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UPDATE 1-New Orleans attack prompts intense scrutiny, stepped-up security
Adds details on briefings in paragraph 10; police comment in paragraphs 12-13; edits throughoutAuthorities investigate possible links to terrorist organizationsSecurity heightened for upcoming Sugar Bowl and Super Bowl eventsFBI finds IS flag on suspect's vehicle, no link to Vegas incident yetBy Bri...Reuters
Thu, Jan 2
Search of Colorado home linked to Vegas truck explosion, FBI says
WASHINGTON, Jan 2 (Reuters) - FBI's Denver office on Thursday said that a search of a home in Colorado Springs, Colorado, by federal and local authorities is related to Wednesday's explosion in Las Vegas of a Tesla Cybertruck. (Reporting by Doina Chiacu and Hannah Lang; Editing by Susan Heavey) ...Reuters
Thu, Jan 2
IBM, GlobalFoundries settle lawsuits over contract, trade secrets
By Blake Brittain Jan 2 - GlobalFoundries GFS.O and IBM IBM.N said on Thursday that they have settled dueling lawsuits claiming that GlobalFoundries breached a contract with IBM and that the computer giant misused the chipmaker's trade secrets. The companies said in a joint statement that the ter...Reuters
Thu, Jan 2
New government should take over Islamic State camps in Syria, Turkish foreign minister says
ANKARA, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Thursday that the new Syrian administration should take over the Islamic State camps and prisons and that Ankara is ready to support the process.Speaking following his meeting with his Belgian counterpart, Fidan also said impriso...Reuters
Thu, Jan 2
BRIEF-Nexans Completes Sale Of AmerCable To Mattr
Jan 2 (Reuters) - Nexans NEXS.PA:NEXANS COMPLETES SALE OF AMERCABLE TO MATTRSALE FOR AN ENTERPRISE VALUE OF US$280 MLNSource text: ID:nGNEbLrSylFurther company coverage: NEXS.PA (Gdansk Newsroom) ((gdansk.newsroom@thomsonreuters.com; +48 58 769 66 00;))Reuters
Thu, Jan 2
BRIEF-CPSC Office Of Compliance & Field Operations Of Issued Notice Of Violation To Apple Concerning Apple Airtags
Jan 2 (Reuters) - U.S. CPSC:CPSC: SECURES AGREEMENT WITH APPLE FOR ENHANCED WARNINGS TO PROTECT CHILDREN FROM HAZARDS OF BATTERY INGESTIONCPSC: OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE & FIELD OPERATIONS OF U.S. CPSC ISSUED A NOTICE OF VIOLATION TO APPLE, INC. CONCERNING APPLE AIRTAGSCPSC: APPLE HAS NOW INCLUDED WARNIN...Reuters
Thu, Jan 2
Bridgewater's flagship fund posted a 11.2% return in 2024 - source
NEW YORK, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Hedge fund manager Bridgewater Associates' flagship Pure Alpha 18% volatility fund gained 11.2% in 2024 through Dec. 27, a source familiar with the matter said on Thursday.Other hedge funds managed by Bridgewater also posted double-digit returns, with the China Total Retu...Reuters
Thu, Jan 2
What we know so far about the New Orleans truck attack victims
Jan 2 (Reuters) - Fifteen people were killed and 30 were injured after a U.S. Army veteran with an ISIS flag on his truck swerved around makeshift barriers and plowed into revelers in New Orleans' crowded French Quarter on New Year's Day.While authorities have not released the names of the victims, ...Reuters
Thu, Jan 2
Musk likely to host German far-right leader for online chat
BERLIN, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Elon Musk looks likely to host the leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party ahead of Germany's Feb. 23 national election in a live interview on X, his social media platform.In December, the Tesla mogul endorsed the AfD, an anti-immigration, anti-Islamic p...Reuters
Thu, Jan 2
Apple to pay $95 million to settle Siri privacy lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel Jan 2 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O agreed to pay $95 million in cash to settle a proposed class action lawsuit claiming that its voice-activated Siri assistant violated users' privacy.A preliminary settlement was filed on Tuesday night in the Oakland, California federal court, and...Reuters
Thu, Jan 2
Hindenburg Research short on used-car retailer Carvana
Jan 2 (Reuters) - Short seller Hindenburg Research said on Thursday it was short on used-car retailer Carvana Co CVNA.O.Shares of the company fell about 5% in early trading. (Reporting by Nathan Gomes in Bengaluru; Editing by Shreya Biswas) ((Nathan.Gomes@thomsonreuters.com;))Reuters
Thu, Jan 2
Record number of activist investors joined shareholder rebellion in 2024
45 investors turned activists for the first timeBig jump in new campaigns from Q3 to Q4Record number of CEOs shown the door By Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK, Jan 2 (Reuters) - A record number of activist shareholders mounted campaigns at global companies in 2024, a Barclays report showed on Thursd...Reuters
Thu, Jan 2
U.S. RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Biogen, Crown Castle, Eastgroup Properties
Jan 2 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several U.S.-listed companies, including Biogen, Crown Castle and Eastgroup Properties on Thursday. HIGHLIGHTS* Biogen BIIB.O: Piper Sandler cuts to neutral from overweight* Crown Castle Inc CCI.N: Jefferies...Reuters
Thu, Jan 2
UPDATE 1-Biden to honor Liz Cheney and others with Presidential Citizens Medal
Updates headline Jan 2 (Reuters) - Former Representative Liz Cheney, who bucked her Republican Party as a strong critic of President-elect Donald Trump and some of his allies, will be one of the 20 people given the Presidential Citizens Medal, one of the country's highest civilian honors, by Pres...Reuters
Thu, Jan 2
Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions
Adds: Aon Updates:Jan 2 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1430 GMT on Thursday:** Aon AON.N has completed its acquisition of Griffiths & Armour, the UK regional broker. In a statement, Aon said Griffiths & Armour will now trade as an Aon company fol...Reuters
Thu, Jan 2
Rallying-Sainz chases fifth Dakar win with different car manufacturers
By Alan Baldwin Jan 2 (Reuters) - Spaniard Carlos Sainz can extend his record as the Dakar Rally's oldest champion by becoming the first to win with five different car manufacturers in the two-week marathon starting in Saudi Arabia this weekend.The 62-year-old defending champion, whose namesake s...Reuters
Thu, Jan 2
BRIEF-Capricor Therapeutics Completes Submission Of Biologics License Application To The U.S. FDA For Deramiocel
Jan 2 (Reuters) - Capricor Therapeutics Inc CAPR.O:CAPRICOR THERAPEUTICS COMPLETES SUBMISSION OF BIOLOGICS LICENSE APPLICATION TO THE U.S. FDA FOR DERAMIOCEL FOR THE TREATMENT OF DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHYCAPRICOR THERAPEUTICS - BLA SUBMISSION TRIGGERS $10 MILLION MILESTONE PAYMENT TO CAPRICOR FROM...Reuters
Thu, Jan 2
BRIEF-Tepoxx Approved In Japan For The Treatment Of Orthopoxviruses
Jan 2 (Reuters) - SIGA Technologies Inc SIGA.O:TEPOXX (TECOVIRIMAT) APPROVED IN JAPAN FOR THE TREATMENT OF ORTHOPOXVIRUSESSIGA TECHNOLOGIES INC - JAPAN BIOTECHNO PHARMA TO SUPPLY TEPOXX TO NATIONAL STOCKPILESource text: ID:nGNX6lJ52kFurther company coverage: SIGA.O ((Reuters.Briefs@thomsonreuters.co...Reuters
Thu, Jan 2
