By Marcela Ayres WASHINGTON (Reuters) -G20 finance ministers and central bank governors are adjusting to expectations for a later start to U.S. interest rate cuts, which has caused a worldwide asset repricing and increased the urgency for debates on debt, Brazil’s finance leaders said on Thursday. Finance Minister Fernando Haddad told a press conference after…
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – A leading shareholder advisory firm recommended on Thursday that Berkshire Hathaway shareholders withhold votes to reelect five directors at Warren Buffett’s conglomerate, citing concerns about climate change and governance. Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) said lead independent director and audit committee chair Susan Decker deserved a “withhold” vote at Berkshire’s May…
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Chinese spies have targeted the Dutch semiconductor, aerospace and maritime industries to try to strengthen China’s armed forces, the Dutch military intelligence agency MIVD said in its annual report published on Thursday. As part of an ongoing trend of Chinese political espionage against the Netherlands and its allies, China is investing heavily…
By Felix Hoske, Anastasiia Malenko and Sofiia Gatilova KYIV/DONETSK REGION, Ukraine (Reuters) – The Ukrainian infantryman, call sign “Ray”, said he quickly pulled on his gas mask after a Russian drone flying above his trench on the eastern front dropped a tear gas grenade. “It’s like pepper spray, it makes your eyes tear up. It’s…
By Crispian Balmer and Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) – Efforts to end wars in the Middle East and Ukraine will dominate this week’s meeting of Group of Seven foreign ministers, host Italy’s top diplomat Antonio Tajani said on Monday, with the West struggling to get its voice heard. Gathering on the picturesque island of Capri…
By Stephen Nellis SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Adobe is in the early stages of allowing third-party generative artificial intelligence tools such as OpenAI’s Sora and others inside its widely used video editing software, the U.S. software maker said on Monday. Adobe’s Premiere Pro app is widely used in the television and film industries. The San Jose,…
By Mike Scarcella (Reuters) – IPhone maker Apple on Friday denied violating a court order governing its App Store and urged a California federal judge to reject a request by “Fortnite” developer Epic Games to hold it in contempt. Apple made the arguments in a filing to U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in Oakland,…
By Lisa Shumaker (Reuters) – The FBI has opened a federal criminal investigation into the deadly collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge as work continues to clear the wreckage after last month’s collapse. In March, a container ship crashed into one of the bridge’s support pillars, sending the span crashing into Baltimore Harbor and…
(Reuters) – U.S. homebuilder confidence held steady in April at the highest since last July, snapping four months of gains with uncertainty about interest rates keeping potential home buyers hesitant, data released Monday showed. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index was unchanged this month at 51. Measures of current sales…
By Jarrett Renshaw and Gram Slattery SCHNECKSVILLE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) -Donald Trump again slammed the judge overseeing his first criminal trial during a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, comments that portend a rough-and-tumble several weeks ahead as the former president gears up for court. Trump is expected to be in Manhattan on Monday for the beginning…
