By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council held its first meeting on artificial intelligence on Tuesday where China said the technology should not become a “runaway horse” and the United States warned against its use to censor or repress people. Britain’s Foreign Secretary James Cleverly, who chaired the meeting under…
(Reuters) – Big U.S. banks on Tuesday said higher interest rates had helped boost profits in the second quarter, causing shares to spike, but a pullback in consumer spending, slower loan growth and increased deposit costs may cloud the outlook for the sector. Signs of a revival in investment banking, which has been in the…
(Reuters) – U.S. cannabis producer Green Thumb Industries Inc said on Tuesday an employee had died of natural causes at its Rock Island, Illinois facility last Friday. The Teamsters Union earlier on Tuesday urged Green Thumb to address workers’ safety concerns following news about the death. “To the best of our knowledge, this tragic death…
By Tatiana Bautzer and Mehnaz Yasmin (Reuters) – Morgan Stanley’s profit beat estimates as growth in its wealth management business offset lower trading revenue in the second quarter, and executives expressed optimism about the economic environment. Morgan Stanley shares rose more than 6%, shrugging off the 14% drop in profits. Excluding one-off items, Morgan Stanley…
By Saeed Azhar and Manya Saini NEW YORK (Reuters) -Bank of America’s second-quarter profit beat Wall Street estimates as it earned more from customers’ loan payments while investment banking and trading fared better than expected. The second-largest U.S. lender projected its net interest income (NII) would increase 8% this year after it rose 14% in…
By Rajesh Kumar Singh CHICAGO (Reuters) – United Airlines first officer Phil Anderson has turned down opportunities to be promoted to captain as he does not want the unpredictable schedule that comes with the bigger paycheck. Anderson is one of many who have passed on that promotion at United, and analysts and union officials said…
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -There are a “number of ideas being floated” to help get Ukrainian and Russian grain and fertilizer to global markets after Moscow quit a deal allowing the safe Black Sea export of Ukraine grain, the United Nations said on Tuesday. The Black Sea deal was brokered by the U.N….
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – Twitter Inc on Tuesday was hit with the second lawsuit this month to claim that it owes at least $500 million in severance pay to ex-workers, the latest in a series of cases arising from Elon Musk’s acquisition of the social media company. The proposed class action filed in Delaware…
(Reuters) – U.S. trucking firm J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc missed Wall Street estimates for quarterly profit on Tuesday, hit by declining freight volumes as high inflation dented consumer spending. Shares of the company fell about 1% at $187 after the bell. Trucking and logistic firms, in the last few quarters, have struggled with weak…
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -A delegation from Argentina’s Economy Ministry traveled to Washington on Tuesday to finalize details on the goals and disbursements involved in a $44 billion International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan, a government spokesperson said. The delegation includes Deputy Economy Minister Gabriel Rubinstein, and top adviser Leonardo Madcur, they said. The IMF confirmed through…
