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Amazon beats quarterly sales estimates
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly sales on Thursday, as it raked in more fees from its Prime loyalty subscribers as well as from merchants using it services to sell a...
Jul 28, 2022
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Alito mocks foreign critics of abortion ruling
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has brushed off criticism from prominent figures around the world of last month's blockbuster ruling he a...
Jul 28, 2022
Powell’s focus on ‘pain’ of inflation in one data point: More Americans are hungry
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Since May, U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has devoted some of his running commentary on monetary policy, a dense topic that can seem removed from d...
Jul 28, 2022
Tazewell County Board okays wind farm moratorium
PEKIN, Ill. – The Tazewell County Board is officially pumping the brakes on any more wind farms in the county, until county ordinances on the matter can be changed. County Board members voted in...
Jul 28, 2022
Private equity, hedge funds object to U.S. carried-interest tax hike proposal
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Private equity and hedge funds cautioned on Thursday that a proposed U.S. tax increase on carried-interest income could potentially hurt small businesses and big investors, such a...
Jul 28, 2022
U.S. offers reward for information on alleged Russian interference in elections
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department said it was offering a reward of up to $10 million for information on alleged Russian interference in American elections. "The Depart...
Jul 28, 2022
U.S. military technician with security clearance, wife charged with identity theft
By Brendan O'Brien (Reuters) - A former Coast Guard avionics technician held top secret security clearance for 20 years as he and his wife lived under the stolen identities of two dead children, accor...
Jul 28, 2022
Thousands of dead migrant seabirds wash up on Canada shore, avian flu suspected
By Shreya Jain TORONTO (Reuters) - The carcasses of thousands of migrant seabirds have washed up on the shores of eastern Canada this week and preliminary findings showed that the birds died of avian ...
Jul 28, 2022
U.S. Senate Democratic electric vehicle tax credit plan faces questions
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Automakers and lawmakers on Thursday were closely reviewing details of a proposed expansion of the electric vehicle tax credit that could help cut greenhouse...
Jul 28, 2022
Colombia’s next finance minister says rate rises have limited impact on inflation
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Interest rate hikes have a limited capacity to rein in accelerating inflation because supply issues are one of the key drivers of consumer price increases, Colombia's next finance m...
Jul 28, 2022
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