Author Archives: Syndicated Content
FTC's Amazon antitrust lawsuit faces high bar in US court -experts
By Mike Scarcella (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission's lawsuit accusing Amazon.com of abusing its retail market power to stifle competition faces hurdles in court, testing the scope of U.S....
Sep 27, 2023
Trump skips debate to woo blue-collar workers in Michigan
By Nathan Layne (Reuters) - Donald Trump will speak to blue-collar workers outside Detroit on Wednesday, seeking to capitalize politically on an autoworker strike one day after President Joe Biden joi...
Sep 27, 2023
US Senate looks at cannabis banking reform, but industry says it's not enough
By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Senate committee on Wednesday will vote on whether to advance a bill that would allow the legal cannabis industry access to banking, an option that ind...
Sep 27, 2023
Analysis-Tesla's rivals scrap for thin slices of US EV sales
By Paul Lienert and Joseph White (Reuters) - Ford Motor's decision to hit the brakes on a planned $3.5 billion battery plant in Michigan highlights a challenge for Tesla's growing crowd of rivals in t...
Sep 27, 2023
Factbox-What we know about Sam Bankman-Fried's time in a notorious Brooklyn jail
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX, has been preparing for his Oct. 3 trial on fraud charges from behind bars since Aug. 11, w...
Sep 27, 2023
US Senator Bob Menendez to appear in court as calls for resignation mount
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Bob Menendez is set to appear in court on Wednesday to face charges of taking bribes from three New Jersey businessman, as calls for his resignation from...
Sep 27, 2023
US investors want clarity on Biden's vague curbs on China tech
By Pete Schroeder, Michelle Price and Carolina Mandl WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. financial firms are pushing for greater clarity on proposed new rules curbing U.S. investments in some China t...
Sep 27, 2023
US lawmakers demand documents on Ford battery partnership with CATL
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chairs of three U.S. House of Representatives committees demanded Ford Motor turn over documents tied to its partnership with Chinese battery company CAT...
Sep 27, 2023
Namibia bans poultry imports from South Africa due to bird flu
WINDHOEK (Reuters) - Namibia has suspended imports of live poultry, birds and poultry products from South Africa following the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in the neighbouring co...
Sep 27, 2023
Marketmind: Markets catch breath after bruising recoil
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets by Mike Dolan The Federal Reserve has been so successful in preventing markets from running away with the prospect of peak interest rates, it may hav...
Sep 27, 2023
