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UAW workers at Stellantis could strike over Illinois plant reopening

By David Shepardson (Reuters) -The United Auto Workers union announced on Monday a number of its local units representing workers at Stellantis are preparing to file grievances and could launch a nationwide strike, saying the automaker is not honoring production commitments. The UAW said the locals represent tens of thousands of workers and the dispute …

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Exonerated trader resolves lawsuit claiming Deutsche Bank ‘scapegoated’ him

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -A former Deutsche Bank trader whose conviction for rigging an interest rate benchmark was overturned has resolved a lawsuit accusing the German bank of destroying his banking career by falsely implicating him in the scheme. A joint stipulation ending Gavin Black’s $30 million civil lawsuit against the bank and …

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European shares notch broad-based gains; defence stocks lag

By Pranav Kashyap and Ankika Biswas (Reuters) -European shares climbed on Monday, led by retail and basic resources stocks, with investors bracing for a data-heavy week with a focus on U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s speech at Jackson Hole for clues on potential rate cuts. The pan-European STOXX 600 index closed 0.6% higher, touching …

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AMD to acquire server builder ZT Systems for $4.9 billion in cash and stock

By Max A. Cherney (Reuters) -AMD said on Monday it plans to acquire server maker ZT Systems for $4.9 billion as the company seeks to expand its portfolio of artificial intelligence chips and hardware and battle Nvidia. AMD plans to pay for 75% of the ZT Systems acquisition with cash and the remainder in stock. …

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Analysis-Package deals make a comeback as sun seekers count the cost

By Joanna Plucinska and Jon Nazca LONDON/MALAGA, Spain (Reuters) – Sun seekers are turning to package holidays in Europe as soaring hotel and flight prices revive demand for the all-inclusive deals that had fallen from favour, bolstering the balance sheets of some travel companies. The combination of a cost-of-living crisis and disruption from strikes and …

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Swedish central bank seen cutting rates this week, more to come by year end: Reuters poll

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden’s central bank is expected to cut its policy rate by a quarter percentage point to 3.50% on Aug. 20 and then twice more before the end of the year as inflation pressures continue to ease, a poll of analysts by Reuters showed on Monday. All 16 analysts in the poll saw …

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X says it is closing operations in Brazil due to judge’s content orders

By Luana Maria Benedito SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Media platform X said on Saturday it would close its operations in Brazil “effective immediately” due to what it called “censorship orders” by Brazilian judge Alexandre de Moraes. X, owned by billionaire Elon Musk, claims Moraes secretly threatened one of the company’s legal representatives in the South American …

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UK’s Barratt says CMA’s condition waived for legal completion of Redrow acquisition

(Reuters) – UK homebuilder Barratt said on Monday a condition by the competition regulator for its acquisition of smaller rival Redrow was waived to satisfy a legal completion this week, but the firms will remain separate until the watchdog clears the deal. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) earlier this month raised concerns on the …

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Universal seeks UK incentives for Bedford theme park, FT reports

(Reuters) -Comcast’s theme parks business Universal is in talks with British officials about tax and other infrastructure incentives to secure a multi-billion-pound resort in Bedford, the Financial Times reported on Sunday. Comcast’s decision whether to proceed, expected by the end of the year, would in part depend on talks with government officials over incentives, the …

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