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U.S. consumer chief Chopra to revisit rules around credit card fees, abuses
By Katanga Johnson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. consumer watchdog will revisit its rules around credit card fees in a bid to stamp out abuses, discourage excessive late fees and boost competition, ...
Apr 27, 2022
Pritzker signs bills to address teacher shortages, substitute teacher shortages
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – It may not completely solve the state’s shortage of teachers, but it may very well help. Governor JB Pritzker signed a package of laws Wednesday at Springfield High Sch...
Apr 27, 2022
Biden says Americans should stop targeting teachers, banning books
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said American teachers are being unfairly targeted in "the culture wars," and warned against book banning in an event at the White H...
Apr 27, 2022
Investors fret over potential Musk U-turn in $44 billion Twitter buyout
By Anirban Sen (Reuters) - Investors speculating over whether Elon Musk will complete his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter Inc sent the social media company's shares on Wednesday to their lowest lev...
Apr 27, 2022
Pattern of ‘racial discrimination’ found in Minneapolis policing, study says
By Tyler Clifford (Reuters) - An inquiry prompted by the 2020 murder of George Floyd by a white police officer found a pattern of unlawful, "discriminatory policing" in Minneapolis and little accounta...
Apr 27, 2022
U.S. economy still ‘very, very strong,’ despite likely drop in GDP growth-official
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. data due out Thursday is expected to show slower economic growth in the first quarter, mainly due to a less robust jump in business inventories, but the ove...
Apr 27, 2022
Unknown, highly contagious disease kills 67 wild horses corralled in Colorado -BLM
By Keith Coffman DENVER (Reuters) - An unknown and highly contagious disease has killed 67 wild horses in less than a week at a federal corral in Colorado, officials said on Wednesday. U.S. Bureau of ...
Apr 27, 2022
Brazil’s Vale posts $4.5 billion in Q1 net profit
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian miner Vale, one of the world's largest producers of iron ore, reported on Wednesday first-quarter net profit of $4.48 billion, above the mean Refinitiv analyst forecast...
Apr 27, 2022
Explainer-What charges do Archegos founder and former CFO face?
By John McCrank NEW YORK (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors on Wednesday charged Archegos Capital Management founder Bill Hwang with 11 criminal counts and the private investment firm's former chief fina...
Apr 27, 2022
Brazil’s Vale announces share buyback program
(Reuters) - Brazilian miner Vale SA approved a share buyback program of up to 500 million common shares to be carried out over the next 18 months, the company said on Wednesday. The program represents...
Apr 27, 2022
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