By Karen Freifeld NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York judicial ethics committee signaled that the state judge overseeing the criminal case against former President Donald Trump over hush money payments to a porn star will not need to recuse himself as Trump has requested. The one-page opinion released on Saturday by New York’s Advisory…
(Reuters) – One man died and several people suffered minor injuries after their boat capsized during a tour of a cave system by the Erie Canal in upstate New York on Monday, local authorities said. There were 28 passengers and one employee of the Lockport Cave boat ride aboard when the boat tipped over, Lockport…
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The head of a trade group representing nearly all major automakers urged the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to “ease up” on its aggressive proposal to sharply cut vehicle emissions through 2032, saying it could benefit China. Alliance for Automotive Innovation CEO John Bozzella said Monday in a blog post the…
ZURICH (Reuters) – UBS Group’s takeover of Credit Suisse, arranged by the Swiss authorities to stave off a broader banking crisis, became official on Monday. The closing of the tie-up marks the final chapter for the 167-year old institution after years of scandals and missteps eroded customer confidence and brought the lender to the edge….
By Manya Saini, Anirban Sen and John McCrank (Reuters) -Nasdaq on Monday agreed to buy Thoma Bravo-owned software firm Adenza for $10.5 billion, with the exchange operator’s biggest-ever deal broadening its financial technology footprint but giving shareholders a case of sticker shock. Adenza’s risk management and regulatory software is primarily used by banks and brokerages…
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark aims to raise the age limit for the collection of personal data from children by tech giants such as Google, Snapchat and Meta, in a bid to curb the massive accumulation of data on young people, the government said on Monday. It wants to raise to between 15 and 16 years…
By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Chinese hackers are all but certain to disrupt American critical infrastructure, such as pipelines and railways, in the event of a conflict with the United States, a senior U.S. cybersecurity official said Monday. In comments made during an appearance at the Aspen Institute in Washington, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security…
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – An Oregon jury on Monday found the utility PacifiCorp, a unit of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc, liable in a $1.6 billion class action lawsuit over four of the wildfires that devastated the state in 2020. Jurors in Portland, where PacifiCorp is based, awarded more than $73 million of compensatory…
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar inched higher on Monday, trading in a narrow range as investors remained cautious ahead of several key policy decisions due this week, with the Federal Reserve expected to keep rates on hold for the first time since January 2022. Monetary policy meetings at the Fed, the…
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar inched higher on Monday, trading in a narrow range as investors remained cautious ahead of several key policy decisions due this week, with the Federal Reserve expected to keep rates on hold for the first time since January 2022. Monetary policy meetings at the Fed, the…
