Meta’s Threads swiftly signs up 30 million users, in clear threat to Musk-owned Twitter
By Aditya Soni (Reuters) -Meta’s Threads racked up more than 30 million sign-ups within about 18 hours of its launch,…
July 6, 2023
US advances $6.88 billion grant for key New York tunnel project
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration advanced a key $6.88 billion grant to help build a long-delayed new…
Venezuela to regulate private shipments of food and medicine, sources say
By Mayela Armas and Vivian Sequera CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela is planning to introduce new regulations on courier shipments of…
ByteDance launches new music streaming service in Brazil, Indonesia
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Chinese company ByteDance, which owns short-video company TikTok, on Thursday said it will launch a new…
Oil near flat as tighter supplies offset U.S. rate hike risk
By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices were near flat on Thursday as the market weighed tighter U.S. crude…
Comcast president Cavanagh shakes up NBCUniversal leadership – memo
(Reuters) – Comcast’s Mike Cavanagh named Universal’s film chief Donna Langley to an expanded role as chairman of NBCUniversal Studio…
Blackstone, TPG vie for U.S. fund administrator Standish -sources
By Pablo Mayo Cerqueiro and Amy-Jo Crowley LONDON (Reuters) – Buyout houses including Blackstone Inc. and TPG Inc. are evaluating…
Trump aide Walt Nauta pleads not guilty in Mar-a-Lago documents case
By Jack Queen MIAMI (Reuters) – Donald Trump aide Walt Nauta pleaded not guilty at a Miami federal courthouse on…
Biden to crack down on short-term health insurance plans -Politico
(Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration on Friday is expected to propose a new regulation cracking down on short-term health…
US bank stocks fall as investors turn jittery ahead of Q2 results
By Manya Saini (Reuters) -U.S. bank stocks fell and a key regional index hit a near two-week low on Thursday…