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Ukrainian negotiator says talks with U.S., European teams have ended
Dec 19 (Reuters) - Top Ukrainian negotiator Rustem Umerov said on Friday that talks in the United States with U.S. and European negotiators on a settlement to the war with Russia had ended, with participants agreeing to continue their joint efforts."We agreed with our American partners on furthe...Reuters
Fri, Dec 19
Seacoast Banking Corporation Of Florida Announces Share Repurchase Program Renewal
Dec 19 (Reuters) - Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida SBCF.O:SEACOAST BANKING CORPORATION OF FLORIDA ANNOUNCES SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAM RENEWALSEACOAST BANKING CORPORATION OF FLORIDA - RENEWED PROGRAM ALLOWS $150 MILLION SHARE REPURCHASEReuters
Fri, Dec 19
Dina Powell McCormick Considering Retaining An Advisory Role On Meta’s Senior Leadership Team - Bloomberg News
Dec 19 (Reuters) - DINA POWELL MCCORMICK CONSIDERING RETAINING AN ADVISORY ROLE WHERE SHE CONTINUES WORKING WITH META’S SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM - BLOOMBERG NEWSSource text: https://tinyurl.com/27ujsp6gReuters
Fri, Dec 19
EXCLUSIVE-Bridgewater launches ownership program for staff after blowout year
By Anirban SenNEW YORK, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Hedge fund Bridgewater Associates is planning to roll out a broad employee ownership program next year which will see more than 60% of staff own equity in the firm, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters.The initiative will mark a dramatic increase i...Reuters
Fri, Dec 19
US agency awards Ecuador major development grant, selects Bolivia and Guatemala for smaller programs
LA PAZ, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Three Latin American countries won backing from the U.S. Millennium Challenge Corporation for new economic development programs, the independent U.S. agency said on Friday, as Washington deepens ties in the Western Hemisphere through grants designed to spur growth and stre...Reuters
Fri, Dec 19
Trump seeks meeting with health insurers, eyes price cuts
Could meet within next two weeks, Trump saysTrump says insurers could cut their prices up to 70% WASHINGTON, Dec 19 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he wants to meet with health insurers in coming weeks in a bid for lower prices, saying that could be another way to lower hea...Reuters
Fri, Dec 19
Tiktok Tells U.S. Staff Compensation Structure Will Change Under Deal - The Information
Dec 19 (Reuters) - TIKTOK TELLS U.S. STAFF COMPENSATION STRUCTURE WILL CHANGE UNDER DEAL - THE INFORMATIONTIKTOK EMPLOYEES AT U.S. DATA SECURITY DIVISION TO BE MOVED UNDER U.S. JV IN JAN, WILL NO LONGER BE ABLE TO RECEIVE RSU'S FROM BYTEDANCE - THE INFORMATIONSource text: https://tinyurl.com/23p...Reuters
Fri, Dec 19
Trump, nine pharmaceutical companies strike deal to cut prices
Drugmakers to cut prices on most drugs sold to the Medicaid program U.S. patients pay the most for prescription medicinesBy Patrick Wingrove, Jeff Mason and Jarrett Renshaw Dec 19 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump and nine major pharmaceutical companies on Friday announced deals that will s...Reuters
Fri, Dec 19
Rubio says new governance bodies for Gaza will be in place soon, followed by international force
Rubio says international board and Palestinian technocrats to govern Gaza soonIt remains unclear who will disarm Hamas under peace planCountries sending troops still owed answers, Rubio saysBy Simon Lewis WASHINGTON, Dec 19 - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday that a new governanc...Reuters
Fri, Dec 19
U.S. investigators study Brown University shooter's failed past in academia
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss, Rich McKay and Sergio Goncalves PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island/LISBON, Dec 19 (Reuters) - A quarter of a century ago, Claudio Neves Valente was briefly enrolled as a young, promising doctoral student in the physics department at Brown University before dropping out of the school...Reuters
Fri, Dec 19
THE DAY AHEAD-North America, January 5
(The Day Ahead - North America will not be published during the year-end holiday season from December 22, 2025 through January 2, 2026. Normal service will resume from January 5, 2026. Season’s Greetings and Happy New Year) To access a PDF version of this newsletter, please click hereYou can rea...Reuters
Fri, Dec 19
US FDA grants priority vouchers to Merck's cholesterol pill, cancer therapy
Dec 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday it has granted national priority vouchers to Merck's MRK.N cholesterol pill and its cancer therapy, making them the latest additions to the fast-track program.Reuters exclusively reported on Thursday that Merck's drugs w...Reuters
Fri, Dec 19
