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Southwest Airlines begins flying first plane with secondary cockpit barrier

(Fixes typo in paragraph three from detect to deck) By David Shepardson (Reuters) -Southwest Airlines began Friday flying its first jet with a secondary barrier to the flight deck designed to prevent intrusions. The plane – a Boeing 737 MAX 8 which was delivered in recent days – took off Friday afternoon from Phoenix to …

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Goldman Sachs COO Waldron sells about $13.6 million in stock

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Goldman Sachs President and Chief Operating Officer John Waldron has sold 18,244 in company stock, according to a filing Friday. The sales are worth an estimated $13.6 million based on Friday’s closing price of $745.25 a share. Waldron, widely seen as the likely successor to CEO David Solomon, still holds about 300,000 …

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Stellantis to recall over 219,000 US vehicles due to an issue with rear-view camera, NHTSA says

(Reuters) -Chrysler parent Stellantis is recalling 219,577 Ram ProMaster and Doge Journey vehicles in the U.S. due to an issue with the rear-view camera that could diminish the driver’s view behind the vehicle, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Saturday. (Reporting by Chandni Shah in Bengaluru; Editing by Bernadette Baum)

Elliott affiliate’s $5.89 billion bid recommended as winner of Citgo auction

By Marianna Parraga HOUSTON (Reuters) -A $5.89 billion bid from an affiliate of hedge fund Elliott Investment Management has been recommended as the winner of a U.S. court-organized auction of shares in the parent of Venezuela-owned refiner Citgo Petroleum, according to documents filed late on Friday by the officer overseeing the sale process. Improved bids …

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China’s trade envoy meets US officials to discuss economic ties

BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s trade representative Li Chenggang visited the United States from August 27-29, holding discussions with U.S. officials on bilateral economic and trade relations, the Chinese commerce ministry said on Saturday. Li met with representatives from the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Department of Commerce, and Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to exchange …

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Meta’s AI leaders discuss using Google, OpenAI models in apps, The Information says

(Reuters) -Meta Platforms is considering partnerships with rivals Google or OpenAI to enhance artificial intelligence features in its applications, The Information reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the conversations. Leaders at Meta’s new AI organization, Meta Superintelligence Labs, have explored integrating Google’s Gemini model to deliver conversational, text-based responses for queries submitted to Meta …

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Hearing ends without ruling on Trump’s firing of Fed Governor Cook

By Daniel Wiessner and Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A court hearing on President Donald Trump’s attempt to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook ended on Friday with no immediate ruling on the unprecedented legal fight, meaning the U.S. central bank policymaker will remain in place for now. After hearing oral arguments for two hours in …

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El Salvador to transfer Bitcoin reserves to multiple addresses

SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) -El Salvador, the first country to make Bitcoin legal tender, will move its reserves of the popular cryptocurrency to multiple new addresses from the single address it previously used in order to improve security, it said on Friday. The country’s National Bitcoin Office said on X each address would hold up to …

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Brazil probes JBS and other beefpackers for buying cattle from deforested land

By Lisandra Paraguassu and Ana Mano SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazilian environment agency Ibama has notified 12 meatpacking plants, including two operated by JBS SA, of an inspection into their alleged involvement in a scheme to buy cattle from illegally cleared land in the Amazon rainforest, according to a document seen by Reuters on Friday. Ibama …

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