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Washington court paves way for Albertsons’ $4 billion dividend, declines to review case

By Mike Scarcella (Reuters) – Washington state’s highest court on Tuesday cleared the way for Albertsons Companies Inc to pay a $4 billion dividend ahead of the grocer’s proposed deal with rival Kroger Co, as the justices declined to take up a claim that the payout would harm industry competition. The Washington Supreme Court made …

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Biden, Kishida held ‘very productive’ talks on China export controls

By David Brunnstrom and Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida held “very productive” talks last week on semiconductor-related export controls on China, White House Indo-Pacific coordinator Kurt Campbell said on Tuesday. The Biden administration in October published a sweeping set of export controls, including measures tightly restricting …

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Defeated Republican charged with attacks on New Mexico Democrats

By Andrew Hay (Reuters) -A failed Republican candidate in New Mexico was charged on Tuesday with contracting four gunmen to shoot at the homes of Democratic officials after he visited them to dispute his 2022 election defeat. Solomon Pena, who lost a November state House of Representatives race, faces at least a dozen charges for …

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Workers at embattled Mexican airline Aeromar hold off on strike, unions say

By Kylie Madry MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Pilots and flight attendants of Mexican airline Aeromar will hold off on a possible strike despite being owed millions of dollars, their unions said Tuesday, hours before a deadline to reach an agreement with the company was set to expire. It was a positive sign for the 35-year-old …

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Fed wants climate risk analysis from 6 largest U.S. banks by July 31

By Howard Schneider and Ann Saphir WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Reserve on Tuesday told the six largest U.S. banks to compile data on how their businesses would be impacted by climate change outcomes and the transition to a lower-carbon economy in what it called a pilot effort to ensure the financial system is prepared for …

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Australia to spend $2 billion on 40 U.S. Black Hawk choppers

By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia confirmed on Wednesday it would buy 40 Black Hawk military helicopters from the United States for an estimated A$2.8 billion ($1.96 billion), finalising a sale signed off by the U.S. State Department last August. The Lockheed Martin Corp UH-60M Black Hawks will replace the Army’s fleet of MRH-90 …

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Economía mexicana habría crecido alrededor del 3% en 2022, apoyada por el turismo

CIUDAD DE MÉXICO, 17 ene (Reuters) – La economía mexicana habría crecido alrededor de un 3% en 2022, dijo el martes la Secretaría de Hacienda citando declaraciones del secretario Rogelio Ramírez de la O, en momentos en que la segunda economía de América Latina intenta recuperarse de la desaceleración provocada por la pandemia de coronavirus. …

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Magnitude 6 earthquake strikes Sulawesi, Indonesia region – EMSC

(Reuters) – A magnitude 6 earthquake struck Sulawesi, Indonesia region, on Wednesday, the European Mediterranean Siesmological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 145 km (90.09 miles), EMSC said. (Reporting by Rahat Sandhu in Bengaluru; Editing by Christopher Cushing)

Jury seated in Tesla shareholder case over Musk’s 2018 tweets

By Jody Godoy SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -A jury of nine people in San Francisco was chosen on Tuesday to hear a case brought by Tesla Inc shareholders over CEO Elon Musk’s 2018 tweets that he had secured funding to take the electric care maker private. None of the jury members expressed strong views about the …

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Factbox-Key dates to watch out for on BOJ policy, leadership change

By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s decades of ultra-low interest rates may reach a turning point on Wednesday as the central bank debates the fate of its yield control policy, which is creaking under pressure as markets repeatedly break a limit set less than a month ago. The Bank of Japan (BOJ) also awaits …

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