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By David Morgan, Jeff Mason and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden and House Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy will meet to discuss the debt ceiling on Monday, after a “productive” phone call as the president headed back to Washington, the two sides said on Sunday. McCarthy, speaking to reporters at the U.S. Capitol following the call, said there were positive discussions on solving the crisis and that […]

By Steve Keating ROCHESTER, New York (Reuters) -Brooks Koepka was closing in on a PGA Championship hat-trick and a landmark major win for LIV Golf on Sunday clinging to a one-shot lead heading onto the back nine at sunny Oak Hill. Saying he had learned his lessons from last month’s Masters, when he led by two going into the final round before a collapse opened the door for Jon Rahm […]

By Ross Kerber and Simon Jessop (Reuters) – The absence of women from the slate of potential Morgan Stanley CEO successors underscores the importance of cultivating and keeping diverse talent, corporate governance experts say. Morgan Stanley co-presidents Ted Pick and Andy Saperstein, and head of investment management Dan Simkowitz, are the front-runners to succeed James Gorman, who said on Friday he plans to step down as chief executive within a […]

(Reuters) – Britain’s Mark Cavendish, who is competing in the Giro d’Italia, has called a press conference for Monday “to talk about the rest of the season,” his Astana-Qazaqstan team said on Sunday, fuelling speculation about his retirement. Cavendish celebrated his 38th birthday on Sunday at the Italian race, and according to a report from Gazetta dello Sport the sprinter will announce his retirement from cycling at the end of […]

LONDON (Reuters) -Women’s Super League (WSL) leaders Chelsea beat Arsenal 2-0 on Sunday to stay top of the standings and move within touching distance of a fourth straight league crown, but Manchester United have not yet given up the chase. The Red Devils ensured the race will go to the final day next weekend by beating Manchester City 2-1 with a stoppage-time goal from Lucia Garcia, leaving Chelsea two points […]

(Reuters) – Warner Bros Discovery chief executive David Zaslav was booed by students after taking the stage at Boston University to accept his honorary degree and give the 2023 commencement speech, amid an ongoing strike by film and television writers over pay, videos that surfaced on social media show. The Hollywood Reporter first reported the incident on Sunday. Boston University did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. […]

BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s cyberspace regulator said on Sunday that products made by U.S. memory chip manufacturer Micron Technology had failed its network security review and that it would bar operators of key infrastructure from procuring from the firm. The decision, announced amid a dispute over chip technology between Washington and Beijing, could include sectors ranging from transport to finance, according to China’s broad definition of critical information infrastructure. “The review […]

By Renee Maltezou and Lefteris Papadimas ATHENS (Reuters) -Greece’s ruling New Democracy party stormed to a crushing victory in a parliamentary election on Sunday but fell just short of the threshold needed to form a government on its own. With most votes counted, conservative New Democracy took a commanding lead of 40.8%, trouncing the radical leftist Syriza, which governed from 2015 to 2019, which polled 20.1%. Greece’s interior ministry projected […]

By Renee Maltezou and Lefteris Papadimas ATHENS (Reuters) -Greece’s ruling New Democracy party stormed to a crushing victory in a parliamentary election on Sunday but fell just short of the threshold needed to form a government on its own. With most votes counted, conservative New Democracy took a commanding lead of 40.8%, trouncing the radical leftist Syriza, which governed from 2015 to 2019, which polled 20.1%. Greece’s interior ministry projected […]