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Chevron Reducing Local, Regional Business Units In Favor Of Centralized Model And Cut As Much As $3 Billion Of Costs By 2026- Bloomberg News
July 9 (Reuters) - CHEVRON REDUCING LOCAL, REGIONAL BUSINESS UNITS IN FAVOR OF CENTRALIZED MODEL AND CUT AS MUCH AS $3 BILLION OF COSTS BY 2026- BLOOMBERG NEWSSource text: https://bloom.bg/4lnA0fBReuters
Wed, Jul 9
Experimental surgical robot performs gallbladder procedure autonomously
By Kamal ChoudhuryJuly 9 (Reuters) - An experimental AI-guided robot can autonomously perform a delicate, complicated phase of a common gallbladder operation, marking a major step toward automated medical procedures, researchers said on Wednesday.Existing surgical robots are remotely controlled by ...Reuters
Wed, Jul 9
FACTBOX-Trump's tariffs: What's in effect and what could be in store?
WASHINGTON, July 9 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has launched a global trade war with an array of tariffs that target individual products and countries. Trump has set a baseline tariff of 10% on all imports to the United States, as well as additional duties on certain products or countries...Reuters
Wed, Jul 9
Brazil to summon US envoy over remarks on Bolsonaro, local media reports
SAO PAULO, July 9 (Reuters) - Brazil's government will summon the U.S. embassy's chargé d'affaires after the diplomatic mission released a statement echoing President Donald Trump's defense of former Brazilian leader Jair Bolsonaro, local media reported on Wednesday. Trump said i...Reuters
Wed, Jul 9
EXCLUSIVE-OpenAI to release web browser in challenge to Google Chrome
Web browser will include chat interface, enable AI agent integrationsLaunch intensifies OpenAI's competition with Google in AI raceNew product is part of OpenAI's broader strategy to capture data on users' web behaviorBy Kenrick Cai, Krystal Hu and Anna Tong SAN FRANCISCO, July 9 (Reu...Reuters
Wed, Jul 9
India's Manipal Hospitals to buy majority stake in local peer Sahyadri
July 9 (Reuters) - Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP) said on Wednesday that it has agreed to sell its majority stake in India's Sahyadri Hospitals Group to Temasek-backed Manipal Hospitals. The pension fund, which acquired the stake in Sahyadri Hospitals in 2022, did not disclose the val...Reuters
Wed, Jul 9
Trump says government will reach deal with Harvard
WASHINGTON, July 9 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that his administration will reach a deal with Harvard."Harvard's been very bad -- totally antisemitic. And, yeah, they'll absolutely reach a deal," he told reporters at the White House.Reuters
Wed, Jul 9
EUROPE RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Aberdeen Group, Man Group, Smith+Nephew
July 9 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several European companies, including Aberdeen Group Plc, Man Group Plc and Smith+Nephew Plc, on Wednesday. HIGHLIGHTS* Aberdeen Group Plc ABDN.L: Jefferies cuts to hold from buy* Azimut AZMT.MI: Deutsche Bank raises t...Reuters
Wed, Jul 9
Trump says Gaza ceasefire possible this week or next
WASHINGTON, July 9 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said there is a "very good chance" of a ceasefire in Gaza this week or next, after meeting Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday for the second time in two days to discuss the situation."We have a chance this week or n...Reuters
Wed, Jul 9
Oak View Group CEO indicted over conspiracy to rig bidding process, US DOJ says
July 9 (Reuters) - Oak View Group Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer Timothy J. Leiweke has been indicted for orchestrating a conspiracy to rig the bidding process for an arena at a public university in Austin, Texas, the U.S. Justice Department's antitrust division said on Wednesday. Oak Vi...Reuters
Wed, Jul 9
T-Mobile ending DEI programs as it seeks FCC approval for two deals
July 9 (Reuters) - Wireless carrier T-Mobile US TMUS.O said on Wednesday it is ending its diversity, equity and inclusion programs under pressure from the Trump administration and as it seeks regulatory approval for two major deals.T-Mobile said in a letter to Federal Communications Commission Chair...Reuters
Wed, Jul 9
UN chief outlines four options for embattled Palestinian relief agency UNRWA
UNRWA review part of wider UN reform effortsOnly UN General Assembly can change UNRWA mandate Israel has banned UNRWA, US has cut funding to agencyBy Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS, July 9 (Reuters) - A review of the embattled United Nations Palestinian relief agency UNRWA, ordered by Secretary-...Reuters
Wed, Jul 9
Trump says he will consider sending Patriot missiles to Ukraine
WASHINGTON, July 9 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he will consider sending Patriot missiles to Ukraine, which he has previously said the country will need for its defenses.Earlier this week, Trump said the United States would send more weapons to Ukraine, primarily defensi...Reuters
Wed, Jul 9
Trump will release Brazil tariff rate Wednesday or Thursday, he says
WASHINGTON, July 9 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he would release more letters to countries notifying them of higher tariff U.S. rates on Wednesday and Thursday, including Brazil."Brazil, as an example, has not been good to us, not good at all," Trump told reporte...Reuters
Wed, Jul 9
Trump administration sues California over transgender athletes in schools
U.S. lawsuit alleges state policy is discriminatoryLatest legal clash between Trump and heavily Democratic stateCalifornia governor has called policy 'deeply unfair'By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON, July 9 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday sued Ca...Reuters
Wed, Jul 9
Google says discord over search results is unresolved; risks EU antitrust fine
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, July 9 (Reuters) - Alphabet's GOOGL.O Google said it failed this week to resolve disagreements with hotels, airlines and specialised search services such as Skyscanner over how it presents search results, putting it at risk of a hefty European Union antitrust fine.At...Reuters
Wed, Jul 9
Gabon's president says his country open to investment, needs help processing minerals
WASHINGTON, July 9 (Reuters) - Gabon is open to investment and wants to see its raw mineral resources processed locally, but needs large investments in energy to do so, the West African country's President Brice Oligui Nguema told U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday."We are not poor cou...Reuters
Wed, Jul 9
FACTBOX-Major deals involving U.S. drugmakers and biotechs over the past decade
July 9 (Reuters) - Merck MRK.N is acquiring UK-based Verona Pharma VRNA.O for about $10 billion, as part of the U.S. drugmaker's strategy to diversify beyond its blockbuster cancer treatment Keytruda.The move adds to a growing list of high-profile transactions over the past decade by U.S. pharma...Reuters
Wed, Jul 9
Tesla investors ask board to set date for overdue annual shareholder meeting
July 9 (Reuters) - A group of 27 major Tesla TSLA.O shareholders urged the electric automaker's board on Wednesday to set a date for its annual shareholder meeting this year, citing legal obligations and growing governance concerns. Tesla is close to missing a legal deadline and has not...Reuters
Wed, Jul 9
