Fitch highlighted Jan. 6 insurrection in talks with Treasury ahead of US downgrade

By Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK (Reuters) -Fitch downgraded the U.S. credit rating due to fiscal concerns, a deterioration in U.S governance, as well as political polarization reflected partly by the Jan. 6 insurrection, Richard Francis, a senior director at Fitch Ratings, told Reuters on Wednesday. In a move that took investors by surprise, Fitch downgraded…

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GSK sues Pfizer in US for patent infringement over RSV vaccine

By Blake Brittain (Reuters) -British biopharmaceutical giant GSK sued Pfizer in a U.S. court on Wednesday, alleging that Pfizer’s respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine Abrysvo violates GSK’s patent rights in its rival RSV shot Arexvy. In the lawsuit brought in federal court in Delaware, GSK said New York-based Pfizer’s vaccine infringes four of its patents…

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Major global firms warn of slow China sales as post-pandemic surge fades

(Reuters) – Global firms from consumer goods giant Unilever to automaker Nissan and machinery maker Caterpillar have warned of slowing earnings in China as the world’s second-largest economy loses its post-pandemic bounce. The rebound has been limited to a handful of sectors such as travel, dining and luxury goods, driving double-digit China sales growth for…

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Biden admin split over ethanol’s role in aviation fuel subsidy program

By Jarrett Renshaw, Stephanie Kelly and Leah Douglas (Reuters) – The Biden administration is divided over whether to grant a request from the U.S. biofuel industry that would make it easier for sustainable aviation fuel made from corn-based ethanol to qualify for subsidies under the White House’s signature climate law, according to two sources familiar…

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