By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON, Sept 24 (Reuters) – The US Senate health committee will hold a confirmation hearing on Thursday for Heidi Overton, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the embattled FDA, as it also weighs advancing his surgeon general nominee. Trump nominated Overton, a…
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — A Phoenix suburb ditched a plan to send recycled water from toilets and other sources directly to residents’ taps, after political candidates made unproven claims that the water is contaminated “poop water.” The affluent city of Scottsdale mainly uses purified water…
LONDON, Sept 23 (Reuters) – Long-dated US borrowing costs climbed to their highest level in more than 20 years on Thursday as the months-long selloff in bond markets gathered pace. The yield on the 30-year US Treasury bond climbed more than 3 basis points to 5.444%,…
Sept 24 (Reuters) – Bank of America said on Thursday it plans to hire 1,000 additional apprentices over the next two years, expanding its skills-based hiring in local communities. • The commitment is on top of the more than 800 apprentices the company already hires…
By Aditya Kalra and Greg Bensinger NEW DELHI/SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 24 (Reuters) – US e-commerce retailer Amazon will invest $3 billion to expand its India quick commerce business by 2030, two sources said, its biggest bet yet on a sector where rivals have raced ahead…
By David Milliken LONDON, Sept 24 (Reuters) – New York Federal Reserve President John Williams said on Thursday it was reasonable to think that the U.S. central bank might need to raise interest rates again before the end of the year to help bring down…
By Field Level Media Sep 24 (Field Level Media) – Manny Machado homered and drove in three runs as the San Diego Padres moved to the brink of their third consecutive playoff appearance with a 5-1 road victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday.…
BEIJING, Sept 24 (Reuters) – Volkswagen launched presales of its second model jointly developed with EV maker Xpeng in China on Thursday, expanding its electric vehicle offensive to catch up with Chinese rivals. The new electric fastback sedan debuts as the German auto giant battles…
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s navy commissioned its first aircraft carrier Thursday after acquiring the former Italian vessel to strengthen its maritime defenses and disaster response. The Italian flag on the former ITS Giuseppe Garibaldi was replaced with the Indonesian flag on the carrier renamed…
Sept 24 (Reuters) – A consortium backed by BlackRock and IFM Investors has entered into exclusive talks for a potential acquisition of Stack Infrastructure’s Asia Pacific data centers, in a deal that could value the portfolio at up to $25 billion, Bloomberg News reported on…
