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Trump says he won't fire Fed's Powell but 'may have to force something' on rates
WASHINGTON, June 12 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would not fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, adding that he "may have to force something" as part of his ongoing push for the central bank to lower rates. "Raise your rates. You don't have to keep ...Reuters
Thu, Jun 12
Peru weighs sending foreign prisoners to El Salvador
LIMA, June 12 (Reuters) - Peru is weighing sending what it considers highly dangerous foreign prisoners to prisons in El Salvador, Prime Minister Eduardo Arana said on Thursday.Arana, speaking to Congress, added that the Andean nation was seeking development bank financing to build more prisons of i...Reuters
Thu, Jun 12
CORRECTED-EDHEC launches ratings to track climate hit on infrastructure assets
Will cover 6,000 infrastructure assets, CEO saysTo expand and cover 5,000 listed equities in 2026By Simon Jessop LONDON, June 12 (Reuters) - A climate ratings firm created at French business university EDHEC has become the first to estimate projected financial losses for thousands of infrastructu...Reuters
Thu, Jun 12
Trump says he will not fire Fed's Powell
WASHINGTON, June 12 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would not fire Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, adding that he may have to force something as he presses for lower interest rates. Trump also pointed to oil prices, adding that he did not like prices rising.Reuters
Thu, Jun 12
German Foreign Minister Wadephul says Iran nuclear armament not acceptable
FRANKFURT, June 12 (Reuters) - Germany's Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said on Thursday that Germany will not accept Iran getting nuclear weapons, at a press conference with his Italian counterpart Antonio Tajani in Rome. "Everyone wants to avoid any escalation. We will not stand by idly ...Reuters
Thu, Jun 12
Italy has no indication of imminent Israeli attack on Iran
MILANO, June 12 (Reuters) - Italy has no indication there will be an Israeli attack on Iran in the near future, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Thursday."I don't know if there will be an Israeli attack on Iran, we have no signs, apart from what the Americans have done, that there wil...Reuters
Thu, Jun 12
Judge in Harvey Weinstein trial declares mistrial on rape charge
NEW YORK, June 12 (Reuters) - The judge overseeing Harvey Weinstein's criminal trial in Manhattan on Thursday declared a mistrial on a third-degree rape charge against the former Hollywood movie mogul, after one of the jurors refused to continue deliberations.Weinstein had been found guilty on W...Reuters
Thu, Jun 12
Exclusive: Philadelphia Insurance Companies facing ‘major’ ransomware attack, sources say, as company hit by outage
By James Thaler, Isha MaratheJune 12 - (The Insurer) - Philadelphia Insurance Companies’ (PHLY) staff remain offline for the third straight day on Thursday, as the company ordered employees not to access the insurer’s network, as multiple cyber sources confirmed that it is dealing with a “major” ra...Reuters
Thu, Jun 12
Top US General says IAEA report on Iran is "troubling"
WASHINGTON, June 12 (Reuters) - The top U.S. general said on Thursday that a new report from the U.N. nuclear watchdog was troubling and the United States was watching the situation develop closely. "The IAEA report is certainly troubling," General Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs...Reuters
Thu, Jun 12
EXCLUSIVE-Kennedy's new vaccine adviser was expert witness against Merck vaccine
Kulldorff served as expert witness against Merck's GardasilKennedy fired previous vaccine advisers citing drug industry conflictsCDC rules say advisers can't be expert witness in vaccine casesBy Chad Terhune and Dan Levine June 12 (Reuters) - One of the new vaccine advisers picked by U.S....Reuters
Thu, Jun 12
Harvey Weinstein jury resumes deliberations after partial conviction, infighting
Jury deadlocked on rape chargeMistrial motion by Weinstein's lawyers deniedWeinstein denies assaulting anyone or having non-consensual sexBy Jack QueenJune 12 (Reuters) - Jurors will reconvene on Thursday in Harvey Weinstein’s sex crimes retrial, a day after they handed down a partial conviction...Reuters
Thu, Jun 12
FACTBOX-Deadly civilian plane crashes in India over the decades
June 12 (Reuters) - More than 200 people were killed when an Air India plane bound for London with 242 people on board crashed minutes after taking off from India's western city of Ahmedabad on Thursday, authorities said, one of the country's worst aviation disasters.Following are details of...Reuters
Thu, Jun 12
QUOTES-Air India plane crash: reactions from across the world
June 12 (Reuters) - More than 200 people were killed when an Air India plane bound for London with 242 people on board crashed minutes after taking off from India's western city of Ahmedabad on Thursday, authorities said.Here's what world leaders have said so far: INDIAN PRIME MINIS...Reuters
Thu, Jun 12
FACTBOX-Hot or not? How recent high-profile US IPOs have performed
By Niket Nishant and Manya Saini June 12 (Reuters) - Digital bank Chime's CHYM.O debut is expected to add more firepower to a recovering IPO market after a string of blockbuster listings in the last few months. While the strong performance of recent listings like Circle CRCL.N, Core...Reuters
Thu, Jun 12
German defence minister: not considering sending Taurus missiles to Ukraine
BERLIN, June 12 (Reuters) - German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said on Thursday that Germany is not considering delivering Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine despite Kyiv's repeated requests.Although Germany is one of Ukraine's main military backers, Berlin has never supplied Taurus miss...Reuters
Thu, Jun 12
Vantage’s Blanco expects most growth in healthcare, casualty and property
By Michael LoneyJune 12 - (The Insurer) - Vantage’s insurance CEO is bullish about the growth opportunity in its healthcare, casualty and construction practices, as well as the U.S. large property business it launched last year.Vantage was established in late 2020 and launched its insurance operatio...Reuters
Thu, Jun 12
