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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will ban goods from two China-based companies as part of its effort to eliminate the use of forced labor practices in the U.S. supply chain, the Department of Homeland Security said on Tuesday. The action targets Camel Group Co., a battery manufacturer, Ltd. and Chenguang Biotech Group Co., Ltd., a spice and extract manufacturer. The move aims to promote accountability for “the ongoing genocide […]

By Lisandra Paraguassu and Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) – South American trade bloc Mercosur this week will prepare its counterproposal to a European Union addendum on a long-awaited trade deal before meeting with EU negotiators in August in the hopes of closing the accord by the end of the year, two Brazilian diplomats told Reuters. Brazil felt targeted by a “side letter” added this year to the trade deal struck […]

(Reuters) – Shares of cryptocurrency and blockchain related companies fell in early trading hours on Tuesday, as bitcoin hit a six-week low following a hack at Curve Finance, a platform where users can borrow and trade in crypto. Bitcoin, the world’s biggest cryptocurrency, fell about 2% to $28,870. Curve Finance was the victim of a hack, the company posted on messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter, on Sunday. Losses […]

(Reuters) -A U.S. congressional committee on China said asset management giant BlackRock and index provider MSCI were facilitating investments into blacklisted Chinese companies. The firms have facilitated American capital flow into the companies the U.S. government had found guilty of fueling China’s military advancement or human rights abuses, the House of Representatives’ Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) said on Monday. “With all investments in China and markets […]

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – LensCrafters agreed to pay $39 million to settle a lawsuit by prescription eyeglass customers who accused the eyewear chain of misleading them about how well its Accufit technology could measure their eyes. A preliminary settlement of the nearly six-year-old class- action lawsuit was filed on Monday night in federal court in Brooklyn, and requires a judge’s approval. LensCrafters was accused of violating New […]

(Reuters) -A U.S. congressional committee on China said asset management giant BlackRock and index provider MSCI were facilitating investments into blacklisted Chinese companies. The firms have facilitated American capital flow into the companies the U.S. government had found guilty of fueling China’s military advancement or human rights abuses, the House of Representatives’ Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) said on Monday. “With all investments in China and markets […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will ban goods from two China-based companies as part of its effort to eliminate the use of forced labor practices in the U.S. supply chain, the Department of Homeland Security said on Tuesday. The action targets Camel Group Co., a battery manufacturer, Ltd. and Chenguang Biotech Group Co., Ltd., a spice and extract manufacturer. The move aims to promote accountability for “the ongoing genocide […]

By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) – Aston Martin will keep the upgrades flowing after going into Formula One’s August break with Fernando Alonso third in the championship behind Red Bull’s dominant leader Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez. The team’s form has tailed off since the opening races when they soared to second overall, from seventh in 2022, but team principal Mike Krack said there would be no easing off on […]

By Steven Grattan SAO PAULO (Reuters) – On their tenth day at sea, the four Nigerian stowaways crossing the Atlantic in a tiny space above the rudder of a cargo ship ran out of food and drink. They survived another four days, according to their account, by drinking the sea water crashing just meters below them, before being rescued by Brazilian federal police in the southeastern port of Vitoria. Their […]