Exclusive – Mexico’s Pemex to lose some 100,000 bpd of crude this month after fire – source

By Ana Isabel Martinez MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s state oil company Petroleos Mexicanos will see its crude output reduced by some 100,000 barrels per day (bpd) until the beginning of August after a massive fire on Friday at an offshore platform, a top company source said. The reduced production implies that in total Pemex…

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Small business confidence reaches 7-month high in June, NFIB says

By Safiyah Riddle (Reuters) -U.S. small business confidence climbed to a seven-month high in June as pessimism about the economic outlook diminished sharply and sales expectations improved, but a still-tight labor market continued to drive concerns about inflation, according to a survey released on Tuesday. The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) said its Small…

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Sapphire Ventures plans to invest over $1 billion in enterprise AI startups

By Krystal Hu (Reuters) -Sapphire Ventures plans to invest over $1 billion in AI enterprise startups, doubling down on the technology’s adoption by companies across the world, its president Jai Das said at the Reuters MOMENTUM conference in Austin on Tuesday. The $1 billion in capital will come from Sapphire’s existing funds, which have $10…

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Amtrak suspends some service after minor train derailment

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. passenger railroad Amtrak suspended service between Washington and Richmond, Virginia after a train derailed while traveling near Washington Union Station. Northeast Regional Train 86 was traveling at a low speed in the tunnel south of the station and remained upright after derailing. No passengers were reported injured and one employee was…

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Casino operator Melco eyes new markets with Cyprus resort launch

LIMASSOL, Cyprus (Reuters) – Asian casino operator Melco Resorts & Entertainment has launched an entertainment and gaming complex in Cyprus, marking its first foray into Europe as it seeks to tap new markets. The “City of Dreams Mediterranean” had total investment of more than 600 million euros ($659.46 million) making it one of the largest…

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EV charger maker Tritium wins order from Hawaii under federal funding program

By Abhirup Roy SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Tritium DCFC said on Tuesday it had won an order from Hawaii to make high-speed electric vehicle chargers – the first funds to roll out in a federal program meant to blanket the country with charging infrastructure and boost EV adoption. The U.S. government plans to dole out…

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Cryptoverse: Hungry exchanges fight for slice of American pie

By Hannah Lang (Reuters) – May the best exchange win? Crypto platforms are vying for dominance in the United States, the world’s biggest market, following a regulatory crackdown that’s shaken the sector. Coinbase and Binance.US, two of the largest crypto exchanges by market share among those operating in America, have lost ground this year. The…

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