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US safety board chair vows accountability, recommendations in Ohio derailment
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - National Transportation Safety Board chair Jennifer Homendy on Thursday vowed to ensure accountability and propose new safety recommendations in its investigation into the Feb. ...
Jun 22, 2023
IMF has hit $100 billion target of SDRs for vulnerable countries – Georgieva
PARIS (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund has reached its target of making $100 billion in special drawing rights available for vulnerable countries, Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva tol...
Jun 22, 2023
Self-driving firm Kodiak inks deal to equip 800 Loadsmith trucks
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Autonomous truck technology firm Kodiak Robotics will equip its self-driving software in 800 trucks for logistics platform Loadsmith, the companies said in a statement on Thu...
Jun 22, 2023
Big central banks are still hiking rates but eye the end
LONDON (Reuters) - Inflation is cooling, meaning major central banks can start to think about ending interest rate hikes even if most are not there just yet. The Bank of England, an outlier in some wa...
Jun 22, 2023
Former congressman Will Hurd, a Trump critic, joins 2024 Republican race
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. Representative Will Hurd, once the sole Black Republican in Congress, on Thursday joined the crowded race to beat Donald Trump for the party's 2024 presidential nomi...
Jun 22, 2023
FDIC Chairman says bank agencies eye tougher capital rules for banks over $100 billion in size
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation said Thursday that bank regulators are considering applying an upcoming set of stricter capital rules to banks with over $1...
Jun 22, 2023
U.S. jobless claims hold steady at 20-month high, current account gap widens
(Reuters) - The number of people filing for state unemployment benefits for the first time held steady at a 20-month high last week, remaining elevated for a third straight week in what may be an earl...
Jun 22, 2023
Meta’s Oversight Board asks Facebook owner to evaluate election integrity efforts
(Reuters) - Meta Platforms' Oversight Board has asked the social media firm to evaluate efforts to prevent promotion of political violence on its platforms, after it allowed a video calling for violen...
Jun 22, 2023
Mexican inflation slows more than expected ahead of rate decision
(Reuters) -Mexico's annual inflation hit its lowest in more than two years ahead of a monetary policy decision on Thursday that is expected to leave interest rates at a cycle high as the consumer pric...
Jun 22, 2023
Ford, SK joint venture set to receive $9.2 billion US government loan for battery plants
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Energy Department on Thursday said it intends to loan a joint venture of Ford Motor and South Korean battery maker SK On up to $9.2 billion to help f...
Jun 22, 2023
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