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US Teamsters demand final contract offer from UPS
By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The union representing roughly 340,000 U.S. drivers, package handlers and loaders at United Parcel Service on Wednesday demanded that UPS make its "last, best...
Jun 28, 2023
Pekin City Council approves business funding requests despite opposition
PEKIN, Ill. – You’d think having more money than projected would be a good problem to have, but in this case, it resulted in a heated discussion among business owners and members of the Pe...
Jun 28, 2023
South Korea’s services companies most optimistic in nine months
SEOUL (Reuters) - Confidence among South Korea's services sector firms has continued to improve, with their outlook for July the most optimistic in nine months, but manufacturers turned a bit pessimis...
Jun 28, 2023
Japan, S.Korea to discuss FX swap deal in first finance talks for 7 years
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan and South Korea will hold their first bilateral finance dialogue in seven years on Thursday, with both looking to mend strained ties as they face common ge...
Jun 28, 2023
Ireland bolsters data watchdog’s powers, privacy activists cry foul
By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland bolstered its powerful data regulator's ability to stop the sharing of information during its inquiries into global tech companies amid criticism from oppo...
Jun 28, 2023
US banks shrug off turmoil to ace Fed’s annual health checks
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Big U.S. banks sailed through the Federal Reserve's annual health check on Wednesday, in a vote of confidence for a sector still recovering from turmoil earlie...
Jun 28, 2023
Taylor Swift, Ke Huy Quan, Austin Butler join Hollywood’s film academy
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pop singer and songwriter Taylor Swift, "Elvis" star Austin Butler and best supporting actor winner Ke Huy Quan were among more than 300 people selected to join the Academy of ...
Jun 28, 2023
Visa to acquire Brazilian fintech Pismo for $1 billion in cash
(Reuters) - Payments giant Visa Inc said on Wednesday it would acquire Brazilian fintech platform Pismo for $1 billion in cash to expand its footprint in Latin America as the region continues to attra...
Jun 28, 2023
Madonna postpones tour after hospitalization for infection
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pop superstar Madonna has postponed the start of her upcoming tour after being hospitalized in intensive care for a serious bacterial infection, her manager said on Wednesday. ...
Jun 28, 2023
Oracle extends its flagship database to Ampere’s computing chips
By Stephen Nellis MENLO PARK, California (Reuters) - Oracle on Wednesday said that it has modified its flagship database software to work on a new category of computing chip, starting with chips from ...
Jun 28, 2023
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