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Israeli Finance Minister Smotrich to meet US Treasury secretary next week
Adds detailsBy Steven ScheerJERUSALEM, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, a right-winger kept at arms length by Washington under former President Joe Biden, will meet U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in Washington next Wednesday, Smotrich's spokesman said on Thurs...Reuters
Thu, Feb 27
FCC advances auction of wireless spectrum to fund Chinese equipment removal
WASHINGTON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - The Federal Communications Commission voted on Thursday to advance a wireless spectrum auction to provide nearly $3.1 billion for U.S. telecom companies to remove equipment made by Chinese telecoms firms Huawei and ZTE 000063.SZ from American wireless networks to addre...Reuters
Thu, Feb 27
Katy Perry, Lauren Sanchez among Blue Origin's planned all-female crew to space
Feb 27 (Reuters) - Pop star Katy Perry and journalists Gayle King and Lauren Sanchez, who is also billionaire Jeff Bezos' fiancée, are set to blast off into space on a Blue Origin rocket, marking the first all-female flight crew in more than six decades.The New Shepard rocket, a 59-foot tall (18...Reuters
Thu, Feb 27
Smaller investors increasingly considering ILS
By George AbbottFeb 27 - (The Insurer) - Smaller investors are increasingly looking to get involved in insurance-linked securities (ILS), according to Henry Paddison, head of capital development and investor relations at Ariel Re.“Traditionally, the ILS asset class has been aimed at large institutio...Reuters
Thu, Feb 27
Canada says progress made on tightening border should satisfy US
Adds border agency cracking down on drugs paragraphs 6-7 OTTAWA, Feb 27 (Reuters) - The progress Canada has made on tightening security along the border with the United States and combating drug smuggling should satisfy the Trump administration, Public Safety Minister David McGuinty said on Thurs...Reuters
Thu, Feb 27
RenRe’s DaVinciRe JV offers $300 million senior notes
By Michael LoneyFeb 27 - Bermudian reinsurer RenaissanceRe has announced that its joint venture DaVinciRe Holdings has agreed to sell a private debt offering of $300 million aggregate principal amount of 5.95% senior notes due 2035.The offering is expected to close on March 5, subject to the satisfa...Reuters
Thu, Feb 27
Olympics-World Boxing chief hails IOC backing but says the real work starts now
By Iain Axon Feb 27 (Reuters) - World Boxing president Boris van der Vorst is delighted that his federation has received the backing of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) but told Reuters on Thursday that the real work had just begun.At the Paris 2024 Olympics, boxing was run by the IOC af...Reuters
Thu, Feb 27
BRIEF-Musk Says Starlink Terminals Are Being Sent On Emergency Basis To Restore Air Traffic Control Connectivity - X Post
Feb 27 (Reuters) - MUSK: STARLINK TERMINALS ARE BEING SENT AT NO COST TO THE TAXPAYER ON AN EMERGENCY BASIS TO RESTORE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL CONNECTIVITY - X POSTSource text: tinyurl.com/43cv2pwsFurther company coverage: VZ.NReuters
Thu, Feb 27
Tequila maker Becle's warns of Trump's tariff plan impact
MEXICO CITY, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Mexico's Becle CUERVO.MX could face an $80 million impact in 2025 if tariffs to be imposed on Mexican goods by the U.S. materialize in March, the company's chief financial officer Rodrigo de la Maza said Thursday. Excluding any potential tariff impact, the co...Reuters
Thu, Feb 27
BRIEF-Td CEO Says Tariff Situation Is "A Clear Signal" That Canadian Governments Must Remove Obstacles That Hold Back National Productivity And Strengthen Competitiveness
Feb 27 (Reuters) - Toronto-Dominion Bank TD.TO:TD CEO SAYS TARIFF SITUATION IS "A CLEAR SIGNAL" THAT CANADIAN GOVERNMENTS MUST REMOVE OBSTACLES THAT HOLD BACK NATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY AND STRENGTHEN COMPETITIVENESSTD CEO SPEAKING ON CONFERENCE CALLTD EXEC SAYS REMEDIATION PROGRAM RELATED EXPENS...Reuters
Thu, Feb 27
WEG says no change of plans for Mexico despite tariff threats
SAO PAULO, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Brazilian motor maker WEG WEGE3.SA sees no reason to change its plans for the Mexican market at the moment, an executive said on Thursday, despite U.S. President Donald Trump's pledge to implement 25% tariffs on Mexican goods from March 4.WEG, which already has a la...Reuters
Thu, Feb 27
Italy's PM Meloni meets Meta exec to discuss investments
ROME, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni met Joel Kaplan, the chief global affairs officer of U.S. tech giant Meta META.O, to discuss possible new investments in Italy, Meloni's office said on Thursday.Meloni and Kaplan talked about artificial intelligence and other aspects...Reuters
Thu, Feb 27
Starlink terminals are being sent to restore US air traffic control connectivity, Musk says
Feb 27 (Reuters) - Billionaire Elon Musk on Thursday said that Starlink terminals are being sent on an emergency basis to restore air traffic control connectivity in the United States."The Verizon communication system to air traffic control is breaking down very rapidly. The FAA assessment is si...Reuters
Thu, Feb 27
RPT-FACTBOX-US companies drop diversity policies after Trump's order
Repeats with no changes to text Feb 27 (Reuters) - From Google to Target, many major U.S. companies have dropped or considered altering their diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies following President Donald Trump's executive order to curtail such programs at the federal and private l...Reuters
Thu, Feb 27
White House walks back Trump statement on 65% EPA staff cuts
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - The White House on Thursday walked back President Donald Trump's claim the day before that the Environmental Protection Agency plans to cut 65% of its workforce, saying that the environmental regulator plans to cut its spending by 65%.Trump ...Reuters
Thu, Feb 27
BREAKINGVIEWS-US budget botches subtraction and multiplication
The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions expressed are his own.By Gabriel Rubin WASHINGTON, Feb 27 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Not every dollar in the U.S. budget equals a dollar. Some are worth far more, which only further distorts the math congressional Republicans are using ...Reuters
Thu, Feb 27
IMF's Georgieva says reinvigorating global growth a common theme at G20 meet
CAPE TOWN, Feb 27 (Reuters) - International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said in a statement on Thursday that the need to reinvigorate global economic growth was the one resounding common theme during this week's Group of 20 finance meeting.Reuters
Thu, Feb 27
US SEC tells staff to return to office in move union calls illegal
Updates with SEC's response in paragraph 4; adds background in paragraph 2; adds photosBy Chris Prentice NEW YORK, Feb 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has told unionized employees they will have to return to the office in mid-April, unless they have certain exemptio...Reuters
Thu, Feb 27
