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Teen pilot Rutherford takes a step closer to circumnavigating globe
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Teenager Zara Rutherford, bidding to become the youngest woman to fly solo around the globe, recalled the challenges involved in crossing a deserted and icebound Siberia on Wednesd...
Dec 22, 2021
ECB could raise rates as early as in about a year, Holzmann says
VIENNA (Reuters) - The European Central Bank could raise rates as soon as the end of next year, and calling an end to bond purchases would be a strong signal that the move is coming in the next two qu...
Dec 22, 2021
U.S. opens investigation into 580,000 Tesla vehicles over game feature
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S auto safety regulators said Wednesday they have opened a formal safety investigation into 580,000 Tesla vehicles sold since 2017 over the automaker's dec...
Dec 22, 2021
Mahershala Ali moves into the spotlight in ‘Swan Song’
By Alicia Powell NEW YORK (Reuters) - Double Oscar winner Mahershala Ali has finally found the right project to make his debut as lead actor in a feature film. Ali, who won Oscars for his supporting r...
Dec 22, 2021
Harpercollins settles with Russia’s Abramovich over ‘Putin’s People’ book
LONDON (Reuters) - Harpercollins said on Wednesday it had settled a libel dispute with Russian businessman Roman Abramovich over a book about President Vladimir Putin by agreeing to amend certain pass...
Dec 22, 2021
One more rally before electric vehicles sideline palladium
By Peter Hobson LONDON (Reuters) - Palladium is set for one last rally next year as a revival in the auto sector boosts demand for the metal used in engine exhausts, before the rise of electric vehicl...
Dec 22, 2021
Turkey’s president hails steps to help depositors, as lira steadies
By Ece Toksabay and Tuvan Gumrukcu ANKARA (Reuters) -Measures to protect Turkish lira bank deposits from depreciation amid a currency crisis have achieved their goal, President Tayyip Erdogan said on ...
Dec 22, 2021
Holiday travel plans in flux as Americans weigh Omicron risk
By Julia Harte and Rich McKay (Reuters) - Americans are facing a second Christmas of upended holiday plans, with a surge in COVID-19 infections fueled by the now-dominant Omicron variant forcing some ...
Dec 22, 2021
Exclusive-Brazil central bank puts brakes on tougher rules for fintechs, sources say
By Marcela Ayres and Aluisio Alves BRASILIA/SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's central bank has put the brakes on tougher regulations for the burgeoning fintech industry, withdrawing a draft proposal that...
Dec 22, 2021
Analysis – ‘Hands off’: Why some U.S. investors are pulling meme stocks from brokerages
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss and Krystal Hu (Reuters) - Jose Castillo pulled his $60,000 worth of GameStop Corp shares from his brokerage last summer, even though he had no intention of selling them. The 26...
Dec 22, 2021
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