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Telefonica renewed one Huawei 5G contract in Spain until 2030, report says
MADRID, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Telefonica TEF.MC renewed a contract with Chinese manufacturer Huawei HWT.UL to supply equipment for its 5G mobile core network for retail customers in Spain until 2030, El Pais newspaper reported on Thursday, citing unnamed industry sources.Telefonica renewed that contrac...Reuters
Thu, Aug 21
Tesla: fire at German plan has been extinguished with no impact on production
FRANKFURT, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Tesla TSLA.O said on Thursday that a fire in a battery pack processing site at its German factory had been extinguished within 15 minutes and that vehicle production was not affected.Reuters
Thu, Aug 21
Trump says California school districts that do not stick to transgender policies will not be funded
Aug 21 (Reuters) - U.S President Donald Trump said on Thursday that any California school district that did not adhere to his administration's transgender policies would not be funded.Reuters
Thu, Aug 21
Chinese financial services firm Yiren Digital's Q2 revenue up 10%
OverviewYiren Digital Q2 2025 revenue rises 10% yr/yr, driven by financial services growthNet income for Q2 2025 reaches RMB 357.5 mln, marking return to profitabilityInsurance brokerage revenue declines 36% due to lower commission ratesOutlookYiren Digital projects Q3 2025 revenue between RMB1.4 bl...Reuters
Thu, Aug 21
Digital freight platform Full Truck Alliance Q2 revenue, net income rises
OverviewFull Truck Alliance Q2 2025 revenue rises 17.2% yr/yr, driven by transaction servicesNet income for Q2 2025 increases 50.5% yr/yr, reflecting operational efficiencyCo announces semi-annual cash dividend for second half of 2025OutlookCompany expects Q3 2025 revenue between RMB3.07 bln and RMB...Reuters
Thu, Aug 21
Canada's Kraken Robotics beats Q2 revenue estimates on strength in subsea battery, service businesses
OverviewKraken Q2 2025 revenue grows 16% to CAD 26.4 mln, beating analyst expectationsAdjusted EBITDA for Q2 2025 falls to CAD 4.7 mln, margin impacted by expensesCompany reports net loss of CAD 0.7 mln, compared to net income last yearOutlookKraken Robotics maintains 2025 revenue guidance of C$120 ...Reuters
Thu, Aug 21
Russia's Lavrov says some issues will have to be worked out before Putin and Zelenskiy can meet
MOSCOW, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly said he is ready to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, but there are some issues that need to be resolved before such a meeting could happen, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday.Putin has questi...Reuters
Thu, Aug 21
Russia's Lavrov accuses Europeans of trying to undermine progress made at Alaska summit
MOSCOW, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday accused European leaders of trying to undermine progress which he said had been made at last week's U.S.-Russia summit in Alaska on a possible peace deal in Ukraine.Kyiv's European allies were trying to shift the ...Reuters
Thu, Aug 21
Houlihan Lokey Enters Second Amendment To Credit Agreement - SEC Filing
Aug 21 (Reuters) - Houlihan Lokey Inc HLI.N:HOULIHAN LOKEY INC - ENTERS SECOND AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT - SEC FILINGHOULIHAN LOKEY INC - INCREASES REVOLVING COMMITMENTS TO $150 MILLION - SEC FILINGHOULIHAN LOKEY INC - EXTENDS CREDIT FACILITY MATURITY TO AUGUST 19, 2030 - SEC FILINGSource text: ...Reuters
Thu, Aug 21
GR Silver Mining Drills Wide Silver Intercepts At San Marcial Sms25-08 Returned 19.9 M At 250 G/T Ageq*, Including 1.3 M At 954 G/T Ageq And A New Gold-Silver Mineralized Vein Of 1.0 M At 1,685 G/T Ageq
Aug 21 (Reuters) - GR Silver Mining Ltd GRSL.V:GR SILVER MINING DRILLS WIDE SILVER INTERCEPTS AT SAN MARCIAL: SMS25-08 RETURNED 19.9 M AT 250 G/T AGEQ*, INCLUDING 1.3 M AT 954 G/T AGEQ AND A NEW GOLD-SILVER MINERALIZED VEIN OF 1.0 M AT 1,685 G/T AGEQReuters
Thu, Aug 21
Canadian Solar Q2 revenue misses estimates on project delays, shift; margin beats on N.America strength
OverviewCanadian Solar Q2 revenue of $1.7 bln missed analyst expectations, per LSEG dataAdjusted EPS for Q2 was a loss of $0.53, missing estimates, per LSEG dataGross margin of 29.8% exceeded guidance, driven by North American module shipmentsOutlookCompany expects demand to normalize after surge in...Reuters
Thu, Aug 21
Chinese video streaming platform Bilibili Q2 revenue up 20%, swings to profit
OverviewBilibili Q2 revenue rises 20% yr/yr to RMB7.34 bln (US$1,024.3 million)Net profit of RMB218.3 mln (US$30.5 million) vs. net loss last yearCo repurchased 5.6 mln Class Z sharesOutlookBilibili aims to enhance content ecosystem with notes offering proceedsCompany focuses on premium content to d...Reuters
Thu, Aug 21
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek releases upgraded model with domestic chip support
BEIJING, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek released on Thursday an upgrade to its flagship V3 model that the company says has a feature that can optimize it for Chinese-made chips, along with faster processing speeds.The focus on domestic chip compatibility may sign...Reuters
Thu, Aug 21
Americans worry democracy in danger amid gerrymandering fights, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
55% oppose partisan redistricting, poll shows57% fear American democracy is in dangerPartisan distrust exists between regular people, poll findsBy Jason Lange, Unknown f781ef79-b713-474d-aef1-1fc7112288ee and James Oliphant WASHINGTON, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Most Americans believe that efforts to red...Reuters
Thu, Aug 21
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT–Schedule of Reuters features from this week
Aug 21 - Every week, Reuters journalists produce scores of multimedia features and human-interest stories from around the world.Below are some stories from this week selected by our editors, as well as explanatory context and background to help you understand world headlines. For a full schedule of ...Reuters
Thu, Aug 21
ANALYSIS-Target's new CEO pick raises doubts about its much-needed brand reboot
External CEO could have brought fresh perspective, say analystsTarget lacks clear identity, strategy, say analystsTarget lagging Walmart, Amazon on variety, prices, say analystsFiddelke aims to reclaim Target's merchandising authority, improve customer experienceBy Siddharth Cavale, Juveria Taba...Reuters
Thu, Aug 21
On streets of LA, former addict cuts hair of homeless people
By Jorge Garcia and Mike BlakeLOS ANGELES, Aug 21 (Reuters) - On the sidewalk of Wilshire Boulevard bordering MacArthur Park in Los Angeles, barber Beraldo Gabaldon cuts the hair of the homeless for free to give them a fresh outlook.Hailing from Albuquerque, New Mexico, the 35-year-old former barber...Reuters
Thu, Aug 21
CULTURE CURRENT-Noam Shuster Eliassi on why humor hits harder than diplomacy
By Yasmeen Serhan Aug 21 - "I’m only staying for seven minutes, not 70 years,” Noam Shuster Eliassi told an audience at the Palestine Comedy Festival in East Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in 2019, to laughter and applause. But that wasn’t the end of the bit. “By the way, this is Amer...Reuters
Thu, Aug 21
