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September 24, 2021 By Alberto Alerigi SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian telecoms regulator Anatel has scheduled the country’s auction of fifth generation (5G) mobile spectrum for Nov. 4, Communications Minister Fabio Faria said on Friday on Twitter. Telecom regulator Anatel had interrupted the analysis of the rules for the auction on Sept. 13 and took […]

This year has been one of the busiest yet in terms of new commercial launch companies coming online, with companies like Astra and Firefly Aerospace actually getting rockets up and running (if not flying ad designed quite yet), and with landmark human spaceflight missions from Blue Origin, Virgin Galactic and SpaceX. And with more constellations […]

September 24, 2021 By Guillermo Martinez and Jon Nazca LA PALMA (Reuters) -Intensifying volcanic explosions on the Spanish island of La Palma forced firefighters to retreat and authorities to evacuate three more towns on Friday, while airlines cancelled flights due to a cloud of gas and ash, the biggest since the volcano erupted. Firefighters pulled […]

September 24, 2021 MADRID (Reuters) – Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has backed forward Karim Benzema to win the Ballon D’Or, comparing the Frenchman to a wine that gets better with age. The award, which has been dominated by Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in recent years, is as open a contest as ever as […]

September 24, 2021 By David Randall NEW YORK (Reuters) – China’s moves to crack down on bitcoin trading dealt another blow to Cathie Wood’s ARK Innovation Fund, which outperformed all other U.S. equity funds last year but is now mired among the worst of its peers. Wood, who has said that bitcoin will rally to […]

September 24, 2021 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Huawei Technologies Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou and U.S. prosecutors are expected to appear in court to say they have reached an agreement to resolve charges against her, according to a source familiar with the matter, concluding a process that should allow her to leave Canada. Meng is expected […]

September 24, 2021 (Reuters) – Deutsche Bank AG has hired Jorge Barreiro from Citigroup Inc as the managing director for its U.S. healthcare investment banking team, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters on Friday. As part of his new role, Barreiro will focus on the bank’s coverage of digital and healthcare-focused technology companies, […]

September 24, 2021 (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve has said it will start to reduce its bond purchases as soon as November if the economy continues on its current track. Some officials will watch the September jobs report, due Oct. 8, for a final bit of evidence that the labor market has achieved “substantial further […]

September 24, 2021 By David Morgan and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation on Friday to protect abortion services against growing Republican-backed state restrictions, including a Texas law that imposes a near-total ban on abortion, but it is unlikely to pass the Senate. The Democratic-controlled House voted 218-211 largely along […]

September 24, 2021 By Daphne Psaledakis UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -The United States on Friday further paved the way for aid to flow to Afghanistan despite U.S. sanctions on the Taliban, who seized control of the country last month, issuing general licenses amid concern that Washington’s punitive measures could compound an unfolding humanitarian crisis. The U.S. […]

September 24, 2021 By Steve Keating KOHLER, Wisconsin (Reuters) – Holders Europe put the first point on the board as the eagerly-awaited Ryder Cup began on Friday but a partisan home crowd roared the United States into a 3-1 lead after the opening foursomes at a sun-drenched Whistling Straits. Sergio Garcia, Europe’s leading Ryder Cup […]

September 24, 2021 By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) – Intel Corp on Friday broke ground on two new factories in Arizona as part of its turnaround plan to become a major manufacturer of chips for outside customers. The $20 billion plants – dubbed Fab 52 and Fab 62 – will bring the total number of Intel […]

September 24, 2021 By Sruthi Shankar and Shreyashi Sanyal (Reuters) -European stocks fell on Friday as worries about troubled property developer China Evergrande and weak German business confidence data prompted investors to book some profits after a mid-week rally. European sportswear makers Adidas, Puma and JD Sports fell about 3% each after U.S. rival Nike […]

September 24, 2021 By Rory Carroll LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The return of fans to NFL games this season has come as a welcome boost to a nation reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic, which has claimed thousands of lives and forced changes to almost every facet of American life. Fans were largely shut out of […]

September 24, 2021 MILAN (Reuters) – Nexi is interested in working on a digital version of the euro, but there are no formal talks with the European Central Bank (ECB), the Italian payment group’s corporate and external affairs director Saverio Tridico said on Friday. Nexi CEO Paolo Bertoluzzo was quoted by CNBC as saying on […]

September 24, 2021 By Daphne Psaledakis and Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Faced with what they see as an existential threat, leaders from low-lying and island nations implored rich countries at the United Nations General Assembly this week to act more forcefully against a warming planet. The failure by developed economies to effectively curb […]

The FCC has sent out the first checks from its Emergency Connectivity Fund, an effort to help close the “homework gap” at schools by covering the cost of computers and internet services. Thousands of school districts, in every state plus D.C., Guam and Puerto Rico, will split this first $1.2 billion distribution, and there’s still […]

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September 24, 2021 BERLIN (Reuters) – Mercedes-Benz customers are facing waiting times of more than a year for their orders because of interruptions to production caused by chip shortages, Daimler Chief Executive Ola Kallenius told a German newspaper in an interview on Friday. “Demand is huge at Mercedes-Benz and at the same time there are […]

September 24, 2021 MILAN (Reuters) -Generali’s appointments committee recommended that the board finalise a slate of nominees for its renewal keeping Philippe Donnet as CEO for another term, three sources close to the situation told Reuters on Friday. Generali’s board meets on Monday to discuss whether to submit its own slate of nominees, including Donnet, […]