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Cigna raises full-year profit forecast, latest to beat medical cost estimates
May 2 (Reuters) - Cigna CI.N on Friday raised its full-year earnings forecast and beat estimates for quarterly profit, helped by strong performance in its pharmacy benefit management business and lower-than-expected medical costs in its insurance arm. The company is the latest insurer to outperform ...Reuters
Fri, May 2
Google will seek to avoid ad tech spinoff in antitrust case
By Jody Godoy May 2 (Reuters) - Alphabet's GOOGL.O Google on Friday will urge a judge to avoid breaking up its advertising technology business as part of an effort to end its control of tools vital to selling ads on the internet.U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema in Alexandria, Virginia, is ...Reuters
Fri, May 2
SPECIAL REPORT-These judges ruled against Trump. Then their families came under attack
By Ned Parker, Mike Spector, Peter Eisler, Linda So, Nate Raymond May 2 (Reuters) - When U.S. District Judge James Boasberg ruled in April that Trump administration officials could face criminal contempt charges for deporting migrants in defiance of a court order, the blowback was immediate. ...Reuters
Fri, May 2
TikTok fined 530 million euros by EU regulator over data protection
Probe found TikTok failed to show data properly protectedTransfers to China to be suspended if action not takenTikTok to appeal ruling, says it followed EU rules DUBLIN, May 2 (Reuters) - TikTok was fined 530 million euros ($600 million) by its lead EU privacy regulator on Friday over concerns on...Reuters
Fri, May 2
DHL CEO says rival's claim it broke antitrust rules is unfounded
FRANKFURT, May 2 (Reuters) - The CEO of German postal services group DHL DHLn.DE said on Friday that accusations of anti-competitive conduct brought by smaller rival Deutsche Versand Services GmbH were without any merit.DHL CEO Tobias Meyer spoke at its annual shareholder meeting.Deutsche Versand Se...Reuters
Fri, May 2
India asks IMF to review loans to Pakistan, government source says
NEW DELHI, May 2 (Reuters) - India has asked the International Monetary Fund to review its loans to Pakistan, a government source told Reuters on Friday, as tensions between the South Asian neighbours escalated following a deadly attack on tourists in Kashmir.Reuters
Fri, May 2
Polestar Automotive Usa, Inc. Is Recalling 27,816 U.S. Vehicles - NHTSA
May 2 (Reuters) - POLESTAR AUTOMOTIVE USA, INC. IS RECALLING 27,816 U.S. VEHICLES - NHTSAPOLESTAR AUTOMOTIVE USA, INC. IS RECALLING SOME U.S. VEHICLES AS A REARVIEW CAMERA IMAGE THAT DOES NOT DISPLAY REDUCES THE DRIVER'S VIEW OF WHAT IS BEHIND THE VEHICLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.- NHTSAS...Reuters
Fri, May 2
Soccer-Slot plans to rotate players in Liverpool's final four games
LIVERPOOL, England, May 2 (Reuters) - With Liverpool having nothing left to play for after they captured a 20th Premier League title last weekend, boss Arne Slot said the season's final four games will be an opportunity for seldom-used players in a head-start to the next campaign.Slot's men,...Reuters
Fri, May 2
China notifies WTO of appeal on intellectual property rights, document shows
BERLIN, May 2 (Reuters) - China has notified the World Trade Organisation of its appeal regarding a dispute over intellectual property rights with the European Union, a WTO document dated Thursday shows.The dispute centres on a panel report that has also been appealed by the European Union.Reuters
Fri, May 2
Hong Kong police arrest father and brother of wanted activist Anna Kwok
By Jessie Pang HONG KONG, May 2 (Reuters) - Hong Kong national security police have arrested the father and brother of wanted activist Anna Kwok for allegedly dealing with her finances, local media reported on Friday, in the first use of the city's security law to deal with an absconder&#...Reuters
Fri, May 2
EXCLUSIVE-Democrats call for probe into Trump's executive order on museums
By Bianca Flowers May 2 (Reuters) - House Democrats are calling on the Smithsonian inspector general to launch an investigation into U.S. President Donald Trump’s March executive order targeting federally funded museums, arguing that the directive may violate federal law and compromise the instit...Reuters
Fri, May 2
Trump threatens NATO summit no-show if allies don't act on spending, Spiegel reports
BERLIN, May 2 (Reuters) - Washington's envoy has warned that U.S. President Donald Trump could skip the upcoming NATO summit if other members of the defence alliance do not act on burden-sharing, the Spiegel news magazine reported on Friday, citing European diplomatic sources.Germany in particul...Reuters
Fri, May 2
Top US officials renew calls for Ukraine and Russia to seek peace
JD Vance says conflict 'is not going anywhere'Marco Rubio says sides are closer but 'still far apart' May 1 (Reuters) - Two top U.S. officials have renewed calls on Russia and Ukraine to reach a peace deal, with one saying there was no clear end in sight to the conflict in Ukraine...Reuters
Fri, May 2
Japanese trading houses lure investors with healthy returns amid US tariff uncertainty
Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway large minority shareholder with major Japanese trading housesJapanese companies cautious on profit forecasts amid U.S. tariff uncertaintyPromise healthy returns, dividends, buybacks By Yuka Obayashi and Katya Golubkova TOKYO, May 2 (Reuters) - Japanese trading hou...Reuters
Fri, May 2
Ukraine's parliament plans ratification vote on US minerals deal on May 8, lawmaker says
KYIV, May 2 (Reuters) - The Ukrainian parliament plans to hold a ratification vote on a minerals deal with the U.S. on May 8, lawmaker Yaroslav Zheleznyak wrote on the Telegram messaging app on Friday.Reuters
Fri, May 2
Sailing-Monnin surges into second at Congressional Cup
LONG BEACH, California, May 2 (Reuters) - - Switzerland's Eric Monnin delivered a masterclass in match racing at the 60th Long Beach Yacht Club Congressional Cup on Thursday, sweeping all three races to surge into second place.The Swiss skipper, twice a third-place finisher at the prestigious ev...Reuters
Fri, May 2
