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Musk says he may drop Twitter deal if fake-account data not provided
Date: June 6, 2022
(Reuters) – Elon Musk on Monday warned that he might walk away from his $44 billion offer to acquire Twitter Inc if the social media network failed to provide data on spam and fake accounts. In a letter to Twitter, the billionaire reiterated his request for details on bot accounts and said he reserved all...
Oil tops $120 a barrel on Saudi pricing despite OPEC+ deal
Date: June 6, 2022
By Shadia Nasralla LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices topped $120 a barrel in choppy trade on Monday buoyed by Saudi Arabia raising its July crude prices but amid doubts that a higher output target for OPEC+ oil producers would ease tight supply. Brent crude was up 64 cents, or 0.5%, to $120.36 a barrel at 1339...
Thank you Ma’am – UK retail and hospitality get Jubilee fillip
Date: June 6, 2022
By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) -Britons spent heavily on celebrations to commemorate Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee over the four-day weekend, providing a much needed boost to the country’s beleaguered hospitality and retail sectors. Data from Barclaycard Payments said spending at restaurants rose 41.5% over the June 2-5 period versus the same period last year as...
Mexican president’s party wins most states in Sunday elections
Date: June 6, 2022
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexico’s ruling party won four of six state elections held on Sunday, preliminary results showed on Monday, strengthening President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s grip on power ahead of the contest to succeed him in 2024. Lopez Obrador’s leftist National Regeneration Movement (MORENA) and its allies captured the governorships in the states of...
India Potash’s rouble-rupee payment deal stumbles in Russian bank
Date: June 6, 2022
By Nidhi Verma and Aftab Ahmed NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Russia’s Sberbank has yet to process the first payment from Indian Potash Ltd (IPL) under a deal set up before the Ukraine war to enable IPL to pay for Belarusian potash using rupees rather than dollars, according to a letter seen by Reuters and two...
Exclusive: Russia warns U.S. media in Moscow they risk losing their accreditation – sources
Date: June 6, 2022
By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) – Russia warned U.S. news organisations on Monday they risked being stripped of their accreditation unless the treatment of Russian journalists in the United States improves, according to three sources with knowledge of the matter. Since Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, some Russian state media have been prevented from...