Ohio voters reject ballot measure in win for abortion rights advocates
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) -Ohio voters on Tuesday rejected a Republican-backed measure that would have made it harder to amend…
Russia abandons budget rule in effort to save tanking rouble
By Alexander Marrow and Elena Fabrichnaya MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia effectively abandoned its budget rule on Wednesday as the central…
Piedmont Lithium’s plans to supply Tesla face skeptical North Carolina officials
By Ernest Scheyder (Reuters) -Piedmont Lithium on Tuesday drew skepticism and anger at a meeting with local North Carolina officials…
Wheels Up flags inability to continue operations, shares tank
By Allison Lampert and Shivansh Tiwary (Reuters) -Wheels Up Experience said on Wednesday there was “substantial doubt” about its ability…
High inflation fuels sense of rising inequality, mistrust of govt in Germany-survey
By Riham Alkousaa BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s highest inflation in decades has fuelled a rising sense of inequality and left…
Tattoo products maker Body Art Alliance explores sale -sources
By Abigail Summerville NEW YORK (Reuters) – Body Art Alliance is exploring options including a sale that could value the…
China Renaissance says detained chairman cooperating with authorities in probe
(Reuters) – China Renaissance Holdings said on Wednesday that investigations against its chairman Bao Fan by certain authorities were being…
Swiss Re says natural catastrophe insured losses hit $50 billion in H1
By Simon Jessop, Alessandro Parodi and Laura Lenkiewicz LONDON (Reuters) -Insured losses stemming from natural catastrophes rose to $50 billion…
U.S. mortgage rates spike to highest since November, approach 22-year high
By Safiyah Riddle (Reuters) – The average U.S. 30-year mortgage rate jumped to a nine-month peak on Wednesday and hit…
Continental fights for price rises, to keep costs in check
By Victoria Waldersee BERLIN (Reuters) -Continental said it was fighting for price increases in negotiations with customers and seeking ways…