By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Tuesday, extending the previous day’s rally on hopes of higher seasonal fuel demand and potential U.S. crude purchases for its petroleum reserve, though gains were capped by a firmer dollar. Brent crude futures climbed 28 cents, or 0.3%, to $81.91 per barrel by 0038 GMT…
ZURICH (Reuters) – The merger of the Swiss units of UBS and Credit Suisse could be completed as early as July 1, a senior executive at UBS was quoted as saying on Tuesday. UBS, which acquired its former rival Credit Suisse last year after the bank’s collapse, had previously indicated the two units would be…
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican Sam Brown will try to walk away with his party’s nomination for the U.S. Senate on Tuesday in Nevada, one of four states where voters will make their party picks for the November general election. Brown, a former U.S. Army captain backed by Senate Republicans, including Senate Minority…
By Jeffrey Dastin and Aditya Soni SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Apple’s developer conference on Monday was about more than infusing its software with the latest artificial intelligence technology, including from ChatGPT. It was also about selling more iPhones. Facing choppy consumer spending and resurgent tech rivals, Apple has looked to AI as a way to…
