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Unusually large U.S. jobs number stokes case for ‘unusually large’ rate hike
(Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve faces renewed pressure to deliver another 75 basis point interest rate hike at its upcoming meeting in September as fresh data showed job gains unexpectedly accele...
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Texas governor sends migrants to New York City as immigration standoff accelerates
By Sofia Ahmed and Ted Hesson NEW YORK (Reuters) -Texas Governor Greg Abbott, a Republican, said on Friday he has started to send buses carrying migrants to New York City in an effort to push responsi...
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Italian election frontrunner wants state lender to take control of TIM
By Giuseppe Fonte and Elvira Pollina ROME (Reuters) - The far-right Brothers of Italy party, leading polls ahead of next month's election, is calling for state lender Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) t...
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Explainer: What are the snags in Germany’s gas levy on consumers?
By Markus Wacket and Vera Eckert FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's cabinet agreed late on Thursday to impose a gas price levy on consumers, aiming to help struggling importers including Uniper cope with...
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Canada’s Ivey PMI shows activity contracting in July
TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian economic activity contracted in July for the first time this year as employment growth slowed and prices cooled, Ivey Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) data showed on Friday...
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Peoria prepares to welcome back the St. Jude runners
PEORIA, Ill. — It’s a big weekend for St. Jude. The Memphis to Peoria St. Jude runners are making their way back home, and some of the longer satellite runs, from Chicago and St. Louis, ar...
Julia Bradley Aug 05, 2022
VinFast hiring 8,000 additional employees to boost production
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's VinFast is looking to hire 8,000 more employees for its electric-vehicle plant in Vietnam as it ramps up production to deliver its first battery-powered SUVs to the United ...
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Washington D.C. lightning strike that killed two serves as climate warning
By Gloria Dickie (Reuters) - Scientists say that climate change is increasing the likelihood of lightning strikes across the United States, after lightning struck at a square near the White House, lea...
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Suspect arrested after four people found dead in Nebraska town
By Brendan O'Brien (Reuters) - A suspect was arrested on Friday in connection with the deaths of four people whose bodies were found at two separate homes in a Nebraska farming town when police respon...
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Rouble steadies, stocks down ahead of return of some foreign investors
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russian rouble stabilised in the 60-61 range to the dollar on Friday, lacking significant growth drivers going into the weekend, while stocks fell as the market prepared for a p...
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