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By Scott Murdoch SYDNEY (Reuters) -Star Entertainment Group’s shareholders approved on Wednesday an A$300 million ($195 million) rescue package that will allow the embattled Australian casino group to remain operational, according to a company presentation. The rescue bid is being led by U.S. casino firm Bally’s Corp and the Mathieson family, which is Star’s largest …

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By David Shepardson (Reuters) -Uber Technologies on Tuesday is beginning autonomous ride-hailing in Atlanta with Alphabet unit Waymo after offering the service in Austin, Texas, since March. The companies, which first announced the plan for the Atlanta service in September 2024, will offer Waymo autonomous vehicles on the Uber app for travel across 65 square …

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By David French NEW YORK (Reuters) -Brighthouse Financial has narrowed down a field of suitors to money manager TPG and Abu Dhabi-backed financial investor Aquarian Holdings, as the U.S. life insurance and annuity provider continues to explore a potential sale, according to people familiar with the matter. The pair have progressed to the final bidding …

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By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. stocks rallied more than 1% on Tuesday as investors welcomed a fragile truce with Israel and Iran while parsing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s congressional testimony for clues regarding the U.S. central bank’s path forward. All three major U.S. stock indexes closed with their second straight session of …

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By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia’s internet watchdog and YouTube exchanged barbs on Tuesday after the regulator urged the government to reverse a planned exemption for the Alphabet-owned video-sharing platform from its world-first teen social media ban. The quarrel adds an element of uncertainty to the December rollout of a law being watched by governments …

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By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – TRADING DAY Making sense of the forces driving global markets By Jamie McGeever, Markets Columnist  Global stocks zoomed to an all-time high on Tuesday and oil sank for a second day as a shaky truce between Iran and Israel sparked a widespread relief rally, while Fed Chair Jerome …

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