Appeals court blocks California ban on mandatory arbitration for workers

By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday blocked a California law that prohibited employers from requiring their workers to resolve legal disputes in private arbitration, ruling that it conflicts with a federal arbitration statute. The 2-1 ruling by a three-judge panel of the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals …

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Nikki Haley swipes at ‘faded names’ in bid for Republican 2024 nomination

By Gram Slattery CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) -Former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley called on Republicans to move on from “stale ideas” and “faded names,” a veiled swipe at her former boss Donald Trump, as she made her first stop on Wednesday in a campaign for the 2024 presidential nomination. The former South Carolina governor is just …

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Charlie Munger downplays risk of Taiwan invasion, says crypto fans are ‘idiots’

By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – Charlie Munger, the longtime business partner of Warren Buffett at Berkshire Hathaway Inc, on Wednesday said China remains a top opportunity for investors despite geopolitical risks. Munger also doubled down on his recent Wall Street Journal editorial calling for the U.S. government to follow China and ban cryptocurrency, saying “people …

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Oposición de Venezuela escogerá candidato a las presidenciales el 22 de octubre

Por Vivian Sequera y Mayela Armas CARACAS, 15 feb (Reuters) – La oposición venezolana anunció el miércoles la realización de elecciones primarias el 22 octubre para escoger a su candidato a los comicios presidenciales previstos para el 2024. La elección primaria es la primera de la oposición desde 2012 y espera reunir partidarios después de …

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Wall St closed higher while the dollar gained after strong economic data

By Sinéad Carew NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street’s three major indexes closed higher on Wednesday and the dollar rose along with U.S. Treasury yields after U.S. retail sales data for January rose by the most in nearly two years, suggesting a resilient economy while fueling concerns about further interest rate hikes. After two straight …

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Marathon Oil beats fourth-quarter profit estimates on higher crude prices

(Reuters) -Oil and gas producer Marathon Oil Corp on Wednesday beat Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter profit, boosted by higher crude prices as the geopolitical crisis in eastern Europe crimped global energy supplies. Oil prices had fallen towards the end of last year, but were still trading at a multi-year high amid Western sanctions against …

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U.S. House Judiciary subpoenas Big Tech CEOs over free speech

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan on Wednesday subpoenaed the chief executives of Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Instagram parent Meta Platforms, and Microsoft for documents and communications relating to free-speech issues. Jordan and other conservatives accused the companies of suppressing conservative speech during the Trump administration, and expanded that accusation to …

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EU antitrust regulators set March 20 deadline for Orange, MasMovil tie-up

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – (This Feb. 14 story has been corrected to say Orange, MasMovil tie-up, not Orange’s bid, in the headline, and to say Orange’s $19 billion merger with MasMovil in Spain, not Orange’s bid for MasMovil, in paragraph 1) EU antitrust regulators will decide by March 20 whether to clear French telecoms provider Orange’s …

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