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Exclusive-Blackstone mulls $4 billion-plus sale of Liftoff, sources say

By Milana Vinn (Reuters) – Buyout firm Blackstone is weighing strategic options, including a sale, for Liftoff that could value the mobile app marketing provider at more than $4 billion, including debt, two people familiar with the matter said on Friday. The Redwood City, California-based company is working with investment bankers at Goldman Sachs and …

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US sues Airbnb after host rejected rental to mother with children

By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – The U.S. government sued Airbnb on Friday, alleging housing discrimination after a host refused to rent an apartment to a mother with three school-age children. In a complaint filed in San Francisco federal court, the Department of Justice said the home rental company violated the Fair Housing Act through Jarrod …

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Explainer-What happens after the TikTok ban?

By Sheila Dang (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court justices on Friday expressed skepticism about a challenge from TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance against a law signed by President Joe Biden, which would force the sale or ban of the popular short-video app by Jan. 19 in the United States. Some of the justices …

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US Supreme Court justices weigh in on TikTok bid to avoid ban

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Supreme Court’s nine justices heard arguments on Friday in a challenge by TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance to a law that would force a sale or ban the widely used short-video app by Jan. 19 on national security grounds. Here are some quotes by the justices and lawyers in …

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Basílica de Guadalupe recibe armas en programa gubernamental que busca pacificar México

CIUDAD DE MÉXICO, 10 ene (Reuters) – La emblemática Basílica de Guadalupe se convirtió el viernes en el principal centro de acopio de armas de un acuerdo nacional de desarme voluntario en México que busca reducir los índices de criminalidad, en medio de la creciente violencia y dudas sobre la efectividad del proyecto. El programa …

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Wall Street termina a la baja por temores inflacionistas tras datos de empleo en EEUU

Por Johann M Cherian, Sukriti Gupta y Carolina Mandl 10 ene (Reuters) -Las bolsas estadounidenses se hundieron el viernes, con el S&P 500 borrando sus ganancias de 2025, después de que un optimista informe sobre el empleo avivara nuevos temores inflacionistas, reforzando las apuestas a que la Reserva Federal será prudente a la hora de …

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Oil prices rally 3% as US hits Russian oil with tougher sanctions

By Shariq Khan New York (Reuters) -Oil prices rallied nearly 3% to their highest in three months on Friday as traders braced for supply disruptions from the broadest U.S. sanctions package targeting Russian oil and gas revenue. President Joe Biden’s administration imposed fresh sanctions targeting Russian oil producers, tankers, intermediaries, traders and ports, aiming to …

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Prada has been working with Citi on possible bid for Versace, source says

By Andres Gonzalez and Elisa Anzolin LONDON/MILAN (Reuters) -Italy’s Prada is among the potential suitors looking at fashion group Versace, which has been put up for sale by its parent Capri Holdings, and has been working with Citi to evaluate any bid, a person with knowledge of the matter said on Friday. U.S.-listed Capri is …

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Biden and Zelenskiy discuss US support for Ukraine, sanctions, air defenses

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy discussed on Friday Washington’s support for Ukraine, new U.S. sanctions against Russia and boosting Ukrainian air defenses, Zelenskiy said. Zelenskiy, in a social media post, thanked Biden for Washington’s support in Ukraine’s nearly three-year war with Russia and for “the vital role the United …

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Senior UK lawmaker flags concerns about Shein to LSE and regulator

LONDON (Reuters) -The chair of a British parliamentary committee wrote on Thursday to the London Stock Exchange to raise concerns about evidence given by a Shein representative at a hearing this week, and to ask how the exchange checks statements by firms looking to list. The lack of response by Shein’s general counsel for Europe, …

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