(Reuters) – – U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued an advisory on Friday calling for alcoholic drinks to carry a label that warns consumers about their cancer risks. Following are key recommendations and conclusions of fact contained in the 21-page advisory, along with page references. Key recommendations * Update the existing surgeon general’s health warning…
By Savyata Mishra and Anna Pruchnicka (Reuters) -Shares of European and American spirits makers and brewers fell on Friday after the U.S. surgeon general called for cancer warnings on the labels of alcoholic drinks. The consumption of alcoholic drinks increases the risk of developing breast, colon, liver and other cancers, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy…
By Savyata Mishra and Anna Pruchnicka (Reuters) -Shares of European and American spirits makers and brewers fell on Friday after the U.S. surgeon general called for cancer warnings on the labels of alcoholic drinks. The consumption of alcoholic drinks increases the risk of developing breast, colon, liver and other cancers, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy…
By Erin Banco, Jonathan Landay and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Army veteran who flew a black Islamic State flag on a truck that he rammed into New Year’s revelers in New Orleans shows how the extremist group still retains the ability to inspire violence despite suffering years of losses to a U.S.-led…
MILAN (Reuters) -Vehicle production by car maker Stellantis in Italy fell by 37% last year, hit in particular by a steep plunge in car manufacturing, union figures showed on Friday. To address overcapacity in Italy, the group has relied heavily on state-funded temporary layoff schemes. Stellantis in December presented a plan to boost production, but…
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – PayPal has been sued by an Asian American businesswoman who accused the digital payments company of racial bias for restricting part of a $535 million investment program to Black and Hispanic applicants, costing her millions of dollars. Thursday’s complaint by Nisha Desai and her New York-based venture capital…
(Reuters) – Shares of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the mortgage giants under U.S. government control since 2008, surged to multi-year highs on Friday after federal agencies revealed a framework for their “orderly” release from conservatorship. The U.S. Treasury Department and the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) said on Thursday they had amended their agreements…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department and Boeing told a court on Friday they have not reached agreement on a revised plea deal after a U.S. judge in December rejected the deal, faulting a diversity and inclusion provision. Boeing and the government “continue to work in good faith toward” a new agreement, they said…
(Reuters) -Microsoft is planning to spend about $80 billion in fiscal 2025 to build data centers to train artificial intelligence (AI) models and deploy AI and cloud-based applications, the company said in a blog post on Friday. More than half of the total investment will be in the United States, Microsoft Vice Chair and President…
By Savyata Mishra and Anna Pruchnicka (Reuters) -Shares of European and American spirits makers and brewers fell on Friday after the U.S. surgeon general called for cancer warnings on the labels of alcoholic drinks. The consumption of alcoholic drinks increases the risk of developing breast, colon, liver and other cancers, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy…
