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 …
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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 …
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 …
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 …
UN aid chief heads to Jordan for talks to open second crossing into Gaza
GENEVA (Reuters) – U.N. aid chief Martin Griffiths will travel to the Jordanian capital Amman on Wednesday for talks on the possibility of opening the …
Week after shock Wilders win, Dutch government talks set to begin
By Bart Meijer AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Talks to form a new Dutch government were set to start on Tuesday, almost a week after the upset …
Former NBCUniversal chief Jeff Shell in talks to join private equity firm RedBird
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former NBCUniversal Chief Executive Jeff Shell is in talks to join private equity firm RedBird Capital Partners, among others, he confirmed …
EU’s Michel, in Kyiv, warns of difficult meeting ahead on accession talks
By Tom Balmforth and Olena Harmash KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and European Council chief Charles Michel warned on Tuesday that a European …
Stellantis to start in-depth talks with Italian govt to boost car production
MILAN (Reuters) – Fiat-parent company Stellantis will start in-depth talks with the Italian government next month to finalise a broad agreement for the country’s automotive …
Emirates, Ethiopian edge towards Airbus deals after Dubai talks
DUBAI (Reuters) – Emirates moved closer on Wednesday towards a potential agreement to buy dozens of Airbus A350-1000 jets after narrowing differences over performance and …
US commerce secretary says closed three ‘pillars’ of Indo-Pacific talks
By David Lawder SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said a ministers meeting on Tuesday had completed three of four “pillars” in …
Nestle France in talks to sell Caudry plant to Italpizza
PARIS (Reuters) – Nestle France, the French arm of Swiss packaged-food giant Nestle, has entered exclusive talks to sell its plant in Caudry, northern France, …
Turkish Airlines talks to Airbus about ordering 355 new jets
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish Airlines (THY) on Saturday held talks with Airbus to discuss a potential order of 355 new aircraft, the state-run Anadolu news …
Exclusive-Google in talks to invest in AI startup Character.AI -sources
By Krystal Hu (Reuters) – Alphabet’s Google is in talks to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in Character.AI, as the fast growing artificial intelligence …
Hungary’s Orban says EU must not start membership talks with Ukraine
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – The EU must not start membership talks with Ukraine, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told state radio on Friday, stressing this was Hungary’s …
US, China reach ‘understandings’ on climate ahead of COP28 talks -Kerry
By David Stanway SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The United States and China have reached “understandings and agreements” on climate issues that will help ensure progress is …
Fisker in talks with five carmakers for production capacity partnership
By Christina Amann BERLIN (Reuters) – U.S. electric vehicle startup Fisker is negotiating with five carmakers over a partnership to secure additional production capacity for …
Las Vegas casino, hotel workers set strike deadline after talks stall
By Doyinsola Oladipo NEW YORK (Reuters) -Some 35,000 Las Vegas hospitality workers are ready to walk off the job on Nov. 10 in a strike …
Chevron in talks on 15-year LNG supply contracts into Europe
By Ron Bousso LONDON (Reuters) – Chevron is negotiating contracts to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) into Europe for up to 15 years as buyers …
Aurelius in talks to buy The Body Shop- source
By Akanksha Khushi (Reuters) – Private equity investor Aurelius Group is in talks to buy beauty products chain The Body Shop, which has been put …
EXCLUSIVE: Biden Admin Talks Tough On Big Oil, But Gave Them Regular Access To Discuss Key Regulatory Change
EXCLUSIVE: Biden Admin Talks Tough On Big Oil, But Gave Them Regular Access To Discuss Key Regulatory Change Nick Pope on October 27, 2023 The …
Pilots at Qantas’ unit to stop work for two days over wage talks
(Reuters) – The Australian Federation of Pilots (AFAP) said on Friday it has advised an unit of Qantas Airways it will stop work on Wednesday …
Evergrande held talks with creditors this week -Bloomberg News
(Reuters) – China Evergrande Group held talks this week with creditors who had opposed its restructuring plan, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday citing people familiar …
Mack Trucks says UAW demands unrealistic, no new talks set
(Reuters) – Volvo Group-owned Mack Trucks said Thursday the United Auto Workers’ contract demands are unrealistic and that no new talks are scheduled after workers …
Choice Hotels asks Wyndham to engage in merger talks
(Reuters) -Choice Hotels said on Wednesday that it had asked the board of U.S. budget hotel operator Wyndham Hotels and Resorts to engage in merger …
Canadian union Unifor to prioritize talks on EV transition with Stellantis
(Reuters) – Canadian labor union Unifor said on Wednesday that it is prioritizing discussions around the EV transition for the Brampton assembly plant in its …
Colombia starts peace talks, three-month ceasefire with largest group of ex-FARC rebels
