By Herbert Lash and Joice Alves NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -The dollar was little changed on Monday against a basket of major trading currencies and gained against a yen that’s under intervention watch after the Japanese finance minister warned last week of excessive moves in the currency market. The dollar initially weakened on news of U.S….
By Valerie Volcovici (Reuters) – The Biden administration’s climate agenda is facing an unexpected challenge in drought-prone Corpus Christi, Texas, where a proposed clean hydrogen hub would require the installation of energy-intensive, expensive and potentially environmentally damaging seawater desalination plants. The Gulf Coast port is in the running for up to $1 billion available under…
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) – The number of U.S. women who died within a year after pregnancy more than doubled between 1999 and 2019, with the highest deaths among Black women, researchers said on Monday. There were an estimated 1,210 maternal deaths in 2019, compared with 505 in 1999, according to a study published in…
By Mike Scarcella WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Apple said on Monday it will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to hear its challenge to a judge’s order in an antitrust case brought by “Fortnite” maker Epic Games that could force the iPhone maker to change payment practices in its App Store. Apple said in a court filing…
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday charged View Inc, the maker of “smart” windows whose tinted panes adjust with the sun, and a former chief financial officer for understating the costs of replacing defective windows, leading to a restatement. View won’t have to pay a fine because it reported…
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Investment bank Lazard terminated a managing director for inappropriate behavior over the weekend, according to a source familiar with the situation. Incoming CEO Peter Orszag sent a memo to staff this weekend informing them that the company had dismissed a managing director in the bank’s financial advisory unit, the source said….
By Chibuike Oguh NEW YORK (Reuters) – Shares of Coinbase, the largest U.S. cryptocurrency platform, jumped 13% on Monday after exchange operator Cboe said it was working with the cypto company in its effort to launch a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund. Cboe on Friday refilled an application with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)…
By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) – The massive rally in Apple’s shares is forcing some fund managers to revisit a thorny dilemma: they may not own enough of the stock. Apple’s share price has soared 49% so far this year, ballooning its weight in stock indexes to record levels and pushing its market capitalization…
By Abhirup Roy SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -A group of EV charger makers and operators is pushing back against Texas’ plan to mandate the inclusion of Tesla technology in charging stations, saying it is “premature,” according to a document seen by Reuters and a source aware of the matter. Reuters reported last week that Texas would…
MILAN (Reuters) – Carmaker Stellantis will invest up to 200 million euros ($218 million) to ensure its Italian Mirafiori site, the historic home of Fiat, remains one of its primary locations for what it is calling its “green campus” programme. Mirafiori, which is in Turin, will rank alongside Poissy in France and Russelsheim in Germany…
