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PHILADELPHIA, Sept 4 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday took shots at his likely 2024 rival, Donald Trump, in a Labor Day speech aimed at shoring up support in Pennsylvania, a state he needs to win next year to retain the White House.A self-described champion of labor unions, Biden addressed union workers in Philadelphia as he sought to explain his economic policies to a public worried about the economy, despite easing inflation and low unemployment levels."It wasn't that long ago we were losing jobs in this country," Biden...

U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm delivers a speech ahead of a conversation with Daniel Yergin, the vice chairman of S&P Global, during the CERAWeek energy conference in Houston, Texas, U.S., March 8, 2023. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Aug 31 (Reuters) - The Biden administration is offering $12 billion in grants and loans for auto makers and suppliers to retrofit their plants to produce electric and other advanced vehicles, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said on Thursday."While we transition to EVs, we want to ensure that workers can transition...

Inflation Reduction Act raised fears of investment shift to U.S.EU decision to relax state aid rules has helped ease fearsEU working on more legislationCritics say EU legislation favours big states, big companiesBRUSSELS, Aug 17 (Reuters) - When the United States launched its massive green subsidies push a year ago, many in Europe feared it would be a fresh blow to their regional economy grappling with the knock-on effects of war in Ukraine and lingering aftershocks of the COVID-19 pandemic.Yet while critics argue the European Union has yet to offer a...

Renault's chairperson Jean-Dominique Senard looks on during a visit by the French President to the site of the future factory of Japan-based battery maker Envision AESC group, where Renault SA develops an electric-vehicle manufacturing hub, in Douai, France June 28, 2021. Ludovic Marin/Pool via... Read moreAIX-EN-PROVENCE, France, July 9 (Reuters) - European firms are concerned they could get caught in the cross-fire of rising economic rivalry between the United States and China, with some officials at a French business conference also frustrated at Europe's slowness in crafting a response.Rising trade...

Moderna climbs on deal to develop mRNA medicines in ChinaChip stocks slide on China's export curbsU.S. May factory orders miss expectationsFed minutes awaited at 2:00 p.m. ETIndexes down: Dow 0.16%, S&P 0.05%, Nasdaq 0.07%July 5 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes fell on Wednesday ahead of the Federal Reserve's June meeting minutes, while weak U.S. and China economic data as well as rising Sino-U.S. tensions dented investor sentiment.May U.S. factory orders rose less than expected, according to a Commerce Department report, fanning fears of a slowdown due to high interest...