US judge halts most talc lawsuits against J&J, stops trials
By Mike Spector NEW YORK (Reuters) -A U.S. judge on Thursday halted most of the tens of thousands of lawsuits…
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Higher US Fed rates ‘not a major concern’ for C$, BoC’s Macklem says
By Ismail Shakil OTTAWA (Reuters) -The impact of higher U.S. interest rates on the Canadian dollar is not a “major…
Explainer-Looming US debt ceiling fight is starting to worry investors
By Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK (Reuters) – A debt ceiling fight is looming in the U.S. yet again, giving investors…
Mercedes-Benz reports Q1 adjusted return on sales of 14.8%
BERLIN (Reuters) -Mercedes-Benz on Thursday posted first-quarter group adjusted return on sales of 14.8%, above market expectations, boosted by higher…
Oil falls 2% on recession fears, swelling US fuel stocks
By Laila Kearney NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices slid by about $2 a barrel to their lowest level since late…
Yellen wants more World Bank reforms in coming months, eyes subnational lending
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said she is insisting that next steps in the…
Canada offering more than C$13 billion for VW battery plant – govt source
OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada has agreed to provide up to C$13 billion ($9.7 billion) in subsidies and a C$700 million grant…
Alphabet to combine AI research units Google Brain, DeepMind
(Reuters) -Alphabet Inc is combining Google Brain and DeepMind, as it doubles down on artificial intelligence research in its race…
Lockheed and Rheinmetall to develop German version of HIMARS rocket launchers
BERLIN (Reuters) – Arms makers Lockheed Martin and Rheinmetall will team up to develop a German rocket artillery system, they…
Renault chooses banks for planned listing of electric car unit Ampere – source
PARIS (Reuters) – French carmaker Renault has picked BNP Paribas, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan among the investment banks slated to…