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UK shoppers shrug off inflation worries to pick up their spending
LONDON (Reuters) - British shoppers picked up the pace of their spending in October despite concerns about rising inflation, according to a survey published on Tuesday. The British Retail Consortium s...
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New marijuana decriminalization effort weighed in U.S. House -report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Legislation that would decriminalize marijuana and establish a tax on cannabis sales was being developed by Republican Representative Nancy Mace with the goal of introducing it ...
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Self-driving truck startup Plus, Hennessy Capital pull merger on regulatory uncertainty
(Corrects typo in paragraph 3) (Reuters) - Self-driving truck startup Plus and blank-check company Hennessy Capital Investment Corp V have called off their merger, the companies said on Monday, citing...
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Japan’s Sept real wages fell for first time in 3 months as inflation bites
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's real wages declined in September for the first time in three months as inflation picked up faster than growth in nominal pay, the government said, a sign of global cost-push ...
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Saving nuclear plant could help California hit climate goals -report
By Timothy Gardner (Reuters) - California should extend the life of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant to meet state climate goals, a report by academics and a consulting company said on Monday. Th...
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Bitcoin hits new record as crypto market cap exceeds $3 tln
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Bitcoin and ether made record peaks in the Asia session on Tuesday as enthusiasm for cryptocurrency adoption and fears about inflation leant support to the asset class. Bitcoin rose...
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Man injured from stabbing
PEORIA, Ill. – Peoria Police are investigating a reported stabbing late Monday afternoon. Police say it happened just after 4:00 p.m. in the 3800 block of West Carmel Avenue. Our news partner 25...
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U.S. judge upholds United Airlines’ COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees
By Tom Hals and Rajesh Kumar Singh (Reuters) -A U.S. federal judge on Monday ruled that United Airlines Holdings Inc can impose a COVID-19 vaccine mandate on its employees that only provides unpaid le...
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Rappi hopes to be operating as digital bank in Colombia by early 2022, executive says
By Nelson Bocanegra BOGOTA (Reuters) - Delivery mobile application Rappi hopes to get regulatory approval to operate as a digital bank in Colombia in the first quarter of next year, an executive said ...
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Macy’s to lift minimum wage to $15 an hour as labor market tightens
(Reuters) - Macy's Inc will raise the minimum wage of its more than 100,000 U.S. employees to $15 an hour by May, the department store chain said on Monday, as retailers fight to hire and retain worke...
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