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Vroom to acquire auto lender United Auto Credit for $300 million
(Reuters) - Vroom Inc said on Tuesday it would buy automotive lender United Auto Credit Corp for $300 million in cash, as the online used car retailer seeks to offer financing options for its shoppers...
Oct 12, 2021
Americans may not get some Christmas treats, White House officials warn
By Jarrett Renshaw and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House officials, scrambling to relieve global supply bottlenecks choking U.S. ports, highways and railways, warn Americans may face...
Oct 12, 2021
With ‘Captain Kirk’ aboard, Blue Origin to return to ‘space, the final frontier’
By Mike Blake VAN HORN, Texas (Reuters) - Three months after billionaire U.S. businessman Jeff Bezos soared into space aboard a rocketship built by his Blue Origin company, the craft is set on Wednesd...
Oct 12, 2021
Ex-Giuliani associate Parnas heads to trial in U.S. campaign finance case
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - A onetime associate of Donald Trump's former lawyer Rudy Giuliani heads for a trial on Tuesday that could shed light on how campaign finance operates behind the scene...
Oct 12, 2021
Crypto trading thrives in Nigeria despite official disapproval
By Chijioke Ohuocha and Libby George LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigerian art dealer Ebuka Joseph started using cryptocurrencies last year when business ground to a halt due to COVID-19. Now he is hooked even t...
Oct 12, 2021
U.S. House expected to pass bill to hike debt ceiling, avert default
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic-controlled U.S. House of Representatives is expected on Tuesday to give final approval to a Senate-passed bill temporarily raising the government...
Oct 12, 2021
Former U.S. Navy engineer to face judge in submarine espionage case
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former U.S. Navy nuclear engineer and his wife on Tuesday are scheduled to face their first court hearing on Tuesday on charges they attempted to sell secrets abo...
Oct 12, 2021
Talks to remove digital taxes should end tariff risks -U.S. Treasury officials
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Negotiations over the withdrawal of existing digital services taxes after a landmark corporate tax deal should ultimately end the threat of tariff wars between t...
Oct 12, 2021
Virginia Republican tries to ‘thread the needle’ on election-fraud claims
By Jason Lange CHESTERFIELD, Va. (Reuters) - At a recent Virginia rally, Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin talked up his plans to boost the economy and fight crime, and said nothing at...
Oct 12, 2021
EU to open probe into Nvidia’s $54 billion bid for Arm – sources
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators are set to open a full-scale investigation into Nvidia's $54 bln bid for British chip designer Arm because concessions it offered are not sufficient to add...
Oct 12, 2021
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