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UK pharmacies regulator tightens rules on prescribing obesity drugs
Regulator last updated guidance for online pharmacies in 2022Online obesity drugs market has boomed in UKWHO has said the drugs could tackle obesity crisisBy Maggie Fick LONDON, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Britain's pharmacies regulator on Tuesday tightened rules for online pharmacies' prescribing ...Reuters
Tue, Feb 4
EU leaders agree to step up defence efforts
Summit focuses on filling capability gapsFunding questions left largely unresolvedTrump tariff threat overshadowed summit startWrites through with comments at end of summitBy Andrew Gray and Lili Bayer BRUSSELS, Feb 3 (Reuters) - European Union leaders agreed on Monday to do more to bolster thei...Reuters
Mon, Feb 3
Investigators probe Washington plane crash wreckage and flight logs
Recasts with NTSB completing air traffic control interviews, paragraphs 1-4NTSB wraps up interviews with air traffic controllersMore radar data will shed light on final moments before collisionArmy Corps begins lifting wreckage from Potomac RiverNTSB to review prior near-miss incidents in Washington...Reuters
Mon, Feb 3
NFL-Commissioner Goodell backs NFL's diversity programs, bucking Trump stance
By Amy Tennery NEW ORLEANS, Feb 3 (Reuters) - NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said on Monday he had no plans to scale back on diversity programs, after U.S. President Donald Trump called for similar initiatives to be dismantled within the federal government and urged private companies to do the sa...Reuters
Mon, Feb 3
BRIEF-Stabilis Solutions Names J Casey Crenshaw As Interim CEO
Feb 3 (Reuters) - Stabilis Solutions Inc SLNG.O:STABILIS SOLUTIONS INC - APPOINTS J. CASEY CRENSHAW AS EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN AND INTERIM CEOSTABILIS SOLUTIONS INC - WESTERVELT T. BALLARD, JR. STEPS DOWN AS PRESIDENT AND CEO OF STABILIS SOLUTIONSSource text: [ID:n0001437749-25-002592]Further company cov...Reuters
Mon, Feb 3
BRIEF-Clorox Says Closely Watching Additional Risks In Inflation And Tariffs
Feb 3 (Reuters) - Clorox Co CLX.N:CLOROX SAYS OPERATING ENVIRONMENT REMAINS CHALLENGING; CLOSELY WATCHING ADDITIONAL RISKS IN INFLATION AND TARIFFS -PREPARED REMARKSCLOROX SAYS EXPECT ORGANIC SALES GROWTH IN Q4 TO BE SOMEWHERE BETWEEN MID AND HIGH SINGLE DIGITSSource text: [ID:]Further company cover...Reuters
Mon, Feb 3
Central bank body urges policy revamps to heed COVID lessons
By Marc Jones LONDON, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Central bank body the Bank for International Settlements has urged the likes of the Federal Reserve and European Central Bank to revamp the way they approach interest rate setting to avoid the collective failures that allowed inflation to soar after the pan...Reuters
Mon, Feb 3
U.S., El Salvador close to finalizing migration deal after Rubio visit
Feb 3 (Reuters) - El Salvador and the United States are close to finalizing an agreement on migration following U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio's visit to the Central American nation, Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele said on Monday.When asked by reporters if El Salvador would become a so-ca...Reuters
Mon, Feb 3
FBI advocates appeal to Congress as agents face scrutiny for Jan 6 work
By Andrew Goudsward and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Advocacy groups representing FBI agents appealed to the U.S. Congress on Monday to intervene to stop possible mass firings of agents who worked on the investigation of the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol attack and other probes condemned b...Reuters
Mon, Feb 3
Trump nominee will review Biden restrictions on firearms exports
Adds details, background in paragraphs 3-8By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's nominee to head the Commerce Department said on Monday he will review the Biden administration's year-old restrictions on firearms exports that were aimed at limiting forei...Reuters
Mon, Feb 3
WRAPUP 14-Trump pauses tariffs on Mexico and Canada, but not China
Adds Trump confirmation and comment, paragraphs 1,7,9; industry reaction, paragraphs 16-17Trump pauses tariffs on Mexico and CanadaMexico, Canada to bolster border enforcementEU leaders meet to discuss tariff threat responseBy David Alire Garcia, Trevor Hunnicutt and David Ljunggren MEXICO CITY/W...Reuters
Mon, Feb 3
Embedded insurtech Sure slashes headcount by around 70 amid latest fundraising effort
By James ThalerFeb 3 - Insurance digital infrastructure platform Sure Insurance laid off around 70 staff members on Monday, a move that comes as the Wayne Slavin-led venture has worked to raise additional funds following its October 2021 Series C round, The Insurer can reveal.The company’s last publ...Reuters
Mon, Feb 3
Trump to speak with China's Xi after hiking tariffs, White House says
Adds quote from White House and background on China, paragraphs 3, 6, 8-10By Trevor Hunnicutt and Steve Holland WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will speak with Chinese President Xi Jinping as soon as this week, Trump's spokesperson said, setting up a major diplomatic...Reuters
Mon, Feb 3
Trump's proposed tariffs may mean higher costs for Canadian whisky in the US
Alcohol importers may hike prices to cover the cost of proposed tariffsMajor brands like Don Julio tequila and Jack Daniel's could become more expensive for American and Canadian drinkersUS wine and spirits volumes already down 5.5% before tariff measures Adds President Trump's decision to d...Reuters
Mon, Feb 3
Everest Group swung to quarterly loss on one-time charge tied to loss reserves
Feb 3 (Reuters) - Reinsurer Everest Group EG.N swung to a fourth-quarter loss on Monday, hit by a one-time charge tied to loss reserves in its U.S. casualty lines business.The company last week disclosed that its fourth-quarter and full-year 2024 earnings will include a one-time charge of $1.5 billi...Reuters
Mon, Feb 3
Arab nations oppose removing Palestinians from Gaza in letter to US
Adds details from letter, Trump's comments from last weekBy Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Five Arab foreign ministers and a senior Palestinian official sent a joint letter to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio opposing plans to displace Palestinians from Gaza, as suggested by ...Reuters
Mon, Feb 3
Everest reveals <$450mn Q1 wildfire loss as reserve charge pushes Q4 CR up to 135.5%
By Michael LoneyFeb 3 - (The Insurer) - Everest Group has estimated its Q1 California wildfire loss in the $350mn to $450mn range, and reported that its pre-announced $1.5bn of prior year reserve strengthening pushed its combined ratio for the fourth quarter of 2024 to 135.5 percent.After markets cl...Reuters
Mon, Feb 3
Trump orders creation of US sovereign wealth fund, says it could buy TikTok
Funding mechanism unclear, but Trump previously mentioned tariffs as a sourceBiden administration reportedly explored a fund to boost global competitivenessOver 90 such funds across the world managing over $8 trillion in assetsAdds details of executive order text in paragraph 3By Trevor Hunnicutt an...Reuters
Mon, Feb 3
