US lawmakers want to bar automakers from eliminating AM radio in new vehicles
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A group of bipartisan U.S. lawmakers introduced legislation Wednesday to bar automakers from eliminating AM…
Europe
US dollar scales seven-week peak after solid data, debt-ceiling optimism
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar rose to a seven-week high on Wednesday, boosted by optimism about…
Oil settles up $2 on optimism about US debt ceiling, demand
By Laura Sanicola (Reuters) -Oil prices settled up about $2 on Wednesday as optimism over oil demand and U.S. debt…
Russia says hypersonic missile scientists face ‘very serious’ treason accusations
By Tatiana Gomozova and Lucy Papachristou MOSCOW (Reuters) – Three Russian academics who have worked on hypersonic missile technology face…
Jailed Russian opposition figure Kara-Murza faces ‘psychological torture’, wife says
By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber GENEVA (Reuters) – Evgenia Kara-Murza, wife of jailed Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza, said authorities were torturing…
Price pressure in Russia gradually intensifying -central bank
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s central bank on Wednesday said price pressure was gradually intensifying after a period of restrained price…
Brazil’s antitrust watchdog approves L’Oreal deal to buy Aesop
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s antitrust regulator Cade on Wednesday recommended the approval of the sale of Natura & Co’s…
Ukraine Black Sea grain deal extended for two months
By Huseyin Hayatsever and Michelle Nichols ANKARA/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -The Ukraine Black Sea grain deal has been extended for two…
Exclusive-Qatar fund explored claims against Switzerland for Credit Suisse losses
By Stefania Spezzati, Paritosh Bansal and America Hernandez (Reuters) – Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund, Credit Suisse’s second-largest investor, has explored…
European shares slip on US debt ceiling concerns
By Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas (Reuters) -European shares slipped on Wednesday as concerns about whether the United States can…