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Alibaba’s Ele.me platform signs wages, safety contracts as tech crackdown ends – media
BEIJING (Reuters) - Alibaba's Ele.me on Thursday became China's first delivery platform to sign collective contracts on wages and labour safety with its staff, official media reported, as Beijing sign...
Jul 13, 2023
Virgin Galactic to launch second commercial space flight next month
(Reuters) - Virgin Galactic Holdings said on Thursday that the space tourism startup will launch its second commercial flight in a window that opens next month after a successful first flight in June....
Jul 13, 2023
ECB open to raising rates past July, account shows
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank may need to continue raising interest rates beyond this month to bring inflation back to target, ECB policymakers said at their last meeting. The ECB ra...
Jul 13, 2023
Conagra Brands forecasts dour sales as higher prices hit demand
(Reuters) - Conagra Brands Inc on Thursday forecast annual sales and profit below Wall Street estimates, in a sign that higher prices were starting to eat into demand for the Slim Jim beef jerky maker...
Jul 13, 2023
Small business distress index hits mid-2020 high
By Chiara Elisei LONDON (Reuters) - Corporate distress among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) hit its highest since mid-2020 in the three months to May in Britain and Europe, as credit condit...
Jul 13, 2023
Kevin Spacey ‘crushed’ by sexual assault allegations, actor tells London court
By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) - Actor Kevin Spacey said on Thursday he was "crushed" when he was accused of sexual assault, as he began giving evidence in a London court. The Oscar-winner told jurors ...
Jul 13, 2023
Angelo Gordon-backed REIT in $300 million bid for Western Asset Mortgage
By Anirban Sen NEW YORK (Reuters) - AG Mortgage Investment Trust Inc, a real estate investment trust (REIT) managed by Angelo Gordon & Co, made a stock-and-cash offer on Thursday for Western Asset Mor...
Jul 13, 2023
Exclusive-Ivory Coast halts cocoa forward sales as rains hit production
By Ange Aboa ABOISSO, Ivory Coast (Reuters) - Ivory Coast has stopped selling contracts for cocoa exports for the 2023-2024 season after heavy rains battered and flooded farms in the world's top cocoa...
Jul 13, 2023
Chile miners, facing higher taxes, seek faster permits, lower energy costs
By Fabian Cambero SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Now that Chile has passed an increase in mining royalties, copper miners are pushing for incentives to keep investing in production of the metal needed for the r...
Jul 13, 2023
Open-source AI model creator Nomic raises $17 million led by Coatue
(Reuters) - AI startup Nomic has raised $17 million in a new funding round from investors led by Coatue, the companies told Reuters. The investment valued New York-based Nomic AI, a team of four at th...
Jul 13, 2023
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