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US rail regulator says Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern merger filing incomplete
By Sabrina Valle and David Shepardson Jan 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. Surface Transportation Board on Friday sent back Union Pacific's proposed $85 billion merger with Norfolk Southern for revision, sayin...
Thomson Reuters Jan 16, 2026
Fed's Jefferson says he considers Powell to be 'of the highest integrity'
By Howard Schneider BOCA RATON, Jan 16 (Reuters) - U.S. Federal Reserve Vice Chair Philip Jefferson, responding to the Department of Justice subpoena of Fed Chair Jerome Powell, said on Friday he cons...
Thomson Reuters Jan 16, 2026
Exclusive-US moving fast to expand Chevron's Venezuela license, Energy Secretary Wright tells Reuters
WASHINGTON, Jan 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. is moving as fast as it can to grant Chevron an expanded license for its oil production in Venezuela, U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright told Reuters on Friday....
Thomson Reuters Jan 16, 2026
California AG sends cease and desist letter to xAI on deepfake images
Jan 16 (Reuters) - California's attorney general, Rob Bonta, on Friday sent a cease and desist letter to Elon Musk's xAI, demanding that it stop the generation and distribution of non-consensual sexua...
Thomson Reuters Jan 16, 2026
Google asks US judge to defer order forcing it to share data while it appeals
Jan 16 (Reuters) - Alphabet's Google asked a judge on Friday to postpone making the company share data with rivals while it challenges a ruling that the company holds an illegal monopoly in online sea...
Thomson Reuters Jan 16, 2026
California AG sends letter demanding xAI stop producing deekfake content
Jan 16 (Reuters) - California Attorney General Robert Bonta on Friday sent a cease and desist letter to xAI demanding the company stop the creation and distribution of AI-generated non-consensual sexu...
Thomson Reuters Jan 16, 2026
At Fed in 2020, division, independence were concerns in the face of pandemic
Jan 16 (Reuters) - At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Federal Reserve slashed interest rates and used massive bond purchases to flood financial markets with liquidity to try to offset the...
Thomson Reuters Jan 16, 2026
US FTC to scrutinize Big Tech's talent acquisition deals, Bloomberg News reports
Jan 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is scrutinizing big tech firms that hire employees of a startup instead of buying the companies outright, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing...
Thomson Reuters Jan 16, 2026
Fed's Jefferson says current policy stance 'well positioned'
BOCA RATON, Florida, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Vice Chair Philip Jefferson on Friday appeared to signal his support for leaving short-term borrowing costs unchanged at the central bank's Janu...
Thomson Reuters Jan 16, 2026
Banco Master probe in Brazil may take up to six months, source says
By Ricardo Brito BRASILIA, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Brazil's federal prosecutors will likely take four to six months analyzing evidence gathered in the latest operation probing liquidated lender Banco Maste...
Thomson Reuters Jan 16, 2026
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