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China cautions tech firms over Nvidia H20 AI chip purchases, sources say

(Reuters) -Chinese authorities have summoned domestic companies including major internet firms Tencent and ByteDance over their purchases of Nvidia’s H20 chips, asking them to explain their reasons and expressed concerns over information risks, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) and other agencies also held meetings with Baidu …

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Brazil orange juice byproducts will suffer from Trump tariffs

By Ana Mano SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazilian exporters of orange juice byproducts will suffer a major revenue decline from a hefty 50% U.S. tariff imposed on many of the country’s products in early August, industry trade group CitrusBR said on Tuesday. The economic impact can amount to 1.54 billion reais ($285.45 million), including from the …

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Trump weighing lawsuit against Fed’s Powell over renovations, White House says

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump is considering a lawsuit against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell related to his management of renovations at the Fed’s Washington headquarters, White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said on Tuesday.  The potential move, suggested earlier in a presidential social media post, escalates Trump’s continuing pressure on the central bank leader …

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Texas businessmen indicted for allegedly bribing officials at Mexico’s Pemex

By Stefanie Eschenbacher MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Two Texas businessmen were indicted for allegedly bribing officials at Mexico’s state energy company Pemex with $150,000 and luxury items to secure contracts, the U.S. Justice Department announced on Monday. Between 2019 and 2021, Ramon Rovirosa and Mario Avila, both Mexican citizens and U.S. lawful permanent residents, conspired to …

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Cash held by US companies halved since 2021 amid high interest rates, data shows

By Ateev Bhandari (Reuters) -Cash allocations by U.S. corporations have halved since 2021 as elevated interest rates prompt a shift to higher-yielding treasury bills, data from Clearwater Analytics showed on Tuesday. Median allocations to cash – which includes hard currency, money market funds and 90-day treasury bills – dropped to 20% at the end of …

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Miran calls Fed independence ‘paramount’ but declines to elaborate – CNBC

(Reuters) -President Donald Trump’s nominee to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors on Tuesday said the U.S. central bank’s independence was ‘of paramount importance’ but declined to elaborate further, citing his coming approval process in the Senate. “I’ve always been clear that the independence of the Fed is of paramount importance,” Stephen Miran, who is …

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Trump cites ‘major lawsuit’ against Fed’s Powell, again urges rate cut

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday reiterated his call for the U.S. Federal Reserve to lower benchmark rates, and cited “a major lawsuit” against Fed Chair Jerome Powell over renovations of the central bank’s buildings. “Jerome ‘Too Late’ Powell must NOW lower the rate,” Trump wrote on his social media platform. “I am, …

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Exclusive-China’s aland Health seeking buyers at over $1.5 billion valuation, sources say

By Yantoultra Ngui SINGAPORE (Reuters) -The owners of aland Health Holding, a China-based global nutritional supplement maker, are seeking to sell their combined controlling stake, targeting a valuation of more than $1.5 billion, two sources with knowledge of the matter said. Founder and chairman Chang Liang holds around 60% of the company, with the remaining …

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Brazil consumer coffee prices fall in July for first time in 18 months

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -Brazil’s consumer coffee prices fell 1.01% in July, the first drop in 18 months, according to data from the country’s Broad National Consumer Price Index (IPCA) published on Tuesday.  During the preceding year and a half, coffee was one of the main drivers of inflation in Brazil, the world’s second largest …

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WestJet resumes flights after system outage triggered brief ground stop

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -WestJet Airlines said on Tuesday a return to normal operations was underway after a temporary system outage had forced the Canadian carrier to briefly halt all departures. Earlier in the day, the airline, owned by Onex Corp, requested the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration for a ground stop that affected the flights operated under …

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