juveniles caught allegedly abandoning stolen vehicle during special PPD detail
PEORIA, Ill. – Three juveniles were caught abandoning an allegedly stolen vehicle by officers on another of Peoria Police Chief Eric Echevarria’s frequent Anti-Violence Initiative details....
Apr 07, 2023
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