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PNC Financial’s quarterly profit rises on higher interest income, fees

(Reuters) -U.S. bank PNC Financial reported an 11.2% rise in second-quarter profit on Wednesday, aided by higher interest and fee income. A robust labor market and spending trends boosted major stock indices to record highs through the end of June, after a few turbulent months following the Trump administration’s U.S. tariff announcements. M&A activity also …

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Indonesia clinches US trade deal, says Trump was a ‘tough negotiator’

By Stefanno Sulaiman and Gayatri Suroyo JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia’s president said U.S. counterpart Donald Trump was a “tough negotiator” after the two countries reached a trade deal that led to a reduction of proposed tariff rates to 19% from 32%. The deal is among only a handful reached so far by the Trump administration ahead …

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BHP says Australian green iron too costly despite joint China deal

By Melanie Burton and Ellen Zhang MELBOURNE/BEIJING (Reuters) -Major miner BHP said it is too costly for Australia to build a “green iron” industry, even after the country and China agreed this week to jointly work to decarbonise the steel supply chain, responsible for nearly a tenth of global emissions. BHP Australia chief Geraldine Slattery, …

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AstraZeneca therapy for clearing protein deposits fails main goal in late-stage study

By Pushkala Aripaka (Reuters) -AstraZeneca’s experimental therapy anselamimab did not meet the main goal of a late-stage study for the treatment of a rare condition that causes a buildup of protein deposits in the body, the drugmaker said on Wednesday, sending shares down 1.3%. The study was assessing a combination of how often patients with …

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Exclusive-Universal’s $775 million Downtown bid faces EU antitrust investigation, sources say

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Universal Music Group unit Virgin Music Group’s $775 million acquisition of Downtown Music faces a full-scale EU antitrust investigation on concerns about its impact on competition, three people with direct knowledge of the matter said. Virgin Music announced the deal last December, triggering criticism from a wide swathe of …

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Fed’s inflation fears start to be realized with June CPI increase

By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Rising prices across an array of goods from coffee to audio equipment to home furnishings pulled inflation higher in June in what economists see as evidence of the Trump administration’s increasing import taxes passing through to consumers. Overall consumer prices rose 0.3% in June, a roughly 3.5% annual rate, after …

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Apple in $500 million rare earth magnet deal with MP to expand US supply chain

By Ernest Scheyder (Reuters) -Apple has signed a $500 million deal with MP Materials for rare earth magnets, mitigating supply risks after China curbed exports this year and representing a major coup for MP that sent its shares soaring by a fifth. The backing from one of the world’s most valuable companies comes after MP, …

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