By Tim McLaughlin (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration intends to overturn pollution rules aimed at reducing soot emissions from U.S. coal-fired power plants in a move intended to help keep some of the nation’s dirtiest plants operational, according to people familiar with the matter. Soot particles can wreak havoc on human health because they’re…
By Jonathan Saul LONDON (Reuters) – Most of the jet fuel onboard the U.S.-flagged tanker Stena Immaculate that was hit by a container ship in a collision off Britain’s coast remains contained and only two of the vessel’s 18 fuel tanks have leaked, owner Stena Bulk said on Wednesday. The Portuguese-flagged Solong container ship crashed…
(Reuters) -A consortium consisting of Warburg Pincus and KKR is in talks to acquire German packaging and medical equipment maker Gerresheimer AG, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The private equity firms have emerged as the frontrunner after they teamed up and other potential bidders including Bain Capital dropped out,…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. budget deficit totaled $307 billion for President Donald Trump’s first full month in office, up 4%, or $11 billion, from a year ago, the Treasury Department said on Wednesday, even as growth in receipts outpaced that of spending. Receipts totaled $296 billion in February, a record for that month. That…
