Fire protection company Kidde-Fenwal files for bankruptcy citing PFAS lawsuits

By Dietrich Knauth (Reuters) – Kidde-Fenwal Inc, a subsidiary of Carrier Global Corp that specializes in fire control systems, filed for bankruptcy on Sunday, as it buckles under the weight of lawsuits alleging that “forever chemicals” in its firefighting foam products have contaminated water sources around U.S. airports and military bases. Kidde-Fenwal filed for Chapter…

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G7 to show unity on China approach while recognizing individual ties -US officials

By Steve Holland and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The G7 summit U.S. President Joe Biden attends in Japan this week will show leaders unified behind a common approach to dealing with China based on shared values, even while recognizing each country will manage its own relationship with Beijing, a senior U.S. administration official said…

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Fed officials expect interest rates to remain high, possibly rise

By Ann Saphir and Howard Schneider -U.S. central bankers on Monday signaled they see interest rates staying high and, if anything, going higher, given inflation that may be slow to improve and an economy showing only tentative signs of weakness. In interviews and media appearances, four regional U.S. central bank presidents began disentangling the data…

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Anti-inflation fight may spur recession, investment opportunities -BlackRock

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Central bank efforts to tame inflation could spark a recession and market selloff that later this year or in 2024 leads to investment opportunities, the BlackRock Investment Institute (BII) said on Monday. Increased market volatility is likely ahead over talks in Washington to raise the U.S. government’s $31.4 trillion borrowing cap….

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Food aid cuts still ‘red line’ in debt ceiling talks, says Senate farm committee chair

By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Expanding work requirements for the largest U.S. food assistance program is still a “red line” in negotiations over raising the country’s debt ceiling to avert a looming default, Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow said Monday in an interview with Reuters. Republicans, whose party control the House of Representatives,…

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Natera wins $19 million US verdict from ArcherDX in cancer-detection patent case

By Blake Brittain (Reuters) – Genetic testing company Natera Inc convinced a Delaware federal jury on Monday to award it $19.3 million in damages from Invitae Corp’s ArcherDX for infringing patents related to cancer detection. The jury agreed with Natera that biotech company ArcherDX Inc’s blood-based DNA tests for detecting and monitoring cancer infringed three…

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US charges ex-Army employee at South Korean facility with bribery, fraud

NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former civilian employee at a U.S. Army facility in South Korea has been arrested on charges of receiving $400,000 in kickbacks from military contractors, federal prosecutors in Manhattan said on Monday. Young Beom Kim, 62, was responsible for overseeing construction contracts at the Army Garrison Yongsan-Casey from 2017 to 2021….

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GM recalls 42,000 vehicles in Canada for air bag defect

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -General Motors said on Monday it will recall 42,000 sport utility vehicles in Canada from the 2014 through 2017 model years because the driver’s air-bag inflator may explode during deployment. On Friday, GM recalled 994,763 Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Traverse, and GMC Acadia vehicles in the United States from the 2014-2017…

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