(Reuters) – Walgreens Boots Alliance, one of the largest U.S. pharmacies, said on Thursday it has sold some of its shares in drug distributor AmerisourceBergen Corp for $694 million and will primarily use the proceeds to pay down debt. AmerisourceBergen will repurchase about $50 million of its common stock from Walgreens in this transaction, the…
By Ted Hesson (Reuters) – The United States is set to lift COVID-19 restrictions on Thursday night, known as Title 42, which have been in place for three years and allow border agents to quickly expel many migrants caught crossing the border back to Mexico. Immigration processing will revert to a pre-existing system, known as…
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand’s near-term rate of inflation is expected to continue to ease over the coming two years, a survey showed on Monday. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s (RBNZ) quarterly survey of expectations showed business managers forecast annual inflation to average 4.28% over the coming year, easing from 5.11% in the previous…
KHARTOUM (Reuters) -Sudan’s warring factions early on Friday committed to protect civilians and the movement of humanitarian aid, but did not agree to a ceasefire and remain far apart, U.S. officials said. After a week of talks in the Saudi port of Jeddah, Sudan’s army and rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) signed a declaration…
SYDNEY (Reuters) -China’s foreign minister is expected to visit Australia in July as diplomatic relations between the two trading partners stabilise, the South China Morning Post reported on Friday. The visit by the minister, Qin Gang, has not been officially announced but would take place in July, the newspaper reported, citing a source “close to…
By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar was clinging close to a more than one week peak on Friday as a slew of data overnight pointed to a slowing U.S. economy, with investors betting that the Federal Reserve will further pause its interest rate increases. The dollar index, which measures the U.S. currency…
(Reuters) – U.S. Deputy Secretary for State Wendy Sherman is expected to leave her post in the summer, CNN reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. Her replacement is not known, CNN reported. It gave no reason for the change. Sherman, a foreign policy veteran, has been in the role since April 2021…
By Aditya Kalra and Aditi Shah NEW DELHI (Reuters) -The world’s second largest aircraft lessor, SMBC Aviation Capital, has warned that India’s decision to block leasing firms from reclaiming Go First planes will jolt the market and spark a confidence crisis, legal papers show. SMBC, along with firms such as Jackson Square Aviation and Bank…
By Jarrett Renshaw and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A debt limit meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and top lawmakers that had been scheduled for Friday has been postponed, and the leaders agreed to meet early next week, a White House spokesperson said on Thursday. Aides from both sides have started to discuss ways…
(Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will discuss the impasse over raising the government debt ceiling with board members of the Bank Policy Institute lobby group next week, a senior Treasury official told Reuters. Yellen’s meeting with the board – which includes the chief executives of JP Morgan, Jamie Dimon, and of Citigroup’s, Jane…
