US Senate confirms Bernstein as top White House economist
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed Jared Bernstein as chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA)…
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Explainer-Reddit protest: Why are thousands of subreddits going dark?
(Reuters) – Thousands of popular Reddit communities dedicated to topics ranging from Apple Inc to gaming and music locked out…
Toyota to face governance challenge at shareholder meeting
By Makiko Yamazaki and Maki Shiraki TOKYO (Reuters) -Toyota faces an unprecedented challenge at its annual shareholder meeting on Wednesday,…
Sarissa’s Denner quits Biogen board as firm seeks seats at Alkermes
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK (Reuters) -Activist investor Sarissa Capital may have cleared a stumbling block in its push for…
US pushing India to seal big armed drone buy for Modi visit – sources
By Mike Stone, Trevor Hunnicutt and Krishn Kaushik WASHINGTON/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Ahead of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state…
Hopes for a Fed pause bolster risk rally
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist….
Macquarie picks up majority stake in Coastal Waste & Recycling
By Chibuike Oguh NEW YORK (Reuters) – The asset management arm of Australian bank Macquarie Group Limited has bought a…
Amazon cloud services back up after big outage hits thousands of users
By Samrhitha A and Chavi Mehta (Reuters) – Amazon.com said cloud services offered by its unit, Amazon Web Services (AWS),…
Uruguay’s Lacalle Pou, Biden discussed ways to expand economic ties
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Uruguay President Luis Lacalle Pou met with U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday, and the two leaders…
US stocks end higher as inflation data cements bets on rate hike pause
By Noel Randewich and Shristi Achar A (Reuters) – The S&P 500 and Nasdaq reached their highest closes in 14…