EU launches debate on economic security with eye on China

By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union executive presented on Tuesday its economic security plan which seeks to convince the bloc’s 27 states to agree stronger controls on exports and outflows of technologies that could be put to military use by rivals like China. The European Commission sees exporting and sharing emerging technologies like…

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US Supreme Court revives toy inventor’s lawsuit over Disney ‘Toy Story 3’ bear

By Blake Brittain (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that Disney must face a New Jersey toy creator’s lawsuit that claimed the company violated her trademark rights with its character Lots-o’-Huggin’ Bear from the blockbuster 2010 film “Toy Story 3.” The justices threw out a lower court’s ruling that Disney was protected…

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U.S. philanthrophist Buffett raps international response to Kakhovka dam destruction

KYIV (Reuters) – The son of one of the United States’ richest men criticised the international disaster response to the destruction of the Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine this month as “disappointing” and inadequate, as he visited the nearby city of Kherson. Howard Buffett, a businessman and philanthropist, spoke to Reuters in an interview by…

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Binance, SEC strike deal to keep US customer assets in country

By Baranjot Kaur and Akanksha Khushi (Reuters) -Binance, the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange, and Binance.US have entered into an agreement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to ensure that U.S. customer assets remain in the United States until a sweeping lawsuit filed this month by the regulatory agency is resolved. The agreement, disclosed in…

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Volkswagen in talks with JV partner on audit of Xinjiang plant

(Reuters) -Volkswagen is in talks with its joint venture partner SAIC about whether to conduct an independent audit of its plant in Xinjiang, China, the company confirmed on Tuesday. The comment comes after German business Handelsblatt reported that preparations for an audit were already underway. Volkswagen declined to confirm this. It was in “good discussions”…

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Commerzbank executive drops out of running for board after talks with ECB

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Ruediger Rass, an executive with Germany’s Commerzbank, has decided to remain in his current role rather than join the management board following discussions with the European Central Bank, a Commerzbank spokesperson said on Tuesday. Rass was to join the board of Commerzbank, one of the nation’s biggest banks, as chief risk officer….

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