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EPC Groupe Awarded C$100 Million Contract In Canada
Jan 14 (Reuters) - Soc D Explosifs Produits Chimiques SA EEPC.PA:STRENGTHENS ITS POSITION IN CANADA WITH TWO MAJOR CONTRACTS IN THE METAL MINING SECTORVALUED AT OVER C$100 MILLION (APPROXIMATELY €67 MILLION), FOUR-YEAR CONTRACT ALSO EXTENDED PARTNERSHIP WITH MFQ FOR ADDITIONAL FOUR YEARSSource text:...Reuters
Wed, Jan 14
US DOJ closes investigation of Swedbank
Jan 14 (Reuters) - Swedbank SWEDa.ST said on Wednesday that the U.S. Department of Justice has closed its investigation into the bank without enforcement.The investigation was initiated in 2019 and related to Swedbank's historical anti-money laundering work, the company said.Reuters
Wed, Jan 14
UK withdraws some personnel from Qatar air base, source says
LONDON, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Britain is withdrawing some personnel from an air base in Qatar, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, mirroring similar moves by the United States at bases in the Middle East after an Iranian official said Tehran had warned neighbours it would hit American...Reuters
Wed, Jan 14
California to investigate xAI over deepfake content, officials say
WASHINGTON, Jan 14 (Reuters) - California officials said they were demanding answers from Elon Musk's xAI amid the spread of non-consensual sexual images on the platform that has prompted global scrutiny."We’re demanding immediate answers from xAI on their plan to stop the creation & spr...Reuters
Wed, Jan 14
Trump threatens funding for states over sanctuary cities as clashes intensify in Minneapolis
Clashes in Minneapolis between immigration agents, protestersThousands of federal officers deployed to Minneapolis despite mayor's oppositionMinnesota asks US judge to block Trump's surgeBy Jonathan Allen and Joseph Ax Jan 14 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he wo...Reuters
Wed, Jan 14
Norway sends 2 military personnel to Greenland, defence minister says
OSLO, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Norway is sending two military personnel to Greenland, Defence Minister Tore Sandvik said on Wednesday. "Norway has decided to send two staffers from the Norwegian Armed Forces to map out the further cooperation between (NATO) allies," Sandvik said in an emailed stat...Reuters
Wed, Jan 14
U.S. RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Cummins, Lockheed Martin, Moog
Jan 14 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several U.S.-listed companies, including Cummins, Lockheed Martin and Moog, on Wednesday.HIGHLIGHTSCummins CMI.N: JP Morgan raises target price to $580 from $485Lockheed Martin Corp LMT.N: TD Cowen raises t...Reuters
Wed, Jan 14
Ukraine accuses former PM Tymoshenko of bribery, source says
The accusation comes amid an anti-graft crackdown NABU alleges systemic vote-buying scheme Anti-corruption reforms key for Ukraine's EU ambitionsBy Dan Peleschuk KYIV, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Ukrainian anti-corruption investigators accused former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko of bribery on Wedn...Reuters
Wed, Jan 14
REFILE-Canadian broadcaster Corus Entertainment's Q1 revenue falls 18%
OverviewCanada media company's Q1 revenue fell 18%Segment profit decreased 32% due to market headwinds impacting revenueCompany progressing on recapitalization to cut debt by over C$500 mlnOutlookCorus did not provide specific financial guidance for future quarters or fiscal year in press releas...Reuters
Wed, Jan 14
EU will carefully assess X's promised changes to Grok, spokesperson says
MADRID, Jan 14 (Reuters) - The European Commission will carefully assess changes Elon Musk's platform X has said it would make to its Grok chatbot, a spokesperson said on Wednesday."We take note of the additional measures X is taking to ban Grok from generating sexualised images of women an...Reuters
Wed, Jan 14
Oracle sued by bondholders over losses tied to AI buildout
NEW YORK, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Oracle ORCL.N was sued on Wednesday by bondholders who say they suffered losses because the company led by billionaire Larry Ellison failed to disclose it needed to sell significant additional debt to build out its artificial intelligence infrastructure.The proposed clas...Reuters
Wed, Jan 14
Quebec premier quitting ahead of election that separatists look set to win
By David Ljunggren OTTAWA, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Quebec premier Francois Legault said on Wednesday he was resigning after more than seven years in office, months ahead of an election which a party seeking independence for the Canadian province looks set to win. Legault's center-right Coal...Reuters
Wed, Jan 14
Reuters Sustainable Finance Newsletter - A back-of-envelope look at taxes and freedom
By Ross Kerber Jan 14 (Reuters) - This is the weekly Reuters Sustainable Finance Newsletter, which you can sign up for here . Drug policy expert and my onetime professor Mark Kleiman, who died in 2019, named his consulting company BOTEC Analysis. That stood for "Back of the ...Reuters
Wed, Jan 14
France's Ekinops FY 2025 revenue misses estimates
OverviewFrance-based optical transport supplier's FY 2025 revenue fell 11%, missing analyst expectationsSoftware & Services segment grew 27% in 2025, now 25% of total revenueOutlookEkinops expects gradual market recovery driven by new AI and Cloud applicationsCompany plans ambitious investme...Reuters
Wed, Jan 14
French government survives no-confidence votes, now faces another budget battle
No confidence votes filed over Mercosur trade dealMotions put forward by hard left and far right failGovernment still needs to get 2026 budget throughBy Elizabeth Pineau and Ingrid Melander PARIS, Jan 14 (Reuters) - French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu survived two no-confidence votes in parli...Reuters
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