(Reuters) – U.S. oil major Exxon Mobil Corp and Canadian partner Imperial Oil Ltd said on Tuesday they will sell their Montney and Duvernay assets in Canada to Whitecap Resources Inc for C$1.9 billion ($1.48 billion). ($1 = 1.2872 Canadian dollars) (Reporting by Shariq Khan; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Tuesday that it had sued Walmart, alleging the company had allowed scam artists to use its money transfer services for fraud that cost consumers “hundreds of millions of dollars.” (Reporting by Diane Bartz; Editing by Chris Reese)
(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc has placed a temporary purchase limit of three units per week on emergency contraceptive pills, the company said on Tuesday. The move comes days after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that recognized women’s constitutional right to abortion. Women with unwanted pregnancies in the country…
By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street slid on Tuesday with early gains reversing to a broad sell-off on the heels of dire consumer confidence data, which dampened investor optimism and stoked recession fears. All three major U.S. stock indexes were sharply lower, with the tech-laden Nasdaq declining the most. Amazon.com, Microsoft Corp…
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Shell PLC on Tuesday said it will update its health care options in the U.S. to ensure employees continue to have access to uninterrupted medical services. “We are updating our national healthcare options to ensure access to a broad range of medical services, including those that require travel,” the company said, when…
PARIS (AP) — A Paris court ruled on Tuesday that the French government failed to sufficiently stock up on surgical masks at the outset of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 and prevent the virus from spreading. The ruling came as the number of registered infections with coronavirus variants rises sharply. It wasn’t immediately clear if…
PARIS (AP) — The new speaker of France’s lower house of parliament — the first woman to hold the post — vigorously defended the right to abortion Tuesday and called on the chamber to be “vigilant” about protecting it from reversal. The National Assembly elected Yael Braun-Pivet as speaker on Tuesday, in its first session…
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — The European Union’s delay in allowing visa-free travel for the people of Kosovo has spread dismay and resentment in the continent’s newest state, and one Pristina businessman has retaliated by hitting EU officials where it hurts — the stomach. Mama’s restaurant owner Shpetim Pevqeli, 50, who has catered for more than…
LONDON (AP) — Scotland’s leader told lawmakers in Edinburgh Tuesday that she plans to hold a fresh referendum on Scotland’s independence on Oct. 19, 2023 — even though U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson maintains it wasn’t the right time for such a vote. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said the question to be asked will be…
MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin says Russia is trying to build relations with the Taliban and that Russia wants to see all the ethnic groups in Afghanistan take part in running the country. Putin’s statement Tuesday came in a meeting with President Emomali Rahmon of Tajikistan during the Russian leader’s first trip abroad since…
