NJ Transit strike enters third day as talks with engineers union stall
NEWARK, N.J. — NJ Transit rail service disruptions will continue for a third consecutive day after contract negotiations between the transit agency and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) ended…
Paramount CEO announces layoffs as cost pressures, take-private talks build – CNBC
(Reuters) – Paramount Global CEO Bob Bakish has announced layoffs at the media firm, as it needs to “operate as a leaner company and spend less,” CNBC reported on Thursday citing a…
Iraq, U.S. agree set up talks on future of U.S.-led coalition – statement
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Baghdad and Washington have agreed to set up a committee to start talks on the future of the U.S.-led military coalition in Iraq with the aim of setting a…
SEC’s Gensler calls for global talks on halving forex settlement time
LONDON (Reuters) – As the United States, Canada and Mexico in May halve the time it takes to settle stock trades, it would be worthwhile to also start a global debate on…
US Treasury, Chinese finance officials agree to keep meeting after Beijing talks
(Reuters) – Meetings between U.S. Treasury and Chinese financial officials in Beijing this week concluded with both sides agreeing to continue to meet regularly, the Treasury Department said on Friday. U.S. officials…
Kremlin says Davos talks on Ukraine will achieve nothing as Russia is not there
By Guy Faulconbridge and Filipp Lebedev MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Kremlin on Monday said that talks in Davos on Kyiv’s peace proposals would achieve nothing as Russia was not participating in the discussions,…
China’s BYD in talks with Brazil’s Sigma Lithium on supply deal -FT
(Reuters) – Chinese electric car-maker BYD has held talks with Brazil’s Sigma Lithium over a possible supply agreement, joint venture or acquisition, the Financial Times reported on Sunday. BYD met Sigma Chief…
Argentina government talks peso debt risk with banks as repayments loom
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s Economy Minister Luis Caputo discussed with representatives of banks the country’s economic program, including liability management, but no official debt swap proposals have been made, a ministry…
Goldman in talks with BlackRock, Grayscale to be part of spot bitcoin ETFs – CoinDesk
(Reuters) -Goldman Sachs is in talks to be an authorized participant for the spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds that BlackRock and Grayscale are looking to launch, CoinDesk reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar…
Fisher Investments and Advent say not in deal talks
(Reuters) – Fisher Investments and Advent International on Tuesday said they were not in deal talks, after the Wall Street Journal said that Ken Fisher’s money management company was in talks to…
China’s military lashes out at US after breakthrough talks
By Laurie Chen BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s defence ministry lashed out at the United States on Thursday, a week after their top military officials resumed high-level talks, criticising its continued meddling in…
Russia calls prisoner swap talks delicate, accuses U.S. of leaks
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A top Russian diplomat said Moscow and Washington were still engaged in sensitive negotiations over a prisoner exchange, but accused the U.S. side of leaking details to the media.…
BlackRock held partnership talks with Warburg Pincus – FT
(Reuters) – The world’s largest asset management firm BlackRock held partnership talks with U.S.-based private equity firm Warburg Pincus nearly two years ago, the Financial Times reported on Thursday citing at least…
UN vote on Gaza delayed another day amid talks to avoid US veto
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – A United Nations Security Council vote on a bid to boost aid deliveries to the Gaza Strip has been delayed by another day as talks…
North Korea may test ICBM soon, South official says ahead of nuclear talks in DC
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea may test-launch an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) this month, a senior South Korean official said on Friday before discussions with U.S. officials on responses to Pyongyang’s nuclear…
Argentina’s Milei formally seeks OECD accession talks
By Jorgelina do Rosario BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s President Javier Milei has sent a letter to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), formally requesting to start accession talks and…
More U.S. aid can’t help Ukraine, Kremlin says before Zelenskiy-Biden talks
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The United States cannot turn the tide of war in Ukraine by pumping tens of billions more dollars into the country, the Kremlin said on Tuesday, ahead of planned…
South Korea, US to hold new round of nuclear consultation talks -Seoul
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea and the United States will hold talks on nuclear deterrence on Friday as part of Washington’s commitment to share more insight with Seoul into planning in the…
Germany’s Lindner talks tough on EU deficits as budget crisis drags on at home
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Finance Minister Christian Lindner insisted on Friday that EU deficits must be controlled when reforming the bloc’s fiscal rules, a stance analysts said might help his case for…
EU stats office in talks with Hungary over inflation calculations
By Gergely Szakacs BUDAPEST (Reuters) – The EU’s statistics agency said on Thursday it was in talks with Hungary’s main data body over how energy inflation was calculated, days after two local…
Food company Danone in talks to sell its Michel et Augustin brand
PARIS (Reuters) – French food company Danone said on Wednesday that it is in exclusive talks with Italian chocolate firm Ferrero over the sale of Danone’s Michel et Augustin brand, whose cookies,…
Sudanese warring parties dig in as Jeddah talks falter again
By Khalid Abdelaziz and Nafisa Eltahir DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi and U.S.-brokered talks aimed at halting fighting between Sudan’s warring parties have faltered again, and the country’s army and paramilitary Rapid Support…
Disputed landmark AI rules face crunch EU talks
By Foo Yun Chee, Supantha Mukherjee and Martin Coulter BRUSSELS/STOCKHOLM/LONDON (Reuters) – European Union ambitions to take a lead in landmark rules for artificial intelligence hang in the balance as member states…
US House, Senate aim for bipartisan talks on 2024 spending -lawmakers
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Members of the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives are expected to begin bipartisan talks soon on fiscal 2024 spending, aiming to head off a…
German budget crisis talks enter crunch week
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Finance Minister Christian Lindner and Economy Minister Robert Habeck held talks over the weekend to try to agree a budget for 2024 after a constitutional…
Philippines VP says peace talks with communist rebels a pact ‘with the devil’
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippines Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday opposed a government decision to restart peace negotiations with communist rebels, describing the move as an “agreement with the devil” in a…
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