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U.S. senators urge barring Huawei, ZTE from $1.9 trillion gov’t funding measure
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Two U.S. senators on Wednesday said they are introducing a measure to prohibit funds in a $1.9 trillion government funding measure from being used to purchase...
Jul 28, 2021
New York to require state employees to get COVID vaccine or face weekly testing
By Maria Caspani NEW YORK (Reuters) -New York will require state employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or get tested weekly, a mandate that will go into effect on Sept. 6, Governor Andrew Cuomo ...
Jul 28, 2021
PowerSchool valued at over $3 billion in NYSE debut as shares rise
(Reuters) -Shares of PowerSchool Holdings Inc rose 2.8% in their New York Stock Exchange debut on Wednesday, giving the cloud-based education software provider a valuation of about $3.57 billion. Powe...
Jul 28, 2021
Cleanup ongoing at Lyondell La Porte plant after leak kills two, injures 30
By Liz Hampton (Reuters) - Cleanup was ongoing on Wednesday morning after a chemical leak killed two workers and injured 30 others at a LyondellBasell Industries plant in La Porte, Texas, the company ...
Jul 28, 2021
Nigerian naira hits record low on black market after central bank clampdown
By Chijioke Ohuocha ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's currency fell 3.3% to hit a record low of 522 naira against the dollar on the black market on Wednesday, after the central bank banned sales of foreign ...
Jul 28, 2021
Congressional Republicans lash out against new COVID-19 mask guidance
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. Congress lashed out at health officials' recommendations that even fully vaccinated people resume wearing masks in many places, including the Capitol, as...
Jul 28, 2021
Morgan Stanley raises pay for junior bankers, capital markets employees – Business Insider
(Reuters) - Morgan Stanley has raised the base pay for first and second year bankers in its investment banking and global capital markets division, according to a Business Insider report on Wednesday....
Jul 28, 2021
Twitter begins testing shopping feature on brand profile pages
By Sheila Dang (Reuters) - Twitter Inc will begin allowing businesses to showcase products for sale at the top of their profile page, the social networking company said on Wednesday, as it seeks to gr...
Jul 28, 2021
U.S. Homeland Security Department imposes employee mask mandate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday said all of its employees, regardless of vaccination status, will need to wear a mask indoors and physically distance. The ...
Jul 28, 2021
Analysis-Pandemics & protests: Unrest grips developing countries
By Karin Strohecker LONDON (Reuters) - From Tunisia and South Africa to Colombia, social unrest is sweeping through developing countries, a reminder of income inequalities that have deepened during th...
Jul 28, 2021
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