By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A search for Wes Anderson on YouTube turns up trailers that the famed director with a distinctive style appears to have made for adaptations of “Star Wars,” “Harry Potter” and “The Lord of the Rings” featuring Bill Murray, Scarlett Johansson and other stars. Artificial intelligence allowed people with…
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Thursday told incoming World Bank Group President Ajay Banga to “get the most out of the bank’s balance sheet” and mobilize more private capital for climate finance and global development objectives, the Treasury said. During a meeting with Banga a day before the former…
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever. Asian markets are looking for a positive end to the week on Friday following a solid rally on Wall Street the day before, as the U.S. debt ceiling vote passed its first congressional hurdle and hopes rose that…
(Reuters) – A federal judge on Thursday disqualified himself from hearing Walt Disney Co’s <DIS.N> civil suit against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and other state officials, citing a small financial interest in the company by a relative. Disney sued DeSantis in late April, asking a court to overturn state efforts to control the Disney World…
By Mike Scarcella (Reuters) – Ford Motor Co sued Blue Cross Blue Shield Association in U.S. court on Wednesday, accusing it of a price-fixing conspiracy that caused the automaker to pay inflated costs for health insurance products for its employees. The lawsuit Ford filed in Detroit federal court accused the insurer and its regional Michigan…
(Adds media packaging code SPIRIT AIRLINES-M&A/JETBLUE AIRWAYS) (Reuters) -JetBlue Airways Corp said on Thursday it would sell Spirit Airlines Inc’s holdings at New York’s LaGuardia Airport upon completion of their planned merger. Spirit’s holdings, which JetBlue intends to sell to Frontier Group Holdings Inc, includes six gates at the Marine Air Terminal and 22 takeoff…
By Herbert Lash and Shreyashi Sanyal (Reuters) – The Nasdaq and S&P 500 surged to nine-month closing highs on Thursday as signs of slowing wage pressure raised hopes the Federal Reserve will pause hiking interest rates and investors cheered a vote in Congress to suspend the U.S. debt ceiling. The number of Americans filing new…
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Boeing Co will stand down from late preparations for its first crewed Starliner test flight to space that was planned for July after it discovered two safety-critical issues with the spacecraft, a company official said on Thursday. Boeing found flammable tape material and issues with the spacecraft’s parachute lines during…
By Tiyashi Datta (Reuters) – Broadcom Inc forecast third-quarter revenue above market estimates on Thursday, as it benefits from massive corporate investments in AI-related technologies. The viral success of ChatGPT has sparked a surge in orders for chips that underpin the technology at big data centers, driving a rally in shares of semiconductor companies that…
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two more members of the far-right Oath Keepers militant group were given multi-year prison sentences on Thursday for seditious conspiracy and other crimes arising from the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by then-President Donald Trump’s supporters. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta sentenced Roberto Minuta to…
