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U.S. House Oversight Committee to subpoena AbbVie in drug-pricing probe
(Reuters) - The U.S. House Oversight Committee has decided to subpoena drugmaker Abbvie Inc to seek documents as part of its investigation into drug pricing practices. "After more than 18 months, AbbV...
Sep 01, 2020
Indian IT minister accuses Facebook of bias amid row over content
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's minister for information technology and law Ravi Shankar Prasad raised concerns on Tuesday over the deletion of some pages and posts on Facebook, accusing some employees ...
Sep 01, 2020
U.S. construction spending almost flat in July: Commerce Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. construction spending barely rose in July as an increase in outlays on private projects was almost offset by a plunge in public construction projects. The Commerce Departme...
Sep 01, 2020
Samsung’s new foldable phone is its biggest
SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd's latest foldable smartphone is also its largest, offering users a tablet-size screen 12% bigger than its first Galaxy Fold. Unveiled on Tuesday, the Galax...
Sep 01, 2020
‘Follow me on LinkedIn,’ UK PM Johnson tells businesses
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson opened an account on professional networking site LinkedIn on Tuesday, saying he wanted to use it as a way to talk more directly to the business...
Sep 01, 2020
U.S. manufacturing activity at 19-month high in August
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. manufacturing activity accelerated to a more than 1-1/2-year high in August amid a surge in new orders, but employment continued to lag, supporting views that the labor mar...
Sep 01, 2020
Canadian factory sector growth jumps to two-year high in August
TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian manufacturing activity accelerated in August to its fastest pace in two years, adding to evidence of a rapid rebound in the domestic economy as businesses reopen following...
Sep 01, 2020
Telefonica launches 5G network across Spain
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's Telefonica launched its national 5G network on Tuesday, promising to bring the the next-generation mobile internet service to 75% of the population this year. European telec...
Sep 01, 2020
Exclusive: Online retailer Boxed explores $1 billion sale – sources
By Joshua Franklin and Krystal Hu (Reuters) - U.S. online wholesale retailer Boxed is exploring strategic options, including a sale or going public through a merger with a blank-check acquisition comp...
Sep 01, 2020
JPMorgan to exit private banking business in Brazil
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co has reached an agreement with Brazil's Banco Bradesco SA to potentially transfer its private banking clients to the Brazilian lender, according to a document ...
Sep 01, 2020
