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Aides for Biden, McCarthy discussing work requirements in debt ceiling talks -sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Aides for President Joe Biden and Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy have been discussing tightening work requirements for food and other programs for low-income Americans ...
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JPMorgan CEO says unlikely to acquire other struggling banks
By Nupur Anand and Niket Nishant NEW YORK (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co CEO Jamie Dimon said that it is "unlikely" that the bank will acquire any other struggling lender, weeks after it acquired the...
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Mexican president: ‘No problem’ if Grupo Mexico buys Citi’s Banamex unit
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Negotiations over the sale of Citigroup Inc's Mexican retail bank Citibanamex are "going really well" and one potential buyer is conglomerate Grupo Mexico, Mexican President An...
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UN forecasts world economic growth of 2.3% in 2023, 2.5% in 2024
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Global economic growth is projected to be 2.3% in 2023, up 0.4 percentage points from a January forecast, and the prediction for 2024 has dropped 0.2 percentage points to 2....
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China’s Baidu confident its AI chatbot won’t make mistakes on ‘sensitive topics’
By Eduardo Baptista and Yuvraj Malik BEIJING (Reuters) - Baidu Inc's experience in tailoring its search engine to Chinese regulatory requirements makes it confident its AI-driven chatbot won't make mi...
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Exclusive-UBS set to gain EU nod for Credit Suisse deal, sources say
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) -UBS is expected to secure unconditional European Union antitrust approval for its planned takeover of struggling Credit Suisse, people familiar with the matter said...
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Comcast likely to sell Hulu stake to Disney by early 2024 – CNBC
(Reuters) - Comcast Corp will likely sell its 33% stake in streaming platform Hulu to Walt Disney Co early next year, CNBC reported on Tuesday, citing Comcast Chief Executive Brian Roberts. Disney sai...
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Ex-bank executive steps down from NY Fed board
(Reuters) - The ousted chief executive of a small New York State banking company has stepped down as a director of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the New York Fed said on Tuesday, marking the s...
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Lawmakers advance bills mandating salary transparency, community college credit parity
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - As the General Assembly prepares to wrap up its spring legislative session this week, Democratic lawmakers are advancing a bill that would mandate job posti...
Will Stevenson May 16, 2023
Ahead of 2024 bid, DeSantis challenges Trump on abortion limits
By James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said on Tuesday he was proud to have signed a six-week abortion ban, after seeming initially reluctant to embrace the recently pa...
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