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George E. Johnson, founder of pioneering Black hair products company, dead at 99
By Steve Gorman July 6 (Reuters) - George E. Johnson, the pioneering Chicago entrepreneur whose eponymous company transformed Black hair care in the U.S. with brands including Afro Sheen, Ultra Wave a...
Thomson Reuters Jul 06, 2026
Oil gains after vessel attacks near Strait of Hormuz
By Anushree Mukherjee July 7 (Reuters) - Oil prices rose on Tuesday as reports of attacks on vessels near the Strait of Hormuz revived fears of disruptions to shipping through the critical energy tran...
Thomson Reuters Jul 06, 2026
Yen pinned near 40-year low with investors wary of intervention
By Rae Wee SINGAPORE, July 7 (Reuters) - The yen hovered near a four-decade low on Tuesday, leaving traders wary of possible intervention by Japanese authorities to bolster the currency, while the dol...
Thomson Reuters Jul 06, 2026
Japan real wages up for 5th month in May, slower due to inflation
TOKYO, July 7 (Reuters) - Japan's real wages rose 1.4% in May from a year earlier to mark a fifth month of increases, although the growth rate slowed amid re-accelerating consumer inflation, governmen...
Thomson Reuters Jul 06, 2026
Fiserv exploring sale of debit card network to big US banks, source says
July 6 (Reuters) - Payments firm Fiserv has held talks with U.S. banks including JPMorgan and Bank of America to sell its payments infrastructure business that handles debit card transactions, a sourc...
Thomson Reuters Jul 06, 2026
Corporate Japan's rare-earth warnings get louder as China keeps the spigot closed
(Removes incorrect estimate for economic impact from paragraph 5 and rewords first bullet to reflect change) By Satoshi Sugiyama and Hina Suzuki TOKYO, July 7 (Reuters) - A shortage of critical minera...
Thomson Reuters Jul 06, 2026
Analysis-China's booming gig economy masks job market pain, strains welfare system
BEIJING, July 7 (Reuters) - Bao Zhang began driving for a Chinese ride-hailing app this year after losing his job as a software tester and says the weak job market gives him little hope of returning t...
Thomson Reuters Jul 06, 2026
Samsung flags 19-fold jump in profit, but shares slump on jitters AI boom may stall
By Heekyong Yang, Hyunjoo Jin and Joyce Lee SEOUL, July 7 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics on Tuesday flagged a 19-fold jump in second-quarter operating profit, surpassing its combined earnings over th...
Thomson Reuters Jul 06, 2026
Democratic AGs oppose Trump plan to impose tariffs on forced labor concerns
By David Shepardson and David Lawder WASHINGTON, July 6 (Reuters) - A group of 22 Democratic state attorneys general on Monday opposed the Trump administration's proposed tariffs of up to 12.5% on 59 ...
Thomson Reuters Jul 06, 2026
Wall Street regulator should stick to quarterly reports, investor groups say
WASHINGTON, July 6 (Reuters) - The investment industry is urging Wall Street's top regulator to stick to its current practice of requiring quarterly reporting from publicly traded companies, according...
Thomson Reuters Jul 06, 2026





