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Corteva profit up 20% on solid demand for crop protection products
(Reuters) - Corteva Inc on Wednesday reported a 19.6% rise in operating earnings for the first quarter, driven by strong demand for crop protection products such as herbicides and insecticides. A surg...
May 04, 2022
Pioneer Natural profit jumps five-fold as energy prices soar
(Reuters) - Pioneer Natural Resources Co reported a five-fold jump in first-quarter profit on Wednesday and raised its dividend, as the U.S. shale producer benefited from soaring energy prices followi...
May 04, 2022
FAA to boost Florida air traffic control staff amid rise in snarled flights
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Wednesday it will boost air traffic control staff in Florida after bad weather and space launches have often s...
May 04, 2022
Rhode Island top court upholds state abortion rights law
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - Rhode Island's highest court on Wednesday upheld a state law guaranteeing its citizens' right to abortion, just as abortion rights at the national level appear to be in ...
May 04, 2022
Morgan Stanley discloses regulators’ request for business communications records
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Morgan Stanley disclosed in a filing on Wednesday that it is responding to "requests for information from regulators concerning its compliance with record-keeping requirements." Th...
May 04, 2022
Albemarle profit more than doubles on robust lithium demand
(Reuters) - Albemarle Corp, one of the world's biggest producers of lithium, said on Wednesday its quarterly profit more than doubled as demand rose for the metal used in electric-vehicle batteries. T...
May 04, 2022
Donations to U.S. abortion rights groups, clinics surge after Supreme Court leak
By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) - Donations have flooded into abortion clinics and abortion-rights advocacy groups since the leak of a U.S. Supreme Court draft ruling that showed the justices apparently...
May 04, 2022
MetLife profit more than doubles on growth in fees, premiums
(Reuters) - U.S. insurer MetLife Inc on Wednesday reported a first-quarter profit that more than doubled, helped by growth in premiums and fees. Net income was $606 million, or 73 cents per share, for...
May 04, 2022
U.S. mulls grants for emergency contraception in response to potential abortion move by top court
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden was looking at grants to provide funding for expanding access to emergency contraception as a possible response if the Supreme Cou...
May 04, 2022
Bitcoin last up 5.7% at $39,862.84
(Reuters) - Bitcoin rose 5.7% to $39,862.84, on Wednesday, adding $2,102.94 to its previous close. Bitcoin, the world's biggest and best-known cryptocurrency, is up 20.9% from the year's low of $32,95...
May 04, 2022
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