By Steve Holland and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden announced more than $8 billion in military assistance for Ukraine on Thursday to help Kyiv “win this war” against Russian invaders, using a visit by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to make a major commitment. The aid includes the first shipment of a precision-guided…
(Reuters) – The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday finalized a $6 million fine for a political consultant over fake robocalls in imitating President Joe Biden that sought to dissuade people from voting for him in a New Hampshire’s primary election. In May, Steven Kramer, a Louisiana Democratic political consultant was indicted in New Hampshire over…
(Reuters) – Bavarian Nordic has received an order worth $63 million from the U.S. government to produce additional bulk product and the final freeze-dried doses of its mpox and smallpox vaccine, Jynneos, it said on Tuesday. As per the contract, the Danish biotech company will manufacture 1 million freeze-dried vaccines to be delivered by 2026,…
(Reuters) -Invitation Homes, the largest U.S. landlord for single-family homes, agreed to pay $48 million to settle the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s claims it deceived renters about lease costs. The company charged tens of millions of undisclosed fees between 2021 and 2023, including charges for air filter delivery, smart home technology, and “utility management,” the…
(Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he will put a 100% tariff on every car coming into the United States across the Mexican border if he wins the Nov. 5 election against Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris. “We will put a 100% tariff on every single car coming across the…
By Alex Lawler LONDON (Reuters) -OPEC raised its forecasts for world oil demand for the medium and long term in an annual outlook, citing growth led by India, Africa and the Middle East and a slower shift to electric vehicles and cleaner fuels. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, in its 2024 World Oil…
By Wa Lone and Devjyot Ghoshal (Reuters) -India has invited political and military opponents of Myanmar’s ruling junta to attend a seminar in New Delhi, sources said, a significant move by the South Asian power that has maintained ties with the top generals shunned by Western nations. A civil war in Myanmar since its military…
ROME (Reuters) – BlackRock, the world’s biggest asset manager, has secured Italian government approval to hold a stake of more than 3% in defence and aerospace group Leonardo, a government document showed on Monday. The document, sent by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s office to parliament, deals with so-called “golden power” decisions. Italy’s government has “golden…
By Joe Brock and David Shepardson (Reuters) -Boeing said on Friday the head of the company’s troubleddefense, space and security unit is leaving the planemaker effective immediately. New Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg in his first significant move since taking over in August, said Ted Colbert would be leaving and Steve Parker, the unit’s chief operating…
Shares of former U.S. President Donald Trump’s media company tumbled over 5% to a new low on Monday, extending recent losses after restrictions on insider selling expired. Six straight sessions of declines in Trump Media & Technology Group, which is 57% owned by the Republican presidential candidate, have left its market capitalization at $2.5 billion….
