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Lara launches investigation into State Farm’s wildfire claims handling
By David BullJune 13 - (The Insurer) - California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has announced an investigation into State Farm’s handling of insurance claims related to the Palisades and Eaton wildfires and urged insureds to make their own formal complaints.The state’s insurance department sai...Reuters
Fri, Jun 13
Iran denies reports it launched drones at Israel, Iran's Fars news agency says
DUBAI, June 13 (Reuters) - Iran's Fars news agency, citing security source, denied Israeli reports that Tehran has launched drones towards Israel on Friday, adding that Iran's revenge "will take place in the near future".Reuters
Fri, Jun 13
QUOTES-World reacts to Israeli attack on Iran over nuclear activity
June 13 (Reuters) - Israel launched widescale strikes on Iran on Friday.Following is global reaction:BENJAMIN NETANYAHU, ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER:"We are at a decisive moment in Israel's history."Moments ago, Israel launched Operation Rising Lion, a targeted military operation to roll back...Reuters
Fri, Jun 13
First Capital REIT Announces Completion Of C$300 Million Offering Of Series E Senior Unsecured Debentures
June 13 (Reuters) - First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust FCR_u.TO:FIRST CAPITAL REIT ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF C$300 MILLION OFFERING OF SERIES E SENIOR UNSECURED DEBENTURESFurther company coverage: [FCR_u.TO]Reuters
Fri, Jun 13
BioRestorative Reports Compelling Preliminary Data For FDA-Fast-Tracked BRTX-100
June 13 (Reuters) - BioRestorative Therapies Inc BRTX.O:BIORESTORATIVE REPORTS COMPELLING PRELIMINARY DATA FOR FDA-FAST-TRACKED BRTX-100 – AN AUTOLOGOUS STEM CELL THERAPY TO TREAT CHRONIC LUMBAR DISC DISEASEReuters
Fri, Jun 13
Hamas says Iran 'paying the price' for supporting Gaza militants
CAIRO, June 13 (Reuters) - The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas said Iran, its strategic ally, was "paying the price" for supporting militant groups in Gaza in their decades-long struggle against Israel, after Israel launched large-scale attacks on Friday against Iran.Hamas leaders have repe...Reuters
Fri, Jun 13
UK's CMA Consults On Releasing Google From Privacy Sandbox Commitments
June 13 (Reuters) - UK's CMA:CONSULTS ON RELEASING GOOGLE FROM PRIVACY SANDBOX COMMITMENTSBELIEVES COMMITMENTS NO LONGER NECESSARY, CONSULTING BEFORE IT TAKES DECISION ON WHETHER TO RELEASE THEM LATER THIS YEARSource text: [ID:]Reuters
Fri, Jun 13
US agency streamlining self-driving car exemption reviews
WASHINGTON, June 13 (Reuters) - The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Friday said it was streamlining reviews of requests filed by automakers seeking to deploy self-driving vehicles without required human controls like steering wheels, brake pedals or mirrors.NHTSA has authority to g...Reuters
Fri, Jun 13
RPT-BREAKINGVIEWS-BlackRock signals a cautious $35 bln quest
By Stephen GandelNEW YORK, June 12 (Reuters Breakingviews) - The world’s biggest asset manager knows a lot about the law of large numbers. BlackRock BLK.N, with more than $11 trillion in assets under management, laid out on Thursday just how vast its key metrics may become at an investor day. Projec...Reuters
Fri, Jun 13
RPT-BREAKINGVIEWS-Oracle gasps to keep up with the AI Joneses
By Robert Cyran NEW YORK, June 12 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Even Larry Ellison is awestruck by the artificial intelligence craze. Because the 80-year-old has “never seen anything remotely like it” in the nearly half-century since he started Oracle ORCL.N, the software developer will huff and puff...Reuters
Fri, Jun 13
RPT-BREAKINGVIEWS-Paramount saga presses pause on some TV deals
By Jennifer Saba NEW YORK, June 12 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Paramount Global’s PARA.O deal has reached rockier terrain. In fresh signs of complication for its $8.4 billion merger with David Ellison’s Skydance Media, the owner of the CBS broadcast network just nominated three new directors and r...Reuters
Fri, Jun 13
REFILE-France reaffirms Israel's right to defend itself, condemns Iran nuclear programme, Macron says
PARIS, June 13 (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that France had repeatedly condemned the Iran nuclear programme and reaffirmed Israel's right to protect itself, after Israel launched attacks on Iran and Tehran vowed to retaliate.Writing in a post on social media platfo...Reuters
Fri, Jun 13
Brazil, others to tap $1 billion industry decarbonisation programme
LONDON, June 13 (Reuters) - Brazil, Egypt, Mexico are among seven middle-income countries chosen by multilateral lender the Climate Investment Funds to tap a $1 billion programme to cut emissions from their industrial sectors.Along with Namibia, South Africa, Turkey and Uzbekistan - all chosen from ...Reuters
Fri, Jun 13
Golf-Scheffler sets out early with hopes of moving into U.S. Open contention
By Frank PingueOAKMONT, Pennsylvania, June 13 (Reuters) - Pre-tournament favourite Scottie Scheffler headed out early in the U.S. Open second round on Friday hoping to play his way into contention at Oakmont Country Club, where overnight leader J.J. Spaun was scheduled to go out with the late start...Reuters
Fri, Jun 13
Brazil's Alpargatas: Eastman To Be Havaianas' Exclusive Distributor In US, Canada
June 13 (Reuters) - Alpargatas SA ALPA4.SA:EASTMAN OUTDOOR TO BECOME HAVAIANAS EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTOR IN U.S., CANADAAGREEMENT DOES NOT FORESEE ANY INITIAL CASH OUTFLOW FOR ANY PARTY, WILL HAVE INITIAL LENGTH OF 4 YEARSReuters
Fri, Jun 13
Trump says he had given Iran 60-day ultimatum, Tehran now has 2nd chance
WASHINGTON, June 13 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he had given Iran a 60-day ultimatum on a nuclear deal before Israel's strikes, but added Tehran now has a second chance."Two months ago I gave Iran a 60-day ultimatum to 'make a deal.' They should have done i...Reuters
Fri, Jun 13
Anxious families await dental identification of Air India crash victims
Doctors work overnight to gather dental samplesVictims usually identified using prior dental recordsGrieving relatives wait to collect loved ones' remains'Let me verify the body,' says one relative By Sudipto Ganguly, Sumit Khanna AHMEDABAD, India, June 13 (Reuters) - Dozens of anxiou...Reuters
Fri, Jun 13
NEWSMAKER-Mediobanca's Nagel bets on final makeover act to fend off Italian rival
Mediobanca shareholders vote on Monday on Banca Generali dealMediobanca is striving to stop buyout bid from Monte dei PaschiCEO Nagel has overseen a transformation in the past two decadesBy Gianluca Semeraro and Valentina Za MILAN, June 13 (Reuters) - Mediobanca MDBI.MI shareholders will vote on ...Reuters
Fri, Jun 13
