Woman who sued over Subway tuna seeks to quit case, Subway demands sanctions

By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -The California woman suing Subway, claiming its tuna products contain ingredients other than tuna, wants to end her lawsuit because she is pregnant, prompting Subway to demand her lawyers be sanctioned for bringing a frivolous case. Nilima Amin said her “severe” morning sickness and “debilitating” conditions as she prepares for a…

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Abortion pill case to be heard by conservative, anti-abortion panel

By Brendan Pierson and Jacqueline Thomsen (Reuters) – A case brought by anti-abortion groups seeking to ban the abortion pill mifepristone nationwide will be heard next week by a panel of three deeply conservative judges hostile to abortion rights, a federal appeals court revealed on Monday. The Biden administration is expected to urge the 5th…

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Exclusive-Bain Capital seeks to raise $4 billion for new global special situations fund – sources

By Kane Wu and Anirban Sen HONG KONG/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bain Capital is seeking to raise $4 billion for a new global “special situations fund” as the U.S. firm sees an opportunity to snap up distressed and equity investments, two people familiar with the matter said. Bain Capital kicked off the fundraising at the…

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National Retail Federation lowers US consumer good import forecast for first half of 2023

By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Closely watched U.S. retail trade forecasters on Monday lowered their import target for the first half of 2023 and said they expect incoming ocean container volume to remain soft going into this autumn – when retailers like Walmart should be well into holiday season preparations. The Global Port…

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US households have $500 billion in excess savings, San Francisco Fed says

(Reuters) – U.S. households still have some $500 billion in excess savings compared to before the COVID-19 pandemic that could support consumer spending late into this year, according to research published on Monday by the San Francisco Federal Reserve. “Households on average, including those at the lower end of the distribution, continue to have considerably…

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Ex-Fox News producer dismisses Delaware lawsuit against Fox, NY lawsuit pending

By Helen Coster (Reuters) – Former Fox News producer Abby Grossberg has dismissed one lawsuit accusing the cable network, parent company Fox Corp and Fox News lawyers of defamation and pressuring her to make false statements in the now-settled Dominion Voting Systems case, a court filing on Friday showed. The Delaware lawsuit was dismissed “without…

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Mexican president backs U.S. dollar as globe’s ‘principal currency’

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador gave the U.S. dollar a vote on confidence on Monday after he was asked if a weakening greenback might spur a move to diversify Mexico’s foreign currency reserves. “We are going to continue considering the dollar as the world’s principal currency,” Lopez Obrador told a…

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