THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Ukraine and Russia will face off before the United Nations’ top court on June 6, when judges will hear Ukraine’s claim that Moscow violated a U.N. treaty by supporting pro-Russian separatists who were identified by a Dutch court as being responsible for the 2014 downing of flight MH17. In November last…
By Blake Brittain (Reuters) – A group of companies including General Electric Co, Ikea Supply AG and Home Depot Inc on Tuesday defeated a request by the University of California for a U.S. appeals court to block imports of light bulbs that allegedly infringe its patents. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit…
By Blake Brittain (Reuters) – A group of companies including General Electric Co, Ikea Supply AG and Home Depot Inc on Tuesday defeated a request by the University of California for a U.S. appeals court to block imports of light bulbs that allegedly infringe its patents. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit…
(This May 15 story has been corrected to say ‘million,’ not ‘billion,’ in paragraph 8) By Carolina Mandl SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Bridgewater Associates, one of the world’s largest hedge funds, sold U.S. bank stocks in the first quarter as the collapse of regional lenders rattled investors, according to regulatory filings. The firm, founded by…
By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Rural electric cooperatives, utilities, and other energy providers will soon be able to apply for nearly $11 billion in grants and loans for clean energy projects, funded by the $430 billion Inflation Reduction Act signed into law last August, the Biden administration said on Tuesday. Expanding clean energy to rural…
By Marcela Ayres and Bernardo Caram BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s Finance Ministry is preparing a new set of initiatives to increase tax revenue, including a review of deductions and exemptions for income tax on individuals, according to three sources familiar with the matter. The potential measures aim to shore up Brazil’s fiscal stability as leftist…
By Blake Brittain (Reuters) -Yum Brands Inc’ Taco Bell Corp on Tuesday asked the U.S. Trademark Office to cancel two smaller rivals’ “Taco Tuesday” trademarks in what the largest Mexican fast-food chain in the U.S. called a bid to “liberate the phrase for restaurants nationwide.” Taco Bell’s petitions said the trademarks, owned by Gregory’s Restaurant…
By Brendan O’Boyle MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Negotiations over the sale of Citigroup Inc’s Mexican retail bank Citibanamex are “going really well” and the government is upbeat about conglomerate Grupo Mexico’s possible purchase, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Tuesday. Lopez Obrador said the mining and transport conglomerate remains one of the possible buyers of the…
By Brendan O’Boyle MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Negotiations over the sale of Citigroup Inc’s Mexican retail bank Citibanamex are “going really well” and the government is upbeat about conglomerate Grupo Mexico’s possible purchase, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Tuesday. Lopez Obrador said the mining and transport conglomerate remains one of the possible buyers of the…
By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK (Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson has set aside $400 million to resolve U.S. state consumer protection actions as part of its broader $8.9 billion effort to settle claims that its Baby Powder and other talc products cause cancer. J&J subsidiary LTL Management filed a bankruptcy plan in New Jersey late…
