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Stephen King goes to bat for U.S. gov’t in case against book publishing mega-merger
By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department will ask a federal judge on Monday to block a $2.2 billion merger of two of the "Big Five" book publishers, Penguin Random House and S...
Aug 01, 2022
Elvis Presley’s jewelry on auction with Priscilla Presley’s support
By Rollo Ross WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (Reuters) - A collection of jewelry that Elvis Presley gave to his manager Colonel Tom Parker is going up for auction on Aug. 27. Two hundred items, including gold...
Aug 01, 2022
Texas far-right militia member faces sentencing over Jan.6 Capitol riot
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An associate of the far-right Three Percenters militia could be sentenced to more than a decade in prison on Monday for joining the riot at the U.S. Capitol on...
Aug 01, 2022
U.S. considers crackdown on memory chip makers in China
By Alexandra Alper and Karen Freifeld WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is considering limiting shipments of American chipmaking equipment to memory chip makers in China including Yangtze Memor...
Aug 01, 2022
Bank of England probes the persistence of UK’s inflation surge
LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England says it will act forcefully if needed to stop the surge in inflation from turning into a long-term problem, meaning it could deliver a rare half-percentage point...
Aug 01, 2022
HSBC says conflict of interest probably prevents appointing Ping An to board
LONDON (Reuters) - HSBC is unlikely to appoint an executive of its biggest shareholder Ping An Insurance Group of China to its board due to a conflict of interest, HSBC Chief Executive Noel Quinn told...
Aug 01, 2022
Euro zone unemployment flat at 6.6% in June as expected
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone unemployment was steady at 6.6% of the workforce in June, the European Union's statistics office Eurostat said on Monday, in line with market expectations. Eurostat said...
Aug 01, 2022
Refuse trucks were in cartel, EU court rules in Daimler damages case
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Refuse collection trucks were included in a European truck cartel the European Commission fined in 2016, the top EU court ruled on Monday, opening the door to claims from buyers o...
Aug 01, 2022
K-pop’s BTS may still be able to perform while doing military service – minister
(Fixes typo in first paragraph) By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -K-pop boy band BTS might still be able to perform overseas while serving in the military, South Korea's defence minister said on Monday...
Aug 01, 2022
Hong Kong’s Q2 GDP shrinks 1.4% y/y
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's economy contracted by 1.4% in the second quarter from a year earlier, advance government data showed on Monday, with weak performance in external trade during the qua...
Aug 01, 2022
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