New air bag death prompts ‘Do Not Drive’ warning for 2003 Dodge Ram pickups

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Chrysler-parent Stellantis has warned 29,000 owners of 2003 Dodge Ram pickups to immediately stop driving pending repairs after one person was killed when a Takata air-bag inflator exploded. The fatality in May is the first reported involving a Takata passenger-side bag, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said in…

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Dollar dives to two-month low, pound scales 15-month peaks on wage growth data

By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar declined to a two-month low against a major currency index on Tuesday after Federal Reserve officials signaled that the U.S. central bank is near the end of its tightening cycle, while sterling hit a 15-month high after pay growth exceeded expectations. Against the yen, the dollar…

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Amazon dangles deeper ‘Prime Day’ discounts for stressed US shoppers

By Granth Vanaik and Ananya Mariam Rajesh (Reuters) – Amazon.com hopes to tempt U.S. shoppers on Tuesday to open inflation-thinned wallets by offering deeper discounts on a wide range of goods and services during this year’s “Prime Day” 48-hour shopping event, including its first-ever travel discounts. A year of inflation has lifted mortgage rates, rents…

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Amazon workers sue NYC union to force leadership vote

By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -Dozens of Amazon.com Inc warehouse workers in New York City have sued their union, the first in the company’s history, alleging that top union officials are refusing to hold democratic elections to fill leadership posts. The lawsuit filed in Brooklyn federal court on Monday represents an escalation of internal disputes within…

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27% of jobs at high risk from AI revolution, says OECD

PARIS (Reuters) – More than a quarter of jobs in the OECD rely on skills that could be easily automated in the coming artificial intelligence revolution, and workers fear they could lose their jobs to AI, the OECD said on Tuesday. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is a 38-member bloc, spanning mostly…

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US to move ahead with transfer of F-16 jets to Turkey

By Steve Holland and Justyna Pawlak VILNIUS (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration will move ahead with the transfer of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey in consultation with Congress, national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Tuesday, a day after Ankara gave the green light for Sweden to join NATO. Turkey, which had been the…

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EU to green light Broadcom’s VMware deal on Wednesday, source says

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) -U.S. chipmaker Broadcom is set to win conditional EU antitrust approval for its $61 billion proposed acquisition of cloud computing firm VMware on Wednesday, a person familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. Last month, Reuters reported exclusively that Broadcom had succeeded in addressing the European Commission’s concerns regarding…

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US welcomes Iraq, TotalEnergies’ massive oil, gas and renewables deal

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Tuesday welcomed Iraq’s oil, gas and renewables deal with French oil major TotalEnergies, which was signed a day earlier. Iraq and TotalEnergies on Monday signed a long-delayed $27 billion energy deal that aims to increase oil production and boost the country’s capacity to produce energy with…

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Oil settles up 2% at 10-week high on weaker US dollar, rising demand forecasts

By Scott DiSavino NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices jumped on Tuesday, settling up about 2%, boosted by a falling U.S. dollar, hopes for higher demand in the developing world and supply cuts by the world’s biggest oil exporters. Brent futures rose $1.71, or 2.2%, to settle at $79.40 a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI)…

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