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Georgia, Trump defendants clash over fee law in election interference case
By David Thomas, Sara Merken and Mike Scarcella Jan 15 (Reuters) - (Billable Hours is Reuters' weekly report on lawyers and money. Please send tips or suggestions to D.Thomas@thomsonreuters.com) The state of Georgia is pushing back on legal fee demands made by U.S. President Donald Trump and ...Reuters
Thu, Jan 15
White House says Trump monitoring Iran closely, keeping all options on table
WASHINGTON, Jan 15 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is closely monitoring the situation on the ground in Iran, White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said on Thursday, adding Trump and his team have warned Tehran there would be “grave consequences” if killings linked to its crackdown contin...Reuters
Thu, Jan 15
White House: Trump's healthcare plan will not affect people with pre-existing conditions
WASHINGTON, Jan 15 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's new healthcare plan will not affect people with pre-existing conditions, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Thursday. "Obviously, that's a continued conversation that the White House will have with Congress, bu...Reuters
Thu, Jan 15
EG Group To Launch A Process Next Week To Hire Bankers For A US IPO - Sky News Reporter On X
Jan 15 (Reuters) - EG GROUP TO LAUNCH A PROCESS NEXT WEEK TO HIRE BANKERS FOR A US IPO EXPECTED TO VALUE IT AT BETWEEN $8BN AND $9BN - SKY NEWS REPORTER ON XEG GROUP TO LAUNCH A PROCESS NEXT WEEK TO HIRE BANKERS FOR A US IPO EXPECTED TO VALUE IT AT BETWEEN $8BN AND $9BN - SKY NEWS REPORTER ON XSourc...Reuters
Thu, Jan 15
Trump's assessment of support for Venezuela's Machado stands, White House says
WASHINGTON, Jan 15 (Reuters) - The White House on Thursday said President Trump made a "realistic assessment" of popular support for Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado and gave no updated timetable for when elections might be held in the South American country. Machado was at ...Reuters
Thu, Jan 15
Lawyers doubtful about US judiciary's draft rule for AI-generated evidence
By Nate Raymond Jan 15 (Reuters) - A federal judicial panel's proposal to regulate the introduction of artificial intelligence-generated evidence at trial received a lukewarm reception on Thursday from corporate lawyers and class-action attorneys, who called it a well-intended but premature a...Reuters
Thu, Jan 15
Publishers seek to join lawsuit against Google over AI training
By Blake Brittain Jan 15 (Reuters) - Publishers Hachette Book Group and Cengage Group CNGO.PK asked a California federal court on Thursday for permission to intervene in a proposed class action lawsuit against Google GOOGL.O over the alleged misuse of copyrighted material used to train its artifi...Reuters
Thu, Jan 15
BREAKINGVIEWS-Boston Scientific deal is too rich for its blood
By Robert CyranNEW YORK, Jan 15 (Reuters Breakingviews) - To justify its latest mega-deal, Boston Scientific BSX.N will soon be reaching for a defibrillator. The medical device manufacturer is paying $15 billion to buy Penumbra, whose products help remove blood clots, to beef up its cardiovascular p...Reuters
Thu, Jan 15
Ford, BYD in talks for hybrid vehicle battery deal, WSJ reports
Jan 15 (Reuters) - Ford F.N is in discussions with BYD 002594.SZ to purchase batteries for its hybrid models, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, at a time when the Detroit automaker deals with waning demand for electric vehicles.The two companies are still discussing how the arrangement w...Reuters
Thu, Jan 15
CANADA RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Definity Financial, Hudbay Minerals, Tantalus Systems
