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By Sheila Dang PARIS (Reuters) – The opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics drew 28.6 million U.S. viewers, according to preliminary data from Comcast’s NBCUniversal on Saturday, which the company said was the most-watched start to a summer Games since London in 2012. The celebration on Friday featured athlete delegations floating down the Seine past …

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(Reuters) – The price of bitcoin eased on Saturday as U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump told an audience of cryptocurrency enthusiasts that bitcoin was going to the moon and he wanted the U.S. to lead the way. Trump was speaking at a Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville, Tennessee, part of a broader Republican effort …

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By David Lawder BELEM, Brazil (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Saturday that the global transition to a low-carbon economy requires $3 trillion in new capital each year through 2050, far above current annual financing, but that filling the gap is the biggest economic opportunity of the 21st century. Yellen said in …

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SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia said on Saturday it had signed a A$2.2 billion ($1.4 billion) four-year contract with state-owned submarine builder ASC to upgrade the navy’s Collins class submarines. The “sustainment contract” is part of a government pledge to keep the diesel-electric powered Collins-class fleet “a potent strike and deterrence capability”, Defence Industry Minister Pat …

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(Reuters) -The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) Coalition of Organized Retail Employees (IAM CORE) reached a tentative agreement with tech giant Apple on Friday over improvement in work-life balance, pay raises and job security. Workers at the Towson, Maryland, Apple retail store will vote on the tentative agreement on Aug. 6. The …

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By Stephanie Kelly NASHVILLE (Reuters) – Independent U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr on Friday questioned Republican nominee Donald Trump’s recent pro-cryptocurrency stance, as the two vie for votes in November’s election from crypto-holders at the Bitcoin 2024 conference. Trump is set to speak on Saturday at the conference in Nashville, Tennessee, which is …

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