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Trump admin seeks to allow polar bear disturbance for oil in Alaska refuge
By Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Monday proposed allowing companies searching for oil and gas deposits in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to disrupt polar bears li...
Dec 07, 2020
Volvo halts sales of heavy semi trucks in Mexico
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Swedish auto manufacturer Volvo is discontinuing its sale of Class 8 heavy-duty semi trucks in Mexico, local unit Volvo Trucks Mexico said in a statement on Monday, citing fall...
Dec 07, 2020
FCC awards $9.2 billion to deploy broadband to 5.2 million U.S. homes, businesses
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission said that it was awarding $9.2 billion to provide high-speed broadband internet service to 5.22 million unserved h...
Dec 07, 2020
Palantir wins $44 million FDA contract, boosting shares 21%
By Carl O'Donnell (Reuters) - Data analytics company Palantir Technologies Inc was awarded a $44.4 million contract by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, a Palantir spokeswoman said, sending its s...
Dec 07, 2020
Despite Biden pledge, coronavirus bill in Congress now may be all Americans get: analysts
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Joe Biden has called the $908 billion coronavirus aid bill taking shape in Congress a "downpayment" toward a bigger stimulus next year, but if it...
Dec 07, 2020
Peru economy minister says prospects for growth in 2021 looking up
By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) - Peru expects to raise its projection for 10% growth in 2021 as cases of coronavirus fall off from their devastating peak this year, reinvigorating the economy of the w...
Dec 07, 2020
Uber sells ATG self-driving business to Aurora at $4 billion
By Krystal Hu, Tina Bellon and Jane Lanhee Lee (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc is selling its autonomous driving unit, Uber Advanced Technologies Group (ATG), to self-driving car startup Aurora, the...
Dec 07, 2020
Brazil economy ministry says it opposes any proposal to weaken spending cap rule
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's economy ministry said in a statement on Monday that it is against any proposal that aims to make the country's spending ceiling more flexible, even if only temporarily. T...
Dec 07, 2020
Tesla’s Musk moves private foundation to Texas – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) - Tesla Inc Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk has moved his private Musk foundation to Texas from California, Bloomberg News reported on Monday. (https://bloom.bg/2JzzUF5) (Reporting by Eva ...
Dec 07, 2020
After talk with Google’s Sundar, EU’s Jourova says seeks more transparency on fake news
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Alphabet unit Google needs to be more transparent about how it is fighting the spread of "fake news," European Commission Vice President Vera Jourova said on Monda...
Dec 07, 2020
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