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U.S. top diplomat spoke with wife of detained basketball player Brittney Griner
By Daphne Psaledakis and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has spoken with Brittney Griner's wife, assuring her that securing the release of the American prof...
May 17, 2022
JPMorgan shareholders reject special payout to CEO Dimon
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Only 31% of votes cast in a shareholder advisory referendum on Tuesday supported JPMorgan Chase & Co in its special $52.6-million award last year to CEO Jamie Dimon to stay on the...
May 17, 2022
Prosecutors say lawyer used clout to plant damaging information on Trump with FBI
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors on Tuesday sought to portray an attorney who formerly worked for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign as a privileged, high-powered...
May 17, 2022
Blackstone-backed Candle Media acquires ATTN:
(Reuters) - Blackstone-backed Candle Media Tuesday announced it is acquiring ATTN:, a media company best known for topical short-form videos targeting Gen Z and Millennials. The cash and stock deal is...
May 17, 2022
Canada’s Telus to invest $17 billion in Alberta on network infrastructure
(Reuters) - Telus Corp said on Tuesday it would invest $17 billion in network infrastructure, operations and spectrum across Canada's Alberta over the next four years as the telecoms company seeks to ...
May 17, 2022
U.S. traffic deaths jump 10.5% in 2021 to highest number since 2005
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. traffic deaths jumped 10.5% in 2021 to 42,915 - the highest number killed on American roads in a single-year since 2005, U.S. regulators said Tuesday in its preliminary est...
May 17, 2022
Argo launches non-commercial driverless vehicles in Miami, Austin
By Tina Bellon AUSTIN (Reuters) - Self-driving startup Argo AI on Tuesday said it had launched driverless vehicles in Miami, Florida and Austin, Texas, but added the vehicles initially were used for i...
May 17, 2022
G7 to discuss crypto-asset regulation, says French central banker
PARIS (Reuters) - The regulation of crypto-assets is likely to be discussed at a meeting of Group of Seven finance chiefs this week in Germany, French central bank head Francois Villeroy de Galhau sai...
May 17, 2022
EU to make significant contributions to Ukraine, other G7 members might too- Yellen
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union is likely to make significant financial contributions to keep Ukraine going, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Tuesday, adding she would look to G7 m...
May 17, 2022
Motor vehicles boost U.S. business inventories in March
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. business inventories increased slightly more than expected in March, lifted by a jump in motor vehicle stocks, government data showed on Tuesday. Business inventories rose ...
May 17, 2022
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