Motor vehicles, building materials lift US retail sales in May
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. retail sales unexpectedly rose in May as consumers stepped up purchases of motor…
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Breadbasket Brazil to stock up on food citing inflation concerns – agency
By Roberto Samora SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Top food producer Brazil will start stocking up on food staples, a government…
US criticizes Russia in annual human trafficking report
By Matt Spetalnick and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. sharpened its criticism of Russia’s record on human trafficking…
Oil futures up 3% on strong China refinery data, weaker US dollar
By Scott DiSavino NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices gained about 3% to a one-week high on Thursday on a weaker…
Chinese ETFs edge higher on stimulus hopes
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) – Shares of U.S.-listed Chinese exchange traded funds edged higher on Thursday, tracking…
BlackRock names new corporate affairs chief
By Ross Kerber (Reuters) – Top asset manager BlackRock on Thursday named outside executive John Kelly to a newly created…
U.S. proposes to formalize deep fee reductions for wind, solar on federal land
(Reuters) -A new regulation will formalize a roughly 80% cut in project fees for wind and solar energy developments on…
Google, one of AI’s biggest backers, warns own staff about chatbots
By Jeffrey Dastin and Anna Tong SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc is cautioning employees about how they use chatbots,…
Biden gets backing of leading environmental groups for re-election
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A collection of the nation’s leading and biggest spending environmental groups…
ISS backs election of Langer to replace former Biogen director Denner
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK (Reuters) – Proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services on Thursday recommended that Biogen <BIIB.O> shareholders…