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Whirlpool intends to reduce stake in India unit to about 20% in 2025
Jan 30 (Reuters) - Home appliances maker Whirlpool of India WHIR.NS said on Thursday its parent Whirlpool Corp WHR.N intends to reduce its stake in the company to about 20% in 2025 via market sale.Whirlpool Corp currently has a 51% stake in its India unit.Reuters
Thu, Jan 30
CORRECTED-Nissan cuts shifts, offers employee buyouts at 3 US plants in bid to shed jobs
Corrects to add dropped word "billion" in 1st paragraph TOKYO, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Japan's Nissan Motor 7201.T is offering buyouts to workers and cutting back shifts at three U.S. factories, a company spokesperson said on Thursday, as the automaker pushes to slash $2.6 billion in costs...Reuters
Thu, Jan 30
Takeoffs, landings halted at Ronald Reagan National Airport after 'aircraft incident'
WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - The Ronald Reagan National Airport said late on Wednesday that all takeoffs and landings were halted at the airport in the Washington region as emergency personnel responded to an aircraft incident.The Washington D.C. Fire Department said separately that there was a co...Reuters
Thu, Jan 30
Aid groups get blanket order to pause U.S.-funded programs as payments dry up
Aid grounds told to immediately pause all U.S.-funded programsUSAID made no payments on Tuesday, first time since Oct. 1Lack of clarity on waivers leaves aid groups working out whether to take financial risk United Nations agencies are "trying to figure things out"By Michelle Nichols and Dan...Reuters
Thu, Jan 30
BRIEF-Butterfly Network Announces Pricing Of $75.6 Million Public Offering Of Common Stock
Jan 29 (Reuters) - Butterfly Network Inc BFLY.N:BUTTERFLY NETWORK ANNOUNCES PRICING OF $75.6 MILLION PUBLIC OFFERING OF COMMON STOCKBUTTERFLY NETWORK INC - PRICES PUBLIC OFFERING OF 24 MILLION SHARES AT $3.15 EACHSource text: ID:nBw8bpl1HaFurther company coverage: BFLY.NReuters
Thu, Jan 30
South Korea's acting president orders close monitoring of US policies
SEOUL, Jan 30 (Reuters) - South Korea's acting President Choi Sang-mok ordered that policies of the new U.S. administration and their market impact be closely monitored, the South Korean government said in a statement on Thursday. Choi, the Bank of Korea governor, and financial regulators also n...Reuters
Thu, Jan 30
Trump orders agencies to scrub 'gender ideology' from contracts, websites
Adds Department of Government Efficiency post in final two paragraphsBy Jarrett Renshaw and David Shepardson Jan 29 (Reuters) - The Trump administration ordered federal agencies to scrub mentions of "gender ideology" in contracts, job descriptions and social media accounts in line with an...Reuters
Thu, Jan 30
BRIEF-Softbank In Talks To Invest Up To $25 Bln Into OpenAI-Ft
Jan 29 (Reuters) - SOFTBANK IN TALKS TO INVEST UP TO $25BN INTO OPENAI-FTSOFTBANK IS IN TALKS TO INVEST $15-25BN DIRECTLY INTO OPENAI ON TOP OF ITS COMMITMENT OF MORE THAN $15BN TO STARGATE- FTSource text: https://tinyurl.com/2bhpzoq3Further company coverage: 9984.TReuters
Thu, Jan 30
CORRECTED-Sensitive DeepSeek data exposed to web, cyber firm says
Corrects headline and paragraph 1 to reflect Wiz is based in New York, not in IsraelBy Raphael Satter WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - New York-based cybersecurity firm Wiz says it has found a trove of sensitive data from the Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek inadvertently exposed to...Reuters
Thu, Jan 30
Japan, US planning meeting between PM Ishiba and President Trump on Feb 7, Asahi reports
Adds comment by Japan's foreign ministry spokesperson in the 3rd paragraph, detailsTOKYO, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Japan and the United States are in the final stage of planning for a meeting between Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and President Donald Trump in Washington on Feb. 7, the Asahi newspaper ...Reuters
Thu, Jan 30
Meta to pay $25 million to settle Trump's 2021 lawsuit over suspended accounts
Jan 29 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms META.O on Wednesday said it has agreed to pay about $25 million to settle a lawsuit by President Donald Trump over the company's suspension of his accounts after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack at the U.S. Capitol.Trump filed lawsuits against Twitter Inc, now known as ...Reuters
Thu, Jan 30
BRIEF-Welltower Announces Launch Of Private Funds Management Business
Jan 29 (Reuters) - Welltower Inc WELL.N:WELLTOWER ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF PRIVATE FUNDS MANAGEMENT BUSINESSWELLTOWER INC: WELLTOWER AND WELLTOWER'S MANAGEMENT IS ALSO CONTRIBUTING 20% OF LP CAPITAL UP TO A TOTAL OF $400 MILLION.Source text: ID:nPn6cY8zjaFurther company coverage: WELL.NReuters
Thu, Jan 30
NFL-League says success of Sao Paulo NFL game warrants long-term commitment
By Rory CarrollJan 29 (Reuters) - The NFL's discussions with Brazil toward a contract that would see games played there for years to come continue, with a league official on Wednesday saying the response to its September matchup in Sao Paulo proved the market is strong. In the NFL's first fo...Reuters
Thu, Jan 30
BRIEF-Northstar Healthcare Income To Be Acquired By An Affiliate Of Welltower For $3.03 Per Share In A $900 Mln Transaction
Jan 29 (Reuters) - Welltower Inc WELL.N:NORTHSTAR HEALTHCARE INCOME, INC. TO BE ACQUIRED BY AN AFFILIATE OF WELLTOWER FOR $3.03 PER SHARE IN A $900 MILLION TRANSACTIONSource text: ID:nPn9WqpFDaFurther company coverage: WELL.NReuters
Thu, Jan 30
Trump issues orders to promote school choice, end "anti-American" teaching
Order prioritizes federal funding for school choice programs Second order aims to block federal funding related to "gender ideology or discriminatory equity ideology" in schoolsDemocrats, unions, say school choice undermines public system Adds details throughoutBy Helen Coster and Nathan Lay...Reuters
Thu, Jan 30
Trump orders agencies to scrub 'gender ideology' from contracts, websites
By Jarrett Renshaw and David Shepardson Jan 29 (Reuters) - The Trump administration ordered federal agencies to scrub mentions of "gender ideology" in contracts, job descriptions and social media accounts in line with an executive order forcing the government to only recognize two sexes. ...Reuters
Thu, Jan 30
BRIEF-Centerpoint Energy Reaches Settlement Agreement With Parties In Its 2024 Houston Electric Rate Case
Jan 29 (Reuters) - CenterPoint Energy Inc CNP.N:CENTERPOINT ENERGY REACHES SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH PARTIES TO LOWER BILLS FOR CUSTOMERS IN ITS 2024 HOUSTON ELECTRIC RATE CASECENTERPOINT ENERGY INC - SETTLEMENT TO REDUCE CENTERPOINT REVENUE BY $50 MILLION ANNUALLYSource text: ID:nPn221NGKaFurther c...Reuters
Thu, Jan 30
