By Ernest Scheyder and David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Energy Department said on Friday it will lend ioneer Ltd up to $700 million to build its Rhyolite Ridge lithium mining project in Nevada, a major step forward in President Joe Biden’s plan to develop a domestic electric vehicle supply chain. Ioneer shares were up …
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By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden is set to deliver his annual State of the Union address to the U.S. Congress on Feb. 7, venturing into the House of Representatives chamber following its takeover by Republicans who have vowed to challenge his legislative agenda and mount multiple investigations of him and his …
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By Seher Dareen (Reuters) – Gold prices scaled an over eight-month peak on Friday, holding above the key pivot of $1,900 per ounce, as cooling U.S. inflation raised hopes for slower interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve. Spot gold rose 1.3% to $1,920.70 per ounce by 2:11 p.m. ET (1911 GMT), the highest since …
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By Richard Cowan and Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Representative George Santos said on Thursday he would vacate his seat only if he loses the next election, clarifying an earlier statement that he would resign if “142 people” asked him to because of a string of false claims he made about his work and …
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By Jan Lopatka PRAGUE (Reuters) -A retired general who held a senior NATO military job headed into the Czech Republic’s presidential election starting on Friday as a favourite ahead of his main rivals – a divisive former prime minister and an economics professor. Presidents in the NATO and European Union member country do not hold …
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By Shadia Nasralla LONDON (Reuters) -Capricorn Energy said on Friday the shareholder vote on its planned merger with Israel’s NewMed Energy LP would be on Feb. 1, the same day as a vote triggered by activist shareholder Palliser wanting to oust Capricorn’s leadership. The British oil and gas producer added in a letter from its …
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(Reuters) -Trian Fund Management, run by activist investor Nelson Peltz, said on Friday it will not pursue a takeover of Wendy’s Co, months after the company’s largest shareholder said it was considering a potential bid for the burger chain. Shares of Wendy’s, which had fallen about 5% in 2022, were down about 1% in premarket …
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By Maki Shiraki, Gilles Guillaume and David Dolan TOKYO/PARIS (Reuters) – A committee of Nissan’s board is set to meet next week to consider proposals from Renault to address a sticking point in talks to restructure the alliance between the two automakers, two people with knowledge of the matter said. Specifically, Nissan directors will consider …
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By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -A U.S. judge on Friday rejected as “absurd” former President Donald Trump’s effort to dismiss writer E. Jean Carroll’s lawsuit accusing him of defamation and battery after he denied raping her in the mid-1990s. U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan in Manhattan said there was no merit to Trump’s argument …
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Por Herbert Lash NUEVA YORK, 13 ene (Reuters) -Los rendimientos de los bonos del Tesoro de Estados Unidos subían el viernes tras caer el día previo por una baja en los precios al consumidor de diciembre, ya que algunos inversores dudaban de la opinión de agentes del mercado de que la Reserva Federal tendrá que …
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