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Republicans ignore debt worry as they push forward on Trump tax-cut bill

By David Morgan, Bo Erickson and Davide Barbuscia WASHINGTON (Reuters) -As President Donald Trump’s Republicans push ahead on a sweeping tax-cut and spending bill that nonpartisan analysts say could add $3.3 trillion to the nation’s debt over the next decade, they’re taking a new approach – denying there is anything to worry about. Instead, they …

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Powell reiterates Fed will wait for more data before cutting rates

By Francesco Canepa and Howard Schneider SINTRA, Portugal (Reuters) -U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday reiterated the U.S. central bank plans to “wait and learn more” about the impact of tariffs on inflation before lowering interest rates, again setting aside President Donald Trump’s demands for immediate and deep rate cuts.  “We’re simply taking …

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Nasdaq prevails over NYSE in first-half listings, buoyed by blockbuster IPOs

By Anirban Sen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Nasdaq handily beat the New York Stock Exchange in stock market listings during the first half of 2025, buoyed by blockbuster initial public offerings of big names like CoreWeave and Chime and a jump in proceeds raised via special purpose acquisition companies. IPOs at Nasdaq, including those of blank-check …

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GM’s second-quarter US auto sales rise 7%

(Reuters) -General Motors reported higher second-quarter U.S. sales on Tuesday, aided by demand for its affordable crossover SUVs. Overall sales rose 7% to 746,588 units in the three months to June. (Reporting by Nathan Gomes in Bengaluru; Editing by Sahal Muhammed)

Warner Music, Bain Capital launch $1.2 billion venture to buy music catalogs

(Reuters) -Warner Music Group and Bain Capital are launching a joint venture to purchase up to $1.2 billion of music catalogs, the companies said on Tuesday, the latest in a series of partnerships between record labels and private equity firms. While the companies will work together to source and acquire catalogs across both recorded music …

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Exclusive-Scale AI’s bigger rival Surge AI seeks up to $1 billion capital raise, sources say

By Milana Vinn and Krystal Hu (Reuters) -Surge AI, a data-labeling firm that competes with Scale AI, has hired advisors to raise as much as $1 billion in the first capital raising in the firm’s history, sources told Reuters, as it seeks to capitalize on growing user demand amid Scale AI’s recent customer exodus.  The …

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US construction spending falls again in May

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. construction spending fell in May as higher mortgage rates and rising inventory weighed on single-family housing projects.  The Commerce Department’s Census Bureau said on Tuesday that construction spending dropped 0.3% after an upwardly revised 0.2% decline in April.  Economists polled by Reuters had forecast construction spending would fall 0.2% after a previously …

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US manufacturing mired in weakness as tariffs bite

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. manufacturing remained sluggish in June, with new orders subdued and prices paid for inputs creeping higher, suggesting that the Trump administration’s tariffs on imported goods continued to hamper businesses’ ability to plan ahead. The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) said on Tuesday that its manufacturing PMI nudged up to …

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