By Laura Matthews NEW YORK (Reuters) – A shift to shorter settlement for U.S. securities transactions earlier this year had a greater-than-anticipated impact on market participants across the board, with Europe reporting the greatest hit, a Citigroup survey showed. The U.S. sped up its settlement cycle in May, requiring that equities, corporate and municipal bonds […]
Biden preparing to block Nippon’s US Steel takeover, source says
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden is preparing to block Nippon Steel’s acquisition of U.S. Steel, a source said on Wednesday. The move by Biden would deal a blow to the proposed $14.9 billion deal. The president has previously expressed concern over Nippon’s deal to buy the 122-year-old iconic U.S. steelmaker. U.S. […]
Trump campaign says it raised $130 million in August
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump’s campaign raised $130 million in August, ending that month with $295 million cash on hand, the campaign said in a statement on Wednesday. The fundraising was slightly lower in August when compared to July. The Trump campaign raised $138.7 million in July and had a cash […]
OpenAI co-founder Sutskever’s new safety-focused AI startup SSI raises $1 billion
By Kenrick Cai, Krystal Hu, Anna Tong SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK -Safe Superintelligence (SSI), newly co-founded by OpenAI’s former chief scientist Ilya Sutskever, has raised $1 billion in cash to help develop safe artificial intelligence systems that far surpass human capabilities, company executives told Reuters. SSI, which currently has 10 employees, plans to use the funds […]