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Canada’s antitrust watchdog sues DoorDash over prices, discounts

OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada’s Competition Bureau said on Monday it was suing DoorDash and its Canadian subsidiary for allegedly advertising misleading prices and discounts. The bureau said in a statement it found that consumers were unable to purchase food and other items at the advertised price on DoorDash’s websites and mobile applications due to the addition …

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Defying debt warnings, Republicans push forward on Trump tax agenda

By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump and his Republican allies in Congress are determined to enact his tax-cut agenda in a political push that has largely abandoned longtime party claims of fiscal discipline, by simply denying warnings that the measure will balloon the federal debt. The drive has drawn the ire of …

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Insurtech Slide targets over $2 billion valuation as insurers pile onto IPO markets

By Ateev Bhandari and Arasu Kannagi Basil (Reuters) -Insurance tech company Slide is aiming for a valuation of up to $2.12 billion in its U.S. initial public offering, joining a lineup of insurance companies that have made impressive stock market debuts in recent weeks. The company’s roadshow launch follows stellar listings in recent weeks from …

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Baker Hughes to sell sensor unit to Crane for $1.15 billion

By Vallari Srivastava and Aishwarya Jain (Reuters) -Baker Hughes said on Monday it will sell its precision sensors and instrumentation (PSI) product line to aerospace and defense parts manufacturer Crane for $1.15 billion, as the oilfield services provider looks to optimize its portfolio. CEO Lorenzo Simonelli has been reshaping Baker Hughes to adapt to the …

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Amazon to invest $20 billion in Pennsylvania to expand cloud infrastructure

(Reuters) -Amazon.com said on Monday it plans to invest at least $20 billion in Pennsylvania to expand data center infrastructure, adding on to the billions of dollars the technology giant has committed to the expansion of artificial intelligence. This underscores Big Tech’s commitment to making hefty investments to support booming generative AI technology, as the …

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Exclusive-SEC plan says existing staff cuts help meet DOGE targets

By Douglas Gillison and Chris Prentice (Reuters) -Wall Street’s top regulator told the White House in March it had already made substantial progress toward meeting President Trump and Elon Musk’s demands for leaner government via voluntary workforce reductions, according to a planning document obtained by Reuters. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission also told the …

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US wholesale inventories in April revised higher

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. wholesale inventories increased in April amid stockpiling of prescription medication in anticipation of tariffs from the Trump administration. Stocks at wholesalers rose 0.2% instead of being unchanged, as estimated last month, the Commerce Department’s Census Bureau said on Monday. Economists polled by Reuters had expected last month’s estimate would be unrevised. Inventories, …

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Australia’s Afterpay says some BNPL users told to close accounts, then sold credit cards

By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) -Some customers of Australia’s Afterpay have been asked to close buy-now-pay-later accounts to qualify for a mortgage and offered a credit card upon qualification, the BNPL provider said on Tuesday, underscoring fierce competition in the consumer finance sub-sectors. BNPL loans, on-the-spot interest-free short-term loans with minimal credit checks, exploded as …

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