By Laila Kearney NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil futures slipped from the highest levels in several weeks on Monday on weakness in consumer spending in China, the world’s largest oil importer, and as investors paused buying ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision. Brent crude futures settled at $73.91 a barrel, down 58 …
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By Marianna Parraga HOUSTON (Reuters) – A U.S. judge overseeing an auction of shares in the parent of Venezuela-owned Citgo Petroleum on Monday agreed to reopen a data room to allow potential buyers to prepare new bids, a court document showed. Judge Leonard Stark ordered the data room to be opened on Wednesday after listening …
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LONDON (Reuters) -The British government on Monday approved Indian group Bharti Global’s purchase of a 24.5% stake in London-listed BT, following a detailed national security assessment and assurances from the telecoms company. The purchase of the shares, worth 3.2 billion pounds, was made from the previous top investor, Patrick Drahi’s Altice, under the terms set …
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By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Hussam al-Masri CAIRO/GAZA (Reuters) – Relatives of Palestinians killed by Israel in Khan Younis gathered around their white-shrouded bodies on Monday before carrying them to their graves. Palestinian health officials said on Sunday at least 20 people, including children, were killed in the strike at the school sheltering displaced families in …
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By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The family of a Turkish-born American human rights activist killed by Israel in the occupied West Bank pleaded with Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday for a U.S. probe into her killing but got no promises, the woman’s husband said. Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, 26, was shot dead on Sept. …
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BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s economy in the July to September period notched its first quarter-on-quarter economic expansion since entering a technical recession at the end 2023, but contracted yet again in yearly terms, official data showed on Monday. Gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 3.9% in the third quarter in seasonally-adjusted terms versus the second …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former FBI informant accused of lying about U.S. President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden’s interactions with a Ukrainian energy company pleaded guilty on Monday to causing the creation of a false record. Alexander Smirnov entered the plea in federal court in Los Angeles, according to a spokesperson for Special …
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By Manya Saini (Reuters) -Berkshire Hills Bancorp and Brookline Bancorp have agreed to merge in an all-stock deal valued at about $1.1 billion, the regional lenders said on Monday, in yet another sign of increasing consolidation within the industry. Regional lenders that were at the heart of the banking crisis in 2023 have been cutting …
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By Jeff Mason PALM BEACH, Florida (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Monday that Turkey will “hold the key” to what happens in Syria, where rebels backed by Ankara toppled the government of Bashar al-Assad earlier this month. Making his first comments on how he views the NATO ally’s role in post-conflict Syria, …
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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexico’s antitrust watchdog Cofece said on Monday it could fine Walmart’s local unit, Walmex, up to 8% of its income if it does not comply with a resolution prohibiting the retailer from engaging in certain conduct deemed illegal.  Cofece’s statement offered more details on a ruling that Walmex reported on Friday, in …
