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Vivendi pushes for bigger role in Telecom Italia in challenge to CEO -sources
By Elvira Pollina and Giuseppe Fonte MILAN/ROME (Reuters) - Telecom Italia's top investor Vivendi wants to play a bigger role at Italy's largest telecoms group, calling into question the position of C...
Nov 03, 2021
FIFA, IOC join pledge for NetZero goal by 2040
(Reuters) - Some of the world's biggest sports organisations including soccer's governing body FIFA and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) have pledged to reduce their carbon emissions and reac...
Nov 03, 2021
Albemarle boosts 2021 forecast on rising global lithium demand
(Reuters) -Albemarle Corp, the world's largest producer of lithium for electric vehicles, boosted its 2021 sales forecast on Wednesday after posting an adjusted third-quarter profit that easily beat W...
Nov 03, 2021
Biden says of election losses ‘people are upset,’ vows to push agenda
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday in reaction to Democratic election loss in Virginia that "people are upset and uncertain about a lot of things" and that he will push ...
Nov 03, 2021
U.S. congressman says House Democrats could finish votes on social, infrastructure bills on Friday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Representative Rick Larsen said on Wednesday his fellow House Democrats could complete votes on President Joe Biden's social spending and infrastructure bills as early as mi...
Nov 03, 2021
Insurer MetLife’s quarterly profit beats on rebound in investment income
(Reuters) -U.S. insurer MetLife Inc blew past Wall Street estimates for third-quarter profit on Wednesday, as strong investment gains helped cushion a hit from coronavirus-related claims. The company ...
Nov 03, 2021
Secretary of State expands ID program for people leaving prison
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White says a pilot program that tried out giving people released from prison state identification cards worked, and is now being expanded. W...
Nov 03, 2021
CIA director brings up Russian hackers at talks in Moscow – sources
By Maria Tsvetkova and Anton Zverev MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.S. Central Intelligence Agency director William Burns raised the issue of Russian cyberattacks during a rare visit to Moscow, where he met high...
Nov 03, 2021
U.S. Senate Republicans again turn back voting rights measure
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Wednesday failed to advance voting rights legislation over Republican opposition for a fourth time this year, leaving Democrats unable to begin debate on a me...
Nov 03, 2021
Shale drillers boost dividend as profit surpasses Wall St expectations
By Arunima Kumar (Reuters) -U.S. oil and gas producers on Wednesday posted quarterly profits that beat Wall Street estimates as energy prices recovered from pandemic lows to touch multi-year highs, pr...
Nov 03, 2021
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