Biden wants airlines to pay passengers in U.S. for lengthy delays

By David Shepardson and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday said his administration is writing new rules that will require airlines to compensate passengers with cash for significant flight delays or cancellations when the carriers are responsible. “Our top priority has been to get American air travelers a better deal,” Biden…

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Chinese investment in Europe shifts to greenfield battery projects – report

By Victoria Waldersee BERLIN (Reuters) – Chinese investment in Europe is shifting from mergers and acquisitions to greenfield projects mainly in battery production for electric vehicles, according to 2022 data analysed by independent research providers MERICS and Rhodium Group. Greenfield investment made up 57% of total foreign direct investment by China in Europe in 2022,…

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California banking regulator says SVB oversight inadequate

(Reuters) – California’s financial regulator failed to press leadership at Silicon Valley Bank to address known problems quickly enough before the lender imploded in March, according to a report released Monday in which the agency pledged to do better in the future. The post-mortem by California’s Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) follows a…

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International Flavors & Fragrances posts quarterly loss as costs rise

(Reuters) – International Flavors & Fragrances cut its annual sales forecast and reported a quarterly loss on Monday, compared with a year-ago profit, as soaring inflation raises its costs. The company, which supplies food and pharmacy solutions to manufacturers, has seen the cost of raw materials and energy jump, while soaring inflation has forced end-users…

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Yellen says ‘no good options’ if Congress fails to raise debt ceiling

By Andrea Shalal and David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Monday that a failure by Congress to raise the $31.4 trillion federal debt limit would cause a huge hit to the U.S. economy and weaken the dollar as the world’s reserve currency. Asked whether the U.S. Treasury could prioritize payouts…

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