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Shocked by gas bills, thrifty Dutch stockpile coal, wood for winter
By Stephanie van den Berg VEENENDAAL, Netherlands (Reuters) - The budget-conscious Dutch, who enjoyed abundant cheap gas for half a century to heat their homes, are turning to more traditional heating...
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About 233,000 still without power in Puerto Rico days after Fiona
NEW YORK (Reuters) - An estimated 233,000 homes and businesses were still without power in Puerto Rico on Friday almost two weeks after Hurricane Fiona caused an island-wide outage for its 3.3 million...
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U.S. consumer spending rebounds in August; inflation picks up
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer spending rebounded in August, but aggressive interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve as it battles stubbornly high inflation are slowing demand, which could l...
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Marlboro maker Altria opts to end non-compete deal with Juul
(Reuters) -Marlboro maker Altria Group Inc said it had exercised the option to be released from its non-compete deal with Juul Labs Inc, nearly four years after buying a 35% stake in the e-cigarette m...
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Insurers brace for hit from Florida’s costliest storm since 1992
(Reuters) - Insurers are bracing for a hit of between $28 billion and $47 billion from Hurricane Ian, in what could be the costliest Florida storm since Hurricane Andrew in 1992, according to U.S. pro...
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Ericsson wins Greenland 5G deal
OSLO (Reuters) - Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson has been contracted to build a 5G network in Greenland, initially covering three towns, local phone company Tusass said on Friday. Deploying E...
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Nestle to stop sourcing from Indonesian palm oil producer AAL
By Maytaal Angel and Bernadette Christina LONDON/JAKARTA (Reuters) - Food giant Nestle plans to stop sourcing from subsidiaries of Astra Agro Lestari (AAL), a major Indonesian palm oil producer accuse...
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Alleged animal abuser back in jail
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. — Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkins confirms that a man charged in connection with an animal cruelty case has been arrested. Watkins says Nicholas Prince, of Dunlap, was ar...
Julia Bradley Sep 30, 2022
Gazprom shareholders approve record $21 billion dividend payout
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Gazprom shareholders backed Russia's biggest ever dividend payout totalling 1.208 trillion roubles ($21 billion) at an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) of the state-controlled gas...
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OPEC+ oil output cut talks narrow to 0.5-1.0 million bpd, sources say
By Alex Lawler and Maha El Dahan LONDON/DUBAI Reuters) - OPEC+ oil producers considering lowering their output target at a meeting on Oct. 5 are focused on a cut of between 500,000 and 1 million barre...
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