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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks with reporters at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. May 24, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo By Kanishka Singh and Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans in the House of Representatives on Monday laid plans to advance a debt-ceiling deal with Democratic President Joe Biden starting Tuesday, with the aim of passing it through Congress before the U.S. government runs out of money early next week. The House Rules Committee said it would take up the agreement on Tuesday afternoon, which could clear the way for a vote by the…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Boxes with CD Projekt’s game Cyberpunk 2077 are displayed in Warsaw, Poland, Dec. 14, 2020. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/File Photo GDANSK (Reuters) – Polish games developer CD Projekt reported a 1% year-on-year rise in first-quarter net profit on Monday, as it gears up to release an expansion to its popular “Cyberpunk 2077” game. The company behind “The Witcher” series said its net profit rose to 69.7 million zlotys ($16.8 million), despite a 19% year-on-year drop in revenues to 174.8 million zlotys. As in previous periods, the largest contribution to sales came from action role-playing game “Cyberpunk 2077”, it…

Source: AdobeStock / De VisuThe popular Indonesian tourist island Bali will tighten rules around payments to make it harder for foreign tourists to pay with crypto.Speaking at a press conference on Sunday, Bali Governor Wayan Koster indicated that the tighter rules on payments are part of a wider crackdown on what he called inappropriate behavior by tourists on the island.“Foreign tourists who behave inappropriately, do activities that are not allowed in their visa permit, use crypto as a means of payment and violate other provisions will be dealt with firmly,” the Governor said, according to a report from Channel News…

CNN  —  President Joe Biden marked Memorial Day by paying tribute to “those who died so our nation might live” during his annual speech on the day that the US honors those who have served and died in its service. “Every year as a nation, we undertake this right of remembrance, for we must never forget the price that was paid to protect our democracy. We must never forget the lives these flags, flowers and marble markers represent,” he said during his speech at Arlington National Cemetery, famed for its rows upon rows of white marble headstones. “A mother, a…

RE Royalties reports Q1 results

Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesGetty Images June has been a weak month historically, second only to September. This bearish effect has dissipated over time. Over the last 50 years, the month has been up 30 times if the S&P 500 is used as a benchmark. This number is even higher if the S&P has been strong going into the month as it has been in 2023. The numbers on the DJIA are far less attractive, below 50% for June. Real estate stocks and telecommunication stocks have tended to be strong while technology, utility, and financial shares have tended to lag.…

Silhouette of engineer and construction team working at site over blurred background sunset pastel … [+] for industry background with Light fair.Create from multiple reference images together.getty For the past year, I have been following the work of Dr. Joe Dispenza. Dispenza, who goes by “Dr. Joe,” is a Doctor of Chiropractic, as well as a researcher, lecturer, author, and corporate consultant. His post graduate training includes the fields of neuroscience and neuroplasticity. Much of his work centers on helping people make measurable changes in their lives by understanding how manifestation, meditation and positive thoughts can alter brain chemistry. Much…

The writer is the author of ‘The Case for Nature’ Protecting nature is lovely but climate tech is cool. Learning from the success of the latter could be essential to bolstering the former: we need to move nature from the realm of nice-to-haves and place it firmly at the heart of the modern economy.While the climate fight is far from won, there is cause for cautious optimism. In 2022, the EU produced more power from wind and solar than from gas. The US Inflation Reduction Act marked the single largest-ever climate action taken by the world’s largest historical emitter of…

2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Trade visitors walk past an advertisement for BAE Systems at Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, Britain, July 17, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville 2/2 By Krishn Kaushik NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India has filed a graft case against Britain’s BAE Systems (OTC:) plc and Rolls-Royce (OTC:) Holdings for “criminal conspiracy” in the procurement and licensed manufacturing of 123 advanced jet trainers, a federal police document showed. The case is based on the findings of an investigation launched by India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in 2016, the document dated May 23 said. Rolls-Royce said the allegations being investigated…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The HSBC bank logo is seen in the Canary Wharf financial district in London, Britain, March 3, 2016. REUTERS/Reinhard Krause/File Photo (Reuters) – HSBC is set to announce next month that the UK arm of Silicon Valley Bank will be renamed HSBC Innovation Banking, Sky News reported on Monday. The British government and the Bank of England facilitated a private sale of SVB UK to HSBC in March, in a move which would protect deposits without taxpayer support. Startup-focused lender SVB Financial Group became the largest bank to fail since the 2008 financial crisis. Its sudden…