By Sarah Morland (Reuters) – Colombia’s government on Monday decreed a three-month ceasefire with the country’s largest group of dissident former FARC rebels, launching formal …
EU hopes to advance talks on using Russian assets for Ukraine
By Gabriela Baczynska and Julia Payne BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders meeting later in October will demand “decisive progress” on using Russian assets frozen …
Sri Lanka president to visit China as debt talks progress – source
By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe will visit China next week as the crisis-hit country makes progress on debt restructuring …
Kaiser Permanente resumes talks with healthcare workers union week after strike
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Kaiser Permanente and the union representing healthcare workers resumed negotiations on Thursday, more than a week after contract …
Factbox-Sri Lanka still in debt restructuring talks with creditors
(Reuters) – Sri Lanka, mired in its worst economic crisis in decades, is in debt restructuring talks with a range of bilateral creditors, including China, …
Truist in talks to sell insurance business for $10 billion – Semafor
(Reuters) -Truist Financial is in talks to sell its insurance brokerage unit to private equity firm Stone Point for about $10 billion, news website Semafor …
Hollywood’s striking actors, studios to resume talks on Wednesday
(Reuters) – Negotiators for the SAG-AFTRA actors’ union and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) met on Monday, the parties said in …
Venezuela readying return to Mexico-based talks with opposition -sources
By Marianna Parraga, Diego Oré and Mayela Armas HOUSTON/MEXICO CITY/CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s government is set to approve a return to Mexico-based negotiations with the …
Las Vegas hospitality unions see ‘no real movement’ in talks with casinos
(Reuters) – The unions representing 53,000 hospitality workers in Las Vegas said on Friday they have seen “no real movement” this week in contract negotiations …
Disney in talks with Adani, Sun TV to sell India assets -Bloomberg News
BENGALURU (Reuters) -Disney has held talks with Indian billionaires Gautam Adani and Sun TV Network owner Kalanithi Maran as well private equity firms to sell …
KKR in talks to buy Spanish fertility clinic company Eugin from Fresenius -report
MADRID (Reuters) – United States-based buyout fund KKR is in exclusive talks with Germany’ Fresenius to buy Eugin, fertility clinics in Spain and Portugal, Spanish …
Quebec in talks with battery, auto makers for C$15 billion in EV-related investments
By Divya Rajagopal TORONTO (Reuters) – Quebec is in talks with battery makers and automobile companies looking to invest about C$15 billion ($11 billion) in …
US, China talks gather momentum, paving way for Xi-Biden Summit- WSJ
(Reuters) – Beijing and Washington are paving the way for Chinese President Xi Jinping to visit the U.S., the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. …
Saudi envoy links Israel normalisation talks to land-for-peace offer
By Ali Sawafta RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s first ambassador to the Palestinians described a decades-old Arab land-for-peace offer on Tuesday as a …
IMF board clears Suriname review, sees advance in China debt talks
NEW YORK (Reuters) -The board of the International Monetary Fund said on Monday it had completed a third review of Suriname’s $630 million program, allowing …
Striking writers, Hollywood studios to meet on Sunday as talks stretch on
(Reuters) – Negotiators for the striking Writers Guild of America (WGA) and Hollywood studios will meet again on Sunday after a fourth day of talks …
Exclusive-Biden aides in talks with Vietnam for arms deal that could irk China
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration is in talks with Vietnam over an agreement for the largest arms transfer …
Factbox-UAW President Fain gives details of talks with automakers
(Reuters) – The United Auto Workers said on Friday the union will expand its strikes against Detroit automakers General Motors and Chrysler parent Stellantis, but …
Exclusive-UAW to announce it has made real progress with Ford in labor talks – source
(Reuters) – The United Auto Workers (UAW) will announce on Friday it has made real progress with Ford Motor in talks over a new labor …
Exclusive-JSW in talks with LG Energy Solution to make EV batteries in India -sources
By Aditi Shah and Neha Arora NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian steel-to-energy group JSW is in early stage talks with Korea’s LG Energy Solution (LGES) …
Qatar held separate talks with US, Iran touching on nuclear, drones
By Parisa Hafezi, Jonathan Landay and Arshad Mohammed UNITED NATIONS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Qatar held separate bilateral meetings with the United States and Iran this week that …
Sixth Street-led consortium in exclusive talks to buy Goldman’s GreenSky-source
By Saeed Azhar, Greg Roumeliotis and Shubhendu Deshmukh (Reuters) – A consortium led by investment firm Sixth Street Partners has entered exclusive talks to acquire …
Colombia gov’t, largest FARC dissident group to begin peace talks
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s government and the Estado Mayor Central (EMC), the largest FARC dissident group, on Tuesday said in a joint statement they would …
Comedian Bill Maher postpones ‘Real Time’ show return as writer talks resume
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -American comedian Bill Maher said on Monday he was postponing the return to his HBO political show “Real Time,” …