Cannabis firms Cresco, Columbia Care to terminate $2 billion merger
(Reuters) -Cannabis producers Cresco Labs and Columbia Care Inc have mutually terminated their $2 billion merger announced in March last…
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Islamic State claims responsibility for Pakistan bombing, death toll rises to 45
By Saud Mehsud DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (Reuters) – Islamic State on Monday claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing of…
Girl and her mother killed in Russian strikes as Ukraine reports frontline progress
By Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) – A 10-year-old girl and her mother were among four civilians killed in a Russian…
China developer Country Garden to raise $300 million – term sheet
By Summer Zhen (Reuters) – Chinese property developer Country Garden Holdings will raise $300 million in a primary placement in…
White House recommends scaling back FBI authority under intelligence act
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A White House review on Monday recommended that the FBI’s ability to conduct non-national security…
Russian missiles kill six, including girl of 10, in Kryvyi Rih – officials
By Mykhailo Moskalenko KRYVYI RIH, Ukraine (Reuters) -A Russian missile strike on the southern Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih on…
In the Market: Signs of life in the moribund US deals market
By Paritosh Bansal (Reuters) – Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund Temasek invested the smallest amount since 2019 during its last fiscal…
Stablecoin Tether’s reserves hit record $86.5 billion in Q2
By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) – The world’s largest stablecoin, Tether, said on Monday its assets rose 5.7% to $86.5…
UK regulator seeks public input on Microsoft-Activision deal
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s antitrust regulator on Monday called for public responses on whether Microsoft’s $69 billion takeover of Activision Blizzard,…
Australia home prices rise 5th straight month but pace slowing -CoreLogic
By Stella Qiu SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s home prices rose for a fifth straight month in July, according to property…