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Marathon Petroleum posts first adjusted profit since pandemic on fuel demand
(Reuters) -U.S. oil refiner Marathon Petroleum Corp on Wednesday posted its first adjusted quarterly profit since the pandemic, boosted by a rebound in fuel demand. While refiners have ramped up crude...
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CVS Health profit falls 6.5% on higher medical costs
(Reuters) - CVS Health Corp reported a 6.5% fall in quarterly profit on Wednesday, hit by higher costs at its health insurance unit as demand for non-COVID healthcare services normalized. Net income a...
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Factbox-China’s key commodities targeted by Beijing’s recent measures
By Shivani Singh and Min Zhang BEIJING (Reuters) - As a key producer, importer and consumer of most of the world's major commodities, China is uniquely sensitive to sharp price rises or supply disrupt...
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Huawei CFO’s U.S. extradition case begins final weeks of hearings in Canadian court
By Moira Warburton VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou is returning to a Canadian courtroom on Wednesday for the final weeks of her U.S. extradition hearings, as the lega...
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Australian regulator sues Mercedes for downplaying Takata air bag risks
(Corrects to say 4 mln airbags were identified for recall from 2018 onwards, not recalled, in paragraph 2) (Reuters) - Australia's consumer watchdog filed a court case on Wednesday against Mercedes-Be...
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Germany plans insolvency waiver for flood disaster areas
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany plans to introduce a waiver on bankruptcy filing for businesses affected by last month's devastating floods, the Justice Ministry said on Wednesday. Parliament will have to ...
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UK private-sector growth slows to weakest since March – PMI data
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) - British private-sector growth slowed sharply last month due to supply-chain bottlenecks and high worker absences prompted by COVID-19 isolation requirements, a clo...
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Chesapeake Energy’s future muddied by executive departures, strategy shifts
By Liz Hampton (Reuters) - When U.S. oil and gas producer Chesapeake Energy Corp emerged from bankruptcy in February, it touted to investors a clean balance sheet, a new board of directors and a promi...
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Brazil retailers hunt for M&A deals to compete for e-commerce dominance
By Tatiana Bautzer August 4 (Reuters) - In March last year, Oziel da Silva Santos needed a new TV but with stores closed due to COVID-19 restrictions in Brazil's northern city of Belem, the 50-year ol...
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U.S. to outfit border agents with body cameras in major oversight move
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will require thousands of border agents to wear body cameras, according to two officials and government documents, a major operational change tha...
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