US banks push back as regulators prepare international capital hikes

By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. banks are pushing to soften a major regulatory proposal to hike bank capital requirements, worried it could prove too onerous, especially for lenders still reeling from the March banking crisis, according to six people briefed on the matter. Bank regulators led by the U.S. Federal Reserve are finalizing the…

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New orders and supply chain progress as Paris Airshow grapples with pandemic aftermath

By Tim Hepher, Valerie Insinna, Joanna Plucinska and Allison Lampert PARIS (Reuters) – The first Paris Airshow in four years has clocked up billions of dollars in commercial jet orders and offered some respite for suppliers as air travel springs back sharply from the pandemic. The industry returned to Le Bourget with high expectations of…

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US adjourned Sudan talks on Wednesday because format not succeeding

By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Wednesday adjourned Sudan talks because the format was not succeeding in the way they wanted, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Molly Phee said on Thursday. Saudi Arabia and the U.S. have brokered ceasefires between Sudan’s army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF)…

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Half of Americans think Joe Biden’s son received special treatment -Reuters/Ipsos poll

By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Half of Americans believe U.S. President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, received preferential treatment from prosecutors who reached a deal that would allow the younger Biden to plead guilty to tax charges but avoid a gun-related conviction, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found. The two-day poll that closed on Wednesday showed…

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China says US should act to undo negative impact of Biden’s Xi remark

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China’s ambassador to Washington has protested remarks President Joe Biden made about Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Wednesday, and its embassy said the United States should act immediately to undo the negative impact or bear all the consequences. China was enraged after Biden referred to Xi Jinping as a “dictator” at a…

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How Poland snagged Intel’s multi-billion dollar investment

By Karol Badohal and Supantha Mukherjee WROCLAW, Poland/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Poland’s third-largest city Wroclaw beat rivals last week to be home to the next multi-billion dollar Intel chip factory in Europe, with a two-year campaign promising subsidies, infrastructure, talent and a slice of American life. In the face of an unprecedented semiconductor shortage, Europe is…

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US safety board chair vows accountability, recommendations in Ohio derailment

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -National Transportation Safety Board chair Jennifer Homendy on Thursday vowed to ensure accountability and propose new safety recommendations in its investigation into the Feb. 3 Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. Homendy said at the start of a two-day investigative hearing in Ohio the sessions “will help us…

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