FPL, stakeholders reach tentative deal to keep electric bills below national average through 2029
Juno Beach, FL – Florida Power & Light Company says it has reached an agreement in principle with major stakeholders on a four-year rate settlement aimed at keeping customer bills well below…
Iran insists it seeks lasting nuclear deal after talks with US ally Qatar
By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI – Iran said on Wednesday it sought a strong and lasting nuclear agreement with world powers following talks with U.S. ally Qatar on easing stalled efforts to revive…
Exclusive-Pope hopes China deal on bishops will be renewed soon
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis said that while the Vatican’s secret and contested agreement with China on the appointment of Roman Catholic bishops is not ideal, he hopes it…
Argentina economy minister, IMF deal architect, quits as government crisis builds
By Jorge Otaola BUENOS AIRES -Argentina’s economy minister Martin Guzman, the architect of a recent major debt deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), resigned on Saturday as deep splits emerged in…
New Zealand dairy and meat farmers disappointed in EU trade deal
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON – New Zealand dairy, sheep and beef farmers are largely disappointed by the newly signed New Zealand-European Union free trade agreement, lamenting it provides little new access to…
Boston Woman Sentenced for Drug Trafficking Following Two-Kilogram Cocaine Deal
BOSTON – A Boston woman was sentenced today in connection with selling two kilograms of cocaine. Ana Guadalupe Acosta Grajeda, 58, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Leo T. Sorokin to…
Israel, Middle East Countries Crafting Deal To Build Regional Defense Network: REPORT
Israel, Middle East Countries Crafting Deal To Build Regional Defense Network: REPORT Micaela Burrow on June 30, 2022 Israel is in consultations with Middle Eastern countries to install Israeli-made defense systems on…
Biden’s Attempt To Revive The Iran Deal Has Already Imploded
Biden’s Attempt To Revive The Iran Deal Has Already Imploded Micaela Burrow on June 30, 2022 An attempt to revive nuclear talks between the U.S. and Iran in Qatar fell apart Wednesday…
Hungary targets deal on EU development funds by autumn – minister
BUDAPEST – Hungary expects to sign an agreement with the European Union by the autumn over 22 billion euros ($23 billion) of development funds under the bloc’s 2021-2027 budget, the country’s economic…
Some Norwegian oil workers to strike from July 5, hitting 4% of oil output
By Gwladys Fouche and Terje Solsvik OSLO -Seventy-four Norwegian offshore oil workers at Equinor’s Gudrun, Oseberg South and Oseberg East platforms will go on strike from July 5, the Lederne trade union…
Britishvolt signs deal with Posco Chemical for battery materials
By Nick Carey LONDON – Electric vehicle (EV) battery startup Britishvolt has signed a deal with South Korean battery materials firm Posco Chemical designed to secure the supply of cathode and anode…
IMF says Haiti staff-monitored program may lead to loan deal
By David Lawder WASHINGTON – The International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday its management had approved a staff-monitored program for Haiti to establish a track record of policy implementation that could lead…
State bank VTB, fintech firm execute Russia’s first digital asset deal
MOSCOW – Russian lender VTB’s VTB Factoring subsidiary and fintech company Lighthouse have executed the country’s first cash-backed digital financial asset transaction, the bank said on Wednesday. In February blockchain platform Atomyze…
EU countries reach deal on climate laws after late-night talks
By Kate Abnett LUXEMBOURG -EU countries clinched deals on proposed laws to combat climate change early Wednesday, backing a 2035 phase-out of new fossil fuel car sales and a multibillion-euro fund to…
Britain says Meggitt-Parker deal concerns addressed, launches consultations
(Reuters) -Britain said on Tuesday U.S. engineering and aerospace company Parker-Hannifin Corp has addressed competition and national security concerns over its 6.3 billion-pound ($7.67 billion) takeover of UK rival Meggitt Plc <MGGT.L>.…
Biden supports deal that will allow Finland, Sweden into NATO – US official
MADRID – President Joe Biden supports a deal that will allow Finland and Sweden to join NATO and played a behind-the-scene role in the Nordic countries’ negotiations with Turkey, a senior U.S.…
Disney cancels exclusive Disney+ streaming deal with Israel’s YES
JERUSALEM – Israel’s Competition Authority said on Tuesday it closed a case against Walt Disney and Bezeq Israel Telecom’s satellite TV unit YES after the companies agreed to cancel an exclusive streaming…
Japan’s state-backed JIC hires SMBC Nikko for potential Toshiba deal -sources
By Makiko Yamazaki and Kane Wu TOKYO/HONG KONG – State-backed Japan Investment Corp (JIC) has hired SMBC Nikko Securities as its financial adviser for its pursuit of a potential equity investment in…
India’s Zomato sheds nearly $1 billion in valuation over two days after Blinkit deal
BENGALURU – Shares of India’s Zomato Ltd fell as much as 8.2% on Tuesday, extending losses for a second straight day as investors questioned the rationale of the company’s deal to buy…
Frontier Group sees a deal with Spirit Airlines after revised offer
CHICAGO – Frontier Group Holdings Chief Executive Barry Biffle said on Monday the company’s revised offer for Spirit Airlines Inc will be enough to secure a merger deal with the ultra-low-cost carrier.…
Massage Heights Inks Deal for First Ever Hudson Valley Retreat
Franchisee Expands into New York as Demand for Holistic Wellness Options Grows Tweet this “The last company I worked at as an employee was going through a merger and my position was…
Go-slow Turkey unlikely to reach Nordics deal at NATO meet – sources
By Orhan Coskun and Jonathan Spicer ANKARA – A NATO summit this week is unlikely to see a breakthrough to overcome Turkey’s opposition to Sweden and Finland’s membership bids as Ankara takes…
New Rochelle Police Bust Cat Thieves Making a Deal
NEW ROCHELLE, NY – A high-stakes catalytic converter deal was going down in the parking lot of Home Depot in New Rochelle when alert officers spotted the exchange and moved in. It was…
DHS Releases Report Lambasting Trump Peace Deal Before Biden’s Middle East Trip
DHS Releases Report Lambasting Trump Peace Deal Before Biden’s Middle East Trip Micaela Burrow on June 24, 2022 The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) intelligence division distributed a report to other U.S.…
Google Stockholders Reject Activists’ Claim Israel Cloud Deal Causes Harm
Google Stockholders Reject Activists’ Claim Israel Cloud Deal Causes Harm Micaela Burrow on June 23, 2022 Stakeholders of Alphabet, Google’s parent company, overwhelmingly voted down a proposal to reassess a $1.3 billion…
Fed’s Evans: will need to raise rates ‘a good deal more’
(Reuters) – Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Charles Evans on Wednesday signaled he is with the core group at the U.S. central bank calling for continued rapid rate hikes to battle 40-year…
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