By Max Hunder and Tom Balmforth BROVARY, Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukraine’s interior minister and a child were among at least 14 people killed on Wednesday when a helicopter crashed into a nursery and set it ablaze in a suburb of the capital Kyiv. Dozens of other people were hurt, including a number of children, many …
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(Adds BlackRock and Bed Bath, updates Goldman Sachs) (Reuters) – Big Tech firms and Wall Street titans are leading a string of layoffs across corporate America as companies look to rein in costs to ride out the economic downturn. Rapid interest rate hikes, weak consumer demand and an economic slowdown in China have forced firms …
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By Aishwarya Nair and Ross Kerber (Reuters) -Republican attorneys general from 21 U.S. states on Tuesday wrote to proxy advisory firms Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis, asking whether the companies’ voting recommendations on such issues as climate and boardroom diversity violated duties to clients. “Evidence regarding climate change advocacy and goals suggests potential …
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DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Tuesday global economic growth was expected bottom out in 2023 despite the continued Ukraine war and rising interest rates. Speaking at a World Economic Forum panel in Davos, Georgieva affirmed an IMF forecast for global growth to decelerate to 2.7% this year …
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Porn star Ron Jeremy was declared mentally incompetent to stand trial in Los Angeles on rape and other sex charges involving 21 women, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office said on Tuesday. Jeremy, 69, pleaded not guilty in August 2021 to more than 30 counts of sexual assault, …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India is expected to overtake China as the world’s most populous country this year even though its population growth has been slowing down, United Nations says. Following are some key points about India’s demography, according to government data: – India estimates its population at 1.38 billion, compared to China’s 1.4 billion. …
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By Rama Venkat BENGALURU (Reuters) – Indian stocks on Wednesday closed at their highest levels in over two weeks, lifted by metals and financials, while foreign investors buying domestic stocks further boosted sentiment. The Nifty 50 index closed 0.62% higher at 18,165.35, while the S&P BSE Sensex rose 0.64% to 61,045.74, extending gains for the …
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By Hyunjoo Jin (Reuters) – A 2016 video that Tesla used to promote its self-driving technology was staged to show capabilities like stopping at a red light and accelerating at a green light that the system did not have, according to testimony by a senior engineer. The video, which remains archived on Tesla’s website, was …
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TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan on Wednesday maintained ultra-low interest rates, including its 0.5% cap for the 10-year bond yield, defying market expectations it would phase out its massive stimulus programme in the wake of rising inflationary pressure. Here are some comments from experts: KEISUKE TSURUTA, FIXED INCOME STRATEGIST AT MITSUBISHI UFJ MORGAN …
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PARIS (Reuters) -Most trains will be cancelled in France on Thursday, with flights also affected and Paris’ subway heavily disrupted, as part of a nationwide strike against the government’s plan to make people work longer before they can retire. Opinion polls show a vast majority of French oppose the planned reform, which would see the …
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