Jan 15 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several Canadian companies including Definity Financial, Hudbay Minerals and Tantalus Systems Holding on Thursday. HIGHLIGHTSAltius Minerals Corp ALS.TO: Raymond James raises target price to C$46 from C$43 Definity...Reuters
Thu, Jan 15
Ex-CEO sued by New York for insider trading tied to COVID-19 vaccine contamination
Robert Kramer allegedly reaped illegal $10.1 million profitEmergent fined $900,000, tightens insider trading policyFDA halted vaccine production because of contaminationLawyer for Kramer not available for commentBy Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK, Jan 15 (Reuters) - A former chief executive of Emergent...Reuters
Thu, Jan 15
Netflix, Sony Pictures Entertainment Announce Global Pay-1 Licensing Deal
Jan 15 (Reuters) - Netflix Inc NFLX.O:NETFLIX: CO, SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCE GLOBAL PAY-1 LICENSING DEALNETFLIX: UNDER MULTI-YEAR AGREEMENT, SPE'S FEATURE FILMS TO STREAM ON NETFLIX WORLDWIDE AFTER FULL THEATRICAL & HOME ENTERTAINMENT WINDOWSNETFLIX: NEW GLOBAL PAY-1 ARRANGEMENT ...Reuters
Thu, Jan 15
Paramount Execs Met With Macron, French Officials To Lobby Against Netflix-Warner Deal- Semafor Reporter On X
Jan 15 (Reuters) - PARAMOUNT EXECS MET WITH MACRON, FRENCH OFFICIALS EARLIER THIS WEEK - SEMAFOR REPORTER ON XPARAMOUNT EXECS TRIED TO LOBBY MACRON, FRENCH OFFICIALS INTO ACTION AGAINST NETFLIX-WARNER DEAL - SEMAFOR REPORTER ON XSource text: [https://tinyurl.com/yc49kk7z]Reuters
Thu, Jan 15
Waga Energy Secures New Contract For A RNG Production Unit In the U.S.
Jan 15 (Reuters) - Waga Energy SA WAGA.PA:SECURES NEW CONTRACT IN OREGON, USALANE COUNTY, HAS SELECTED WAGA TO BUILD, OWN, OPERATE, AND MAINTAIN A RENEWABLE NATURAL GAS (RNG) PRODUCTION UNIT AT SHORT MOUNTAIN LANDFILL IN EUGENEWHEN IN OPERATION, PLANT DESIGNED TO PRODUCE ABOUT 407,000 MMBTU OF RNG P...Reuters
Thu, Jan 15
ANALYSIS-To survive, Saks must court the slightly-less-wealthy
Saks must broaden consumer base to survive bankruptcyExperts suggest merging Saks and Neiman Marcus storesSaks faces challenges in cost-cutting without losing luxury appealBy Nicholas P. Brown NEW YORK, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Saks Global, the iconic and now-bankrupt luxury retailer, may have to broad...Reuters
Thu, Jan 15
ANALYSIS-Musk dealt blow over Grok deepfakes, but regulatory fight far from over
xAI restricts image editing after global regulator pressureEU may use DSA enforcement if Grok changes failUK welcomes X's climbdown but continues probeBy Supantha Mukherjee and Paul Sandle STOCKHOLM/LONDON, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Elon Musk's Grok chatbot is testing Europe's ability to cla...Reuters
Thu, Jan 15
Swiss bank UBS closer to getting national bank charter for US franchise
Jan 15 (Reuters) - Swiss bank UBS UBSG.S is a step closer to getting a national bank charter for its U.S. franchise after receiving a first conditional approval, the company said on Thursday."This milestone marks a significant step toward securing final approval of our National Bank Charter, rei...Reuters
Thu, Jan 15
US 30-year fixed-rate mortgage drops to near 3-1/2-year low of 6.06%
WASHINGTON, Jan 15 (Reuters) - U.S. mortgage rates fell significantly this week after the Trump administration initiated purchases of mortgage-backed securities to boost housing affordability. The average rate on the popular 30-year fixed-rate mortgage declined to 6.06%, the lowest level since Septe...Reuters
Thu, Jan 15
UK, Canadian watchdogs press on with probes into Elon Musk's Grok chatbot
xAI says it is putting some limits on Grok's image editingReuters reporters are still able to use Grok to generate sexual images on demandUK technology secretary claims victory in fight against big tech WASHINGTON/LONDON, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Britain and Canada have both said they are pushi...Reuters
Thu, Jan 15
