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Soccer-River Plate see off Urawa to make winning start at Club World Cup
SEATTLE, WA, June 17 (Reuters) - River Plate opened their Club World Cup campaign with a 3-1 win over Urawa Red Diamonds on Tuesday, with goals from Facundo Colidio, Sebastian Driussi and Maxi Meza enough to see off a spirited challenge from the Japanese side.The Argentine team got off to a dominant...Reuters
Tue, Jun 17
US judge blocks Defense Department from slashing federal research funding
By Nate Raymond BOSTON, June 17 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked U.S. President Donald Trump's administration from carrying out steep cuts to federal research funding provided to universities by the U.S. Department of Defense.U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy in Bosto...Reuters
Tue, Jun 17
AM Best downgrades Oregon Mutual following reserve charges and wildfire losses
By Isha MaratheJune 17 - (The Insurer) - AM Best has downgraded the financial strength rating of Oregon Mutual Group from B-plus-plus to B-minus, its long-term issuer credit ratings to “bb minus” from “bbb,” and the outlooks of these ratings have been revised to negative from stable. Oregon Mutual ...Reuters
Tue, Jun 17
Axis adds Navigators’ Villa as unit leader for West region
By Mia MacGregorJune 17 - (The Insurer) - Axis has named Damon Villa from Navigators as unit leader for the West region within its primary casualty insurance team. Villa joins Axis after more than a decade at The Hartford's Navigators, where he most recently served as primary casualty West regio...Reuters
Tue, Jun 17
Canada says it scrapped a G7 statement on Ukraine after US resistance
KANANASKIS, Alberta, June 17 (Reuters) - Canada dropped plans for the Group of Seven to issue a strong statement on the Ukraine war after resistance from the United States, a Canadian official told reporters on the sidelines of a leaders' summit on Tuesday.The official said the U.S. side wanted ...Reuters
Tue, Jun 17
Los Angeles mayor lifts curfew imposed after immigration raids, protests
LOS ANGELES, June 17 (Reuters) - Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Tuesday lifted a curfew imposed on part of the city's downtown to curb crime in the wake of raids on undocumented migrants that prompted protests.The restriction on people's movements went into place last Tuesday, affecting abo...Reuters
Tue, Jun 17
Australia's Albanese confident on AUKUS after British leader says it will proceed
SYDNEY, June 17 (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese welcomed comments by his British counterpart at the G7 summit that Britain and the United States will proceed with the AUKUS nuclear submarine treaty with Australia, despite a Pentagon review."We're proceeding with that, ...Reuters
Tue, Jun 17
AI-driven insurtech Findevor adds Kopser as executive advisor
By Mia MacGregorJune 17 - (The Insurer) - Insurance portfolio management and underwriting platform Findevor has appointed former Axa XL executive Chris Kopser as executive advisor to accelerate the adoption of its AI-powered legal system abuse prevention platform. Kopser joins Findevor after six ye...Reuters
Tue, Jun 17
Mexico's Sheinbaum speaks with Trump on phone after meeting canceled
MEXICO CITY, June 17 (Reuters) - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Tuesday said she had a "very good" phone call with her U.S. counterpart Donald Trump.In a post on social media platform X, the Mexican leader, who was scheduled to meet with Trump in person at the G7 summit in Canada bef...Reuters
Tue, Jun 17
REFILE-US Supreme Court justices disclose income from book deals and teaching
Justices report income from books, teaching positionsCourt adopted its first code of conduct in 2023By John Kruzel, Andrew Chung WASHINGTON, June 17 (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson received a book advance of more than $2 million for her bestselling memoir, and oth...Reuters
Tue, Jun 17
XPT opens Buffalo office, adds three brokers from Risk Placement Services
By Mia MacGregorJune 17 - (The Insurer) - Wholesale broker XPT Specialty has expanded its presence in the Northeast by opening a new office in Buffalo, New York, and appointing Audrey Manzella, Amy Siebert and Zak Zorich as brokers, all of whom join from Risk Placement Services. Manzella brings nine...Reuters
Tue, Jun 17
Inszone buys Arizona-based commercial insurance agency Evers
By Mia MacGregorJune 17 - (The Insurer) - Inszone Insurance Services has acquired Evers Insurance, based in Cave Creek, Arizona. Founded in 2011 by Britt Evers, Evers Insurance specializes in commercial insurance, particularly for the garage and auto dealer industries across Arizona. Inszone assured...Reuters
Tue, Jun 17
Inside Debt - June 17
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Tue, Jun 17
THE DAY AHEAD-North America, June 18
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Tue, Jun 17
US judge blocks Defense Department from slashing federal research funding
BOSTON, June 17 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked U.S. President Donald Trump's administration from carrying out steep cuts to federal research funding provided to universities by the U.S. Department of Defense.U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy in Boston issued a temporar...Reuters
Tue, Jun 17
Keyera to buy Plains' Canadian natural gas liquids business for $3.77 billion
June 17 (Reuters) - Keyera Corp KEY.TO said on Tuesday it has entered into a definitive agreement to buy substantially all of Plains' Canadian natural gas liquids business, plus select U.S. assets, for C$5.15 billion ($3.77 billion) in cash. ($1 = 1.3662 Canadian dollars)Reuters
Tue, Jun 17
WeightWatchers to exit process to cut $1.15 billion debt next week
June 17 (Reuters) - WW International WGHTQ.PK, formerly known as WeightWatchers, is on track to exit its financial reorganization to cut $1.15 billion in debt next week as part of its bankruptcy process, the weight management firm said on Tuesday. WHY IT'S IMPORTANTWeightWatchers filed for C...Reuters
Tue, Jun 17
EXCLUSIVE-Unilever proposes Peter ter Kulve as CEO of ice cream spin-off
By Jessica DiNapoli and Richa Naidu NEW YORK/LONDON, June 17 (Reuters) - Unilever ULVR.L has named its preferred candidate to lead the group's soon-to-be listed ice cream division, proposing executive Peter ter Kulve, who has previously faced criticism from the board of its Ben & Jerry...Reuters
Tue, Jun 17
Soccer-Nearly 1.5 million tickets sold for Club World Cup, FIFA says
By Amy Tennery EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J., June 17 (Reuters) - Fans from over 130 countries have purchased nearly 1.5 million tickets for the Club World Cup that kicked off last weekend in its newly expanded format across the United States, FIFA said on Tuesday.A crowd of more than 60,000 turned up fo...Reuters
Tue, Jun 17
Macron fears regime change chaos as Trump ups threats on Iran
Macron, Trump clashed over Iran ceasefire intentionsMacron: Military action for regime change would be errorMacron calls for ceasefire, return to nuclear talksMerz appears on tougher stance over military actionBy John IrishKANANASKIS, Alberta, June 17 (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron on ...Reuters
Tue, Jun 17
