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China’s Washington envoy warns of retaliation against further US tech curbs
By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China does not want a trade or tech war but will definitely respond if the United States imposes more curbs on its chip sector, China's ambassador to Washing...
Jul 19, 2023
Ecuador oil spill blamed on ‘human error’ sullies waters, local beach
QUITO (Reuters) - An offshore oil spill near Ecuador's coast reached a popular beach on Wednesday, authorities said, while also showing up in nearby waters as one local official blamed "human error" f...
Jul 19, 2023
Floods prompt warnings about tainted U.S. Northeast water supplies
By Rachel Nostrant (Reuters) - State officials across the U.S Northeast are warning residents about contaminated water following mass floods last week that swept raw sewage, pesticides, runoff fuel an...
Jul 19, 2023
Lawmakers criticize Pritzker administration’s handling of noncitizen health care limits
(Capitol News Illinois) – Members of a state rulemaking oversight committee voiced concerns Tuesday that Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration didn't sufficiently seek public input on its plan...
Jul 19, 2023
US Senate considers sweeping defense bill, heads for showdown with House
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Leaders of the U.S. Senate said on Wednesday they expected a sweeping defense policy bill to pass the chamber with strong bipartisan support, which could me...
Jul 19, 2023
German tax revenues drop sharply in June – Finance Minister
BERLIN (Reuters) - Tax revenues of Germany's federal and regional state governments fell by 7.3% in June compared with the previous year, reflecting tax relief measures to compensate for inflation and...
Jul 19, 2023
Discover Financial shares sink after profit miss, buyback pause
By Sinad Carew (Reuters) - Shares in Discover Financial Services tumbled more than 13% in after-hours trading on Wednesday after its quarterly earnings fell short of expectations and it announced a sh...
Jul 19, 2023
Marketmind: China to keep rates on hold … for now
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist. China's central bank is expected to leave key interest rates on hold on Thursda...
Jul 19, 2023
US says Amazon agrees to penalty for Alexa’s alleged violations of children’s privacy law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday that Amazon.com Inc and a subsidiary agreed to a permanent injunction and to pay a $25 million civil penalty as part of a settlemen...
Jul 19, 2023
PE firm J.F. Lehman to buy waste disposal company Heritage-Crystal for $1.2 billion
(Reuters) - Heritage-Crystal Clean said on Wednesday it has agreed to be acquired by private equity firm J.F. Lehman & Co for about $1.2 billion in cash, sending the waste management services company'...
Jul 19, 2023
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