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Buffett’s Berkshire pares drug holdings, sheds Axalta, Biogen
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc said on Monday it trimmed or eliminated its stakes in several pharmaceutical companies, and reported a small new stake in a Merc...
Aug 16, 2021
Biden administration appeals federal court decision to block oil, gas leasing pause
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration on Monday challenged a federal judge's decision in June to block the Interior Department's pause on oil and gas leasing on public la...
Aug 16, 2021
U.S. State Department declines to say if Ghani still Afghan president
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. State Department on Monday declined to say if the United States still recognized Ashraf Ghani as the president of Afghanistan after he left the country on Sunday as insu...
Aug 16, 2021
Six injured as self-driving Tesla crashes in school car park in Southern England – Telegraph
(Reuters) - Five children and an adult were taken to hospital with injuries after a self-driving Tesla Inc Model 3 crashed in a school car park in southern England on Monday evening, the Telegraph rep...
Aug 16, 2021
Fed’s Rosengren: Another strong jobs report could support September taper announcement
(Reuters) - Boston Federal Reserve Bank President Eric Rosengren said on Monday that one more month of strong job gains could satisfy the U.S. central bank's requirements for beginning to reduce its m...
Aug 16, 2021
U.S. appeals judge’s order reviving Trump ‘remain in Mexico’ program
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday appealed a federal judge's order to reinstate a controversial immigration program that forced tens of thou...
Aug 16, 2021
New Yorkers largely back mayor’s vaccine mandate to dine out
(Reuters) - New Yorkers interviewed by Reuters on Monday were largely backing the push by the city's mayor, Bill de Blasio, to require proof of COVID-19 vaccination to enter restaurants, gyms and othe...
Aug 16, 2021
U.S. declares first ever shortage for Western reservoir, triggering water cuts
(Reuters) - U.S. officials on Monday issued an official shortage declaration for the massive Western reservoir of Lake Mead for the first time, triggering water cuts to the drought-stricken Southwest ...
Aug 16, 2021
Biden says U.S. mission in Afghanistan was never supposed to be nation building
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden said on Monday the mission of the United States in Afghanistan was never supposed to be nation building as he defended his decision to pull out U.S. troops f...
Aug 16, 2021
U.S. Treasuries’ foreign ownership in June hit highest since February 2020 – data
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Foreign holdings of Treasuries in June climbed to their highest since February 2020, Treasury Department data showed on Monday. Major foreign holders held $7.202 trillion in Treas...
Aug 16, 2021
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