News
Important Only
Universal Studios plans theme park in Saudi Arabia, WSJ reports
Dec 19 (Reuters) - Universal Studios UVV.N is in early planning stages to build a new theme park in Saudi Arabia, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people with knowledge of the matter.The Comcast CMCSA.O unit is doing initial concept work for the park, which may be financed by a Sau...Reuters
Sat, Dec 20
Universal Studios Plans Theme Park In Saudi Arabia - WSJ
Dec 19 (Reuters) - UNIVERSAL STUDIOS PLANS THEME PARK IN SAUDI ARABIA - WSJTHE COMCAST UNIT IS DOING INITIAL CONCEPT WORK FOR SAUDI ARABIA THEME PARK, WHICH MAY BE FINANCED BY A SAUDI GOVERNMENT-BACKED ENTITY - WSJSource text: https://tinyurl.com/2a2d62aoReuters
Sat, Dec 20
7-Eleven Inc Announces Retirement Of CEO Joe Depinto
Dec 19 (Reuters) - Seven & i Holdings Co Ltd 3382.T:7-ELEVEN, INC. - ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT OF CEO JOE DEPINTO AFTER MORE THAN 20 YEARS OF SERVICE7-ELEVEN, INC. - STAN REYNOLDS AND DOUG ROSENCRANS APPOINTED INTERIM CO-CEOSSource text: [ID:]Reuters
Sat, Dec 20
U.S. to drop childhood vaccine recommendations as it looks to Denmark, Washington Post reports
Dec 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. plans to scale back public health recommendations for most childhood vaccines and propose fewer shots, aiming to align with Denmark's immunization model, the Washington Post reported on Friday, citing two people familiar with the matter.Federal health officials are we...Reuters
Sat, Dec 20
CMS: Trump Administration Proposes Significant Updates To Disclosure Requirements To Make Health Care Prices Clear, Accurate For Americans
Dec 19 (Reuters) - CMS: TRUMP ADMINISTRATION PROPOSES SIGNIFICANT UPDATES TO DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS TO MAKE HEALTH CARE PRICES CLEAR, ACCURATE FOR AMERICANSCMS: PROPOSALS IN THIS RULE WOULD ENHANCE IMPACT OF PRICING INFORMATION BY REDUCING FILE COMPLEXITY AND SIZE, MAKING DATA CLEARERCMS:UNDER PROP...Reuters
Fri, Dec 19
US FDA approves Cytokinetics' heart disease drug
By Mariam Sunny and Kamal Choudhury Dec 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Cytokinetics' CYTK.O oral drug to treat a rare heart condition, the company said on Friday.The keenly watched drug, branded as Myqorzo, was approved for patients with obstructive hypertr...Reuters
Fri, Dec 19
US FDA grants market authorization to six on! PLUS nicotine pouch products
Dec 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday it has authorized the marketing of six Altria-owned on! PLUS nicotine pouch products, through a pilot program aimed to fast-track reviews of such products.The authorization was the first under the pilot program that the FDA laun...Reuters
Fri, Dec 19
US drops Uganda deportation order against Chinese dissident, lawyer says
Guan Heng helped document China's alleged abuses against UyghursSupporters argued Guan faced risk of persecution in UgandaState Department letter appears to support Guan's asylum claimBy Michael Martina WASHINGTON, Dec 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. on Friday dropped its effort to deport a Chine...Reuters
Fri, Dec 19
US Justice Dept to appeal dismissal of cases against Trump foes Comey, James
By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON, Dec 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department will appeal court rulings tossing out criminal cases against New York Attorney General Letitia James and former FBI Director James Comey, according to court filings on Friday, seeking to revive two cases against advers...Reuters
Fri, Dec 19
RPT-Meta's Dina Powell McCormick quits board, may stay on as adviser
Dec 19 (Reuters) - Dina Powell McCormick has resigned from Meta Platforms META.O board of directors effective immediately, just eight months after joining, the company said on Friday.Powell McCormick, who served as deputy national security adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump during his first term...Reuters
Fri, Dec 19
Russia's Dmitriev heading for US to meet Witkoff, Kushner, source says
MOSCOW, Dec 20 (Reuters) - Russian President's Vladimir Putin's special envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, is heading to Miami for a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law Jared Kushner, a Russian source told Reuters. "Three-way contacts with the Ukr...Reuters
Fri, Dec 19
US health agency announces two Medicare pilot programs on drug pricing
Dec 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Friday announced pilot programs to start in 2026 and 2027 that are aimed at reducing out-of-pocket drug costs under the Medicare healthcare program for older and disabled Americans to prices on par with economically comparable countries. The Centers for Medi...Reuters
Fri, Dec 19
Trump nominates Lt. Gen. Donovan to lead Southern Command, Pentagon says
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON, Dec 19 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday nominated the vice commander of Special Operations Command, Lieutenant General Frank Donovan, to lead the U.S. military's Southern Command overseeing U.S. troops in Latin America after the prev...Reuters
Fri, Dec 19
EXCLUSIVE-SoftBank races to fulfill $22.5 billion funding commitment to OpenAI by year-end, sources say
SoftBank has sold Nvidia, T-Mobile stakes to fund OpenAI commitment SoftBank could tap undrawn margin loan backed by Arm sharesIPO of SoftBank payments app PayPay is delayed until Q1 2026 due to US government shutdown, sources sayOpenAI needs funds for AI data center projects amid rising competiti...Reuters
Fri, Dec 19
Takeaways from release of Epstein files
By Tim ReidWASHINGTON, Dec 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday released a new cache of documents from its investigations into the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.The Epstein files have been a significant political problem for President Donald Trump, with...Reuters
Fri, Dec 19
Meta's Dina Powell McCormick quits board, may stay on as adviser
Dec 19 (Reuters) - Dina Powell McCormick has resigned from Meta Platforms META.O board of directors effective immediately, just eight months after joining, the company said on Friday.Powell McCormick, who served as deputy national security adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump during his first term...Reuters
Fri, Dec 19
US Justice Dept to appeal dismissal of cases against Trump foes Comey, James
WASHINGTON, Dec 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department said on Friday that it would appeal rulings tossing out criminal cases against New York Attorney General Letitia James and former FBI Director James Comey after encountering obstacles in trying to revive prosecutions against two adversaries ...Reuters
Fri, Dec 19
Syria reiterates commitment to combat Islamic State after US strikes
CAIRO, Dec 20 (Reuters) - Syria reiterated on Saturday its commitment to combat Islamic State and intensify military operations against the group, the Syrian foreign ministry said, after U.S. strikes on dozens of Islamic State targets in the country.Reuters
Fri, Dec 19
