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ReutersTue, Dec 9
FDA probes possible link between COVID vaccines and related deaths across age groups
ReutersTue, Dec 9
Ex-employees of US Justice Department blast 'destruction' of civil rights unit
ReutersTue, Dec 9
Zelenskiy says he is open to elections if US ensures security
ReutersTue, Dec 9
Citigroup CFO Mason expects investment banking to climb in mid 20s in fourth quarter
ReutersTue, Dec 9
EXCLUSIVE-Compass seeks to divest feminine care company The Honey Pot, sources say
ReutersTue, Dec 9
US consumer bureau to issue 'interim final' open banking rule, cites funding shortfall
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FDA probes possible link between COVID vaccines and related deaths across age groups
Dec 9 (Reuters) - The U.S. health regulator is investigating deaths potentially related to COVID-19 vaccines across multiple age groups as part of a safety review, a spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said on Tuesday.Reuters
Tue, Dec 9
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Ex-employees of US Justice Department blast 'destruction' of civil rights unit
Former DOJ staff criticize leadership for abandoning civil rights missionUS Assistant Attorney General shifts focus from traditional enforcement to Trump's directivesAbout 75% of attorneys left DOJ's Civil Rights Division amid claims of coordinated effort to drive them outBy Sarah N. Lynch ...Reuters
Tue, Dec 9
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Zelenskiy says he is open to elections if US ensures security
By Yuliia Dysa and Dan PeleschukKYIV, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday he was prepared to hold elections within three months if the U.S. and Kyiv's other allies could ensure the security of the vote. Wartime elections are forbidden by law but Zelenskiy, w...Reuters
Tue, Dec 9
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Citigroup CFO Mason expects investment banking to climb in mid 20s in fourth quarter
NEW YORK, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Citigroup C.N Chief Financial Officer Mark Mason said on Tuesday that fourth-quarter investment banking fees are expected to be increase by a percentage in the mid 20s compared with a year earlier."On the investment banking side, we're seeing continued momentum, p...Reuters
Tue, Dec 9
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EXCLUSIVE-Compass seeks to divest feminine care company The Honey Pot, sources say
By Abigail SummervilleDec 9 (Reuters) - The parent company of The Honey Pot has hired investment bank Raymond James to sell the feminine care company, according to two people familiar with the matter.Compass Diversified CODI.K bought The Honey Pot, which makes tampons, supplements and other health p...Reuters
Tue, Dec 9
Cryptocurrencies
US consumer bureau to issue 'interim final' open banking rule, cites funding shortfall
WASHINGTON, Dec 9 (Reuters) - The top U.S. watchdog agency for consumer financial protection said Tuesday it will issue interim regulations for "open banking" and consumer data rights because it expects to run out of money before completing a process now underway to rewrite Biden-era regulat...Reuters
Tue, Dec 9
Forex
FOREX-US dollar rises after jobs data; Fed cut expected but hawkish comments likely
Focus on Fed meeting, with rate cut all but priced inInvestor confidence brittle after earthquake strikes JapanAussie dollar gains as RBA rules out easingCryptocurrencies rally: bitcoin, ether upBy Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK, Dec 9 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar advanced on Tuesday as bet...Reuters
Tue, Dec 9
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SpaceX to pursue 2026 IPO raising above $30 billion, Bloomberg News reports
Dec 9 (Reuters) - Elon Musk's SpaceX is moving ahead with plans for an initial public offering that would seek to raise significantly more than $30 billion, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing familiar with the matter.Reuters
Tue, Dec 9
Commodities
CBOT corn ends higher as USDA tightens US stocks forecast
CHICAGO, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade corn futures ended higher on Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture lowered its forecast of U.S. corn end-year inventories by more than most analysts expected amid brisk export demand, traders said.CBOT March corn CH26 settled up 4-1/4 cent...Reuters
Tue, Dec 9
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Health Rounds: Regeneron drug wipes out residual multiple myeloma cells in small trial
By Nancy LapidDec 9 (Reuters) - Hello Health Rounds readers! Today we bring some welcome news for multiple myeloma patients from a major meeting of blood cancer specialists. We also report on a large study that suggests popular GLP-1 weight-loss drugs likely do not affect cancer risks, and on a caut...Reuters
Tue, Dec 9
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Eli Lilly Plans To Invest More Than $6 Bln In New Manufacturing Facility In Huntsville, Alabama
Dec 9 (Reuters) - Eli Lilly and Co LLY.N:ELI LILLY: PLANS TO INVEST MORE THAN $6 BILLION IN NEW MANUFACTURING FACILITY IN HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMAELI LILLY: HUNTSVILLE SITE TO FOCUS ON DOMESTIC PRODUCTION OF SMALL MOLECULE SYNTHETIC & PEPTIDE MEDICINES, INCLUDING ORFORGLIPRONELI LILLY: PLANS TO CREAT...Reuters
Tue, Dec 9
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Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions
Dec 9 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2000 GMT on Tuesday: Swiss eyecare giant Alcon ALCC.S has made a new offer for Staar Surgical STAA.O worth $1.6 billion, as it seeks to clinch a deal despite opposition from Staar's biggest shareholder...Reuters
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