CERAWEEK-U.S. Senator Joe Manchin blasts Ford’s battery deal with China’s CATL

By Ernest Scheyder and Stephanie Kelly HOUSTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senator Joe Manchin said on Friday he is “totally opposed” to allowing Chinese battery maker CATL to access U.S. tax dollars that finance electric vehicle purchases as part of its partnership with Ford Motor Co. The blunt statements from Manchin, who wrote the Inflation Reduction Act …

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Argentina YPF espera duplicar producción de petróleo e incrementar 30% producción de gas en próximos cinco años: ejecutivo

BUENOS AIRES, 10 mar (Reuters) -La petrolera argentina YPF espera duplicar la producción de petróleo e incrementar 30% la producción de gas natural en los próximos cinco años, dijo el viernes el gerente de Finanzas, Alejandro Lew. La compañía, bajo control estatal, proyecta un crecimiento de la producción de petróleo del 8% y del gas …

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White House: have faith in regulators when asked about SVB Financial

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Friday said it had faith and confidence in U.S. financial regulators, when asked about the failure of SVB Financial Group, the largest bank failure since the 2008 financial crisis. Cecilia Rouse, who chairs the Council of Economic Advisers, expressed confidence in regulators when asked about the institution, which …

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Venezuela deporta a Colombia a una polémica excongresista

BOGOTÁ, 10 mar (Reuters) – Venezuela deportó el viernes a Colombia a la excongresista Aida Merlano, condenada por compra de votos, informó la Cancillería en Bogotá, un regreso que podría reactivar acusaciones contra destacados líderes políticos por supuestos actos de corrupción electoral. La excongresista conservadora, condenada a 15 años de cárcel por la justicia colombiana …

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Trump probe follows criticism of Manhattan prosecutor for not acting sooner

By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York City prosecutor is taking steps toward a possible indictment of former President Donald Trump, reviving an investigation into an alleged hush money payment to a porn star made during his 2016 campaign for the White House. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has come under political …

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Yellen expresó confianza en reguladores bancarios de EEUU tras reunión sobre SVB

WASHINGTON, 10 mar (Reuters) – La secretaria del Tesoro de Estados Unidos, Janet Yellen, se reunió el viernes con funcionarios de la Reserva Federal, la Corporación Federal de Seguros de Depósitos y la Oficina del Interventor de la Moneda para analizar la evolución de los problemas del banco Silicon Valley Bank, según un comunicado del …

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Spain’s antitrust watchdog fines Telefonica over DTS takeover terms

(Reuters) – Spain’s antitrust watchdog on Friday imposed a 6-million-euro ($6.35 million) fine on Telefonica for commercial practices, such as permanence clauses on smart phone leases, that violated the terms of a 2015 takeover accord for cable TV operator DTS. CNMC, as the regulator is known, said Telefonica’s commercial offers, which included the lease of …

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North Korean leader Kim calls for intensified drills in case of ‘real war’

By Soo-hyang Choi SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea’s Kim Jong Un ordered the military to intensify drills to deter and respond to a “real war” if necessary, state media said on Friday, after the leader oversaw a fire assault drill that it said proved the country’s capabilities. North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile off its …

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