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US Supreme Court scrutinizes Biden college student debt relief
By John Kruzel and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The fate of President Joe Biden's plan to cancel $430 billion in student debt for some 40 million borrowers is placed in the hands of the U.S. Su...
Feb 28, 2023
Russian court fines Wikipedia over military ‘misinformation’
(Reuters) - The Wikimedia Foundation was fined 2 million roubles ($27,000) by a Russian court on Tuesday after the authorities accused it of failing to delete "misinformation" about the Russian milita...
Feb 28, 2023
Sweden’s economy shrank more than expected in Q4 as cost of living crisis hit
By Johan Ahlander STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's economy fared much worse than previously thought in the fourth quarter of 2022 as inflation and the war in Ukraine hit households and businesses, figur...
Feb 28, 2023
EU antitrust regulators narrow case against Apple
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators on Tuesday narrowed their case against Apple, saying its App Store rules that prevent developers from informing users of other purchasing options violate t...
Feb 28, 2023
Futures slip as yields rise on bets of higher rates
(Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures slipped on Tuesday as Treasury yields rose to near multi-month highs on increased chances of more interest rate hikes due to elevated inflation and a strong domest...
Feb 28, 2023
‘Triangle of Sadness’ director Ostlund named Cannes Film Festival jury president
PARIS (Reuters) - Swedish director Ruben Ostlund, two-times winner of the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, has been named jury president for this year's competition. "I am happy, proud, and hum...
Feb 28, 2023
Sri Lanka’s key inflation rate eases to 50.6% in Feb
(Reuters) -Sri Lanka's key inflation rate eased to 50.6% in February from 51.7% in January, the statistics department said on Tuesday, as food prices eased. The Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI) ref...
Feb 28, 2023
Casio teams with Finland’s Polar Electro on smartwatch
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Japanese watchmaker Casio Computer has partnered with Finnish heart rate monitoring pioneer Polar Electro for its latest fitness smartwatch, the two companies said on Tuesday. Cas...
Feb 28, 2023
Bank finance for cleaner energy grows, but still lags fossil fuels – report
LONDON (Reuters) - Banks gave 81 cents in financing support to low carbon energy supply for every dollar they provided to fossil fuels in 2021, a report showed on Tuesday, but they will need to ramp u...
Feb 28, 2023
US to require companies winning chipmaking subsidies to share excess profits
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration on Tuesday said it will require companies winning funds from its $52 billion U.S. semiconductor manufacturing and research program t...
Feb 28, 2023
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