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(Reuters) -Swiss bank UBS Group AG has set aside $4 billion in provisions for potential litigation and regulatory issues stemming from its takeover of Credit Suisse, the bank said in a filing on Tuesday, as it prepared to complete the rescue of its Swiss rival. UBS estimated a “negative goodwill” of $34.8 billion from its acquisition of Credit Suisse. The transaction’s massive one-off gain, a result of “negative goodwill” attached […]

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Republican majority on a U.S. House of Representatives panel criticized two Environmental Protection Agency officials who declined to appear at a hearing Wednesday on a proposal by President Joe Biden’s administration’s to cut vehicle emissions and boost sales of electric vehicles. A spokesperson for the House Oversight Republican majority said “the EPA’s excuse for not appearing before this week’s subcommittee hearing is devoid of […]

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Republican majority on a U.S. House of Representatives panel criticized two Environmental Protection Agency officials who declined to appear at a hearing Wednesday on a proposal by President Joe Biden’s administration’s to cut vehicle emissions and boost sales of electric vehicles. A spokesperson for the House Oversight Republican majority said “the EPA’s excuse for not appearing before this week’s subcommittee hearing is devoid of […]

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Republican majority on a U.S. House of Representatives panel criticized two Environmental Protection Agency officials who declined to appear at a hearing Wednesday on a proposal by President Joe Biden’s administration’s to cut vehicle emissions and boost sales of electric vehicles. A spokesperson for the House Oversight Republican majority said “the EPA’s excuse for not appearing before this week’s subcommittee hearing is devoid of […]

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Republican majority on a U.S. House of Representatives panel criticized two Environmental Protection Agency officials who declined to appear at a hearing Wednesday on a proposal by President Joe Biden’s administration’s to cut vehicle emissions and boost sales of electric vehicles. A spokesperson for the House Oversight Republican majority said “the EPA’s excuse for not appearing before this week’s subcommittee hearing is devoid of […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two Environmental Protection Agency officials declined to appear at a hearing Wednesday before a U.S. House panel on the Biden administration’s proposal to cut vehicle emissions and ramp up electric vehicle sales, the agency said on Tuesday. A House Oversight subcommittee had invited Office of Transportation and Air Quality director Sarah Dunham and Office of Air and Radiation official Joseph Goffman to appear at the hearing titled: […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two Environmental Protection Agency officials declined to appear at a hearing Wednesday before a U.S. House panel on the Biden administration’s proposal to cut vehicle emissions and ramp up electric vehicle sales, the agency said on Tuesday. A House Oversight subcommittee had invited Office of Transportation and Air Quality director Sarah Dunham and Office of Air and Radiation official Joseph Goffman to appear at the hearing titled: […]

By Daina Beth Solomon and Jose Luis Gonzalez CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) – After hours of waiting on the U.S. side of the border and hoping the Texas National Guard would let them seek U.S. asylum, a group of 15 migrants crossed a shallow green river back to Mexico, their faces drawn in disappointment. After traveling from countries including the Dominican Republic and Guatemala, they were among the first people […]

By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) -ON Semiconductor Corp is considering investing $2 billion in boosting production of silicon carbide chips that are widely used to help extend the range of electric vehicles, company executives said on Tuesday. Company executives said during an analyst presentation the company is considering the expansion in either the U.S., the Czech Republic or Korea. The firm already has factories in each of those countries. ON Semiconductor […]