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Global equity funds see big inflows as risk appetite rebounds
(Reuters) - Global equity funds saw massive inflows as risk sentiