Texas settles with Marriott, sues Hyatt over “resort fees”
By Doyinsola Oladipo NEW YORK (Reuters) -The State of Texas and Marriott International Inc on Tuesday entered a voluntary agreement…
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Wall St ends lower, Treasury yields climb as debt ceiling talks in spotlight
By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks closed lower on Tuesday and benchmark Treasury yields extended their rise…
GE, Ikea, Home Depot defeat University of California bid for light bulb import bans
By Blake Brittain (Reuters) – A group of companies including General Electric Co, Ikea Supply AG and Home Depot Inc…
Bridgewater dumps bank stocks amid turmoil in first quarter -filings
(This May 15 story has been corrected to say ‘million,’ not ‘billion,’ in paragraph 8) By Carolina Mandl SAO PAULO…
Biden administration announces $11 billion for rural clean energy projects
By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Rural electric cooperatives, utilities, and other energy providers will soon be able to apply for…
Taco Bell seeks to cancel smaller rivals’ ‘Taco Tuesday’ trademarks
By Blake Brittain (Reuters) -Yum Brands Inc’ Taco Bell Corp on Tuesday asked the U.S. Trademark Office to cancel two…
Mexican president: ‘No problem’ if Grupo Mexico buys Citi’s Banamex unit
By Brendan O’Boyle MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Negotiations over the sale of Citigroup Inc’s Mexican retail bank Citibanamex are “going really…
J&J’s proposed talc settlement would pay $400 million to US state AGs
By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK (Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson has set aside $400 million to resolve U.S. state consumer…
Biden vetoes legislation to block solar panel tariffs waivers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden said on Tuesday he has vetoed legislation passed by the U.S. Congress that would repeal…
US Commerce chief says green steel pact would combat excess Chinese output
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said on Tuesday the Biden administration was “extremely focused”…