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U.S. COVID-19 booster debate moves to FDA vaccine advisory committee
(Reuters) – The debate over whether Americans should receive a booster dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine moves to a panel of independent expert advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Admi...
Sep 17, 2021
U.S. COVID-19 booster debate moves to FDA vaccine advisory committee
By Manojna Maddipatla (Reuters) -The debate over whether Americans should receive a booster dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine moves to a panel of independent expert advisers to the U.S. Foo...
Sep 17, 2021
Exclusive-Teamsters organizing workers’ unions at 9 Amazon.com facilities in Canada
By Julia Love and Moira Warburton (Reuters) - The Teamsters workers' union has launched campaigns to organize employees in at least nine Canadian facilities of U.S. e-commerce company Amazon.com, acco...
Sep 17, 2021
November? December? Fed’s ‘taper’ timeline tied to volatile jobs data
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve, facing a labor market that may be stalling or on the cusp of a surge, is expected next week to open the door to reducing its monthly bon...
Sep 17, 2021
Global bond funds receive inflows for eighth straight week – Lipper
(Reuters) - Global bond funds attracted massive inflows in the week ended Sept. 15 as inflation worries subsided after U.S. data showed a slower increase in consumer prices in August. Investors purcha...
Sep 17, 2021
Lloyd’s of London wants third of market’s new hires to be ethnic minorities
LONDON (Reuters) - Lloyd's of London wants the commercial insurance market to recruit a third of its workforce from ethnic minorities, it said on Friday, as it attempts to improve diversity. Nearly 50...
Sep 17, 2021
Tencent says will allow WeChat users to access rivals’ links
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Tencent Holdings said its popular WeChat messaging app will start allowing users to access external links from Friday, days after regulators told the company and its rivals to end...
Sep 17, 2021
Infineon CEO: We expect chip prices to rise significantly
VILLACH, Austria (Reuters) - Infineon CEO Reinhard Ploss said on Friday that he expected silicon chip prices to rise significantly, adding that semiconductor makers needed to cover the cost of investm...
Sep 17, 2021
Taiwan, wanting to join Pacific trade pact, questions China’s ‘sudden’ application
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's economy minister expressed concern on Friday about China's "sudden" decision to apply to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPT...
Sep 17, 2021
Safaricom confirms $300 million Kenya Power smart meter proposal
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenyan telecoms operator Safaricom,, said on Friday it had submitted a proposal to Kenya Power for the installation of a $300 million smart meter system at the utility, confirming ...
Sep 17, 2021
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