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U.S. pending home sales drop in November; Omicron poses risk – NAR
(Reuters) - Contracts to buy U.S. previously owned homes fell unexpectedly in November as limited housing stock and lofty prices crimped activity, and the explosion of new coronavirus cases from the f...
Dec 29, 2021
Carnival unit says ship will not sail to New York amid Omicron worries
(Reuters) - Carnival Corp's Cunard unit said on Wednesday its Queen Mary 2 cruise ship would skip a scheduled stop at New York and instead extend its stay in Barbados until Jan. 2 to bring in more sta...
Dec 29, 2021
U.S. goods trade deficit hits a record in November
(Reuters) - The U.S. trade deficit in goods mushroomed to a record in November as imports surged and exports slipped. The goods trade deficit widened last month by 17.5% to $97.8 billion from $83.2 bi...
Dec 29, 2021
Cultural director urges Serbian cinemas to show Srebrenica film
By Fedja Grulovic NOVI PAZAR, Serbia (Reuters) - The director of a cultural centre in a largely Muslim part of Serbia has appealed for an acclaimed movie about the massacre of 8,000 Muslims by Bosnian...
Dec 29, 2021
U.S. SEC charges Medallion Financial Corp over alleged fraud
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday charged Medallion Financial Corp and President and Chief Operating Officer Andrew Murstein with allegedly engaging in fr...
Dec 29, 2021
U.S. CDC chief hopes to make call on COVID boosters for 12-15 year-olds in days, weeks -CNN
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Approval of a third COVID-19 vaccine dose for U.S. children aged 12-15 could be days or weeks away, the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) told CNN in ...
Dec 29, 2021
Peoria leaders focus on problem of violence this week
Peoria, Ill –Peoria leaders want to discuss the problem of increased violence in the city. Today, Peoria Police Chief Eric Echavarria is scheduled to offer remarks on the issue, aiming to, ̶...
Dec 29, 2021
Infineon sees supply bottlenecks until end of 2022 – Handelsblatt
BERLIN (Reuters) - The semiconductor industry's struggle to keep up with incoming orders looks set to continue as supply bottlenecks may last until the end of 2022, a member of German chipmaker Infine...
Dec 29, 2021
China says to extend some favourable income tax policies
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will extend some favourable income tax policies to ease the burden for middle- and low-income groups, state media said on Wednesday, quoting a cabinet meeting chaired by Prem...
Dec 29, 2021
Gregarious NFL Hall of Fame coach John Madden dies at 85
(Reuters) – John Madden, the beefy, exuberant Super Bowl-winning coach of the Oakland Raiders who became one of America’s best-known TV sports announcers and lent his name to a wildly succ...
Dec 29, 2021
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