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Mexico says US energy secretary to visit, power market concerns eyed
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm will travel to Mexico this week for talks, with the government's planned overhaul of the Mexican electricity market potentially on the a...
Jan 17, 2022
Thousands of flights canceled in eastern U.S. as winter storm heads north
By Rich McKay (Reuters) - Thousands of U.S. flights were canceled on Monday and more than 100,000 homes and businesses lacked power as a snowstorm crept up the East Coast to New England and Canada, wh...
Jan 17, 2022
German transport minister reverses from 15 million electric vehicles goal
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's goal of getting 15 million electric vehicles on the road by 2030 includes fully-electric and hybrid vehicles, the transport minister said on Monday, in a retreat from a pl...
Jan 17, 2022
Cognac sales jump 31% as drinkers go upmarket
PARIS (Reuters) - Cognac sales surged by a nearly a third last year as American and Chinese drinkers guzzled old vintages, in the latest sign premium drinks makers are putting the pandemic behind them...
Jan 17, 2022
Bitcoin investors dig in for long haul in ‘staggering’ shift
By Medha Singh and Lisa Pauline Mattackal (Reuters) - As bitcoin heads into 2022, a growing cohort of long-term investors is doubling down on its stashes of the cryptocurrency, hoping a December dip w...
Jan 17, 2022
Firms see increasing labor shortages and wage pressures – Bank of Canada survey
By Julie Gordon OTTAWA, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Canadian firms see labor shortages intensifying and wage pressure increasing, with strong demand growth and supply chain constraints putting upward pressure ...
Jan 17, 2022
U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Milley tests positive for COVID-19: spokesman
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, a spokesman said. He is experiencing very minor symptoms and can perform all dutie...
Jan 17, 2022
Twitter expands feature allowing users to flag misleading tweets
(Reuters) - Twitter Inc said on Monday it will expand its test feature which allows users to flag misleading content on its social media platform to Brazil, Spain and the Philippines. The company had ...
Jan 17, 2022
Unilever’s offer for GSK’s consumer health raises doubts, questions over strategy
By Siddharth Cavale (Reuters) - Unilever faces a dilemma after its 50 billion pound ($68 billion) offer for GlaxoSmithKline's consumer healthcare assets was rejected -- should it raise the bid and ris...
Jan 17, 2022
Germany expects “real debate” about fiscal rules to start in June – Lindner
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany wants to respect jointly agreed fiscal rules as this helps to control inflation, its new Finance Minister Christian Lindner said on Monday, adding he expected the "real deba...
Jan 17, 2022
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