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U.S. GDP contraction puts Yellen in tight spot as economic cheerleader
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy's contraction for a second consecutive quarter will make it more difficult for Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to portray an image of economic h...
Jul 28, 2022
West Virginia bars five financial firms for deemed fossil fuel ‘boycotts’
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The state of West Virginia barred five major financial institutions, including Blackrock Inc and JPMorgan Chase & Co, from new state business after determining...
Jul 28, 2022
Brazilian airline Gol reports Q2 net loss, but net revenue jumps
By Gabriel Araujo SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian airline Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA on Thursday reported a steep second-quarter net loss mainly due to foreign exchange variations, sending its ...
Jul 28, 2022
EU warns Orange’s Belgian deal may hurt competition, opens probe
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators opened on Thursday a full-scale investigation into French telecoms provider Orange's bid for a majority stake in Belgian peer VOO SA, warni...
Jul 28, 2022
BOJ could target more flexible policy after Kuroda’s departure -ex-board member Kiuchi
By Divya Chowdhury MUMBAI (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan could target a more flexible monetary policy after the departure of dovish Governor Haruhiko Kuroda next April, former BOJ policy board member T...
Jul 28, 2022
Top Senate Republican vows to fight Democrats’ new spending bill “as hard as we can”
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell told Reuters on Thursday that Republicans will fight a new Democratic drugs and energy bill "as hard as we can", predicting the legis...
Jul 28, 2022
U.S. Senate Democrats weigh $430 billion spending and tax hike plan
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democrats huddled on Thursday to weigh a breakthrough $430 billion drugs and energy bill agreed to by Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and maverick Dem...
Jul 28, 2022
Ex-Treasury Secretary Mnuchin interviewed by panel probing U.S. Capitol attack – CNN
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin has been interviewed by the U.S. House of Representatives panel probing the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the Capitol by supporters of fo...
Jul 28, 2022
U.S. Justice Dept probing cyber breach of federal court management system
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department is investigating a cyber breach involving the federal court records management system, the department's top national security attor...
Jul 28, 2022
If ECB sees market ‘panic,’ will activate debt shield, Visco says
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank needs to see signs of "panic" on bond markets to activate its debt-buying programme, ECB policymaker Ignazio Visco said on Thursday after a rise in Ital...
Jul 28, 2022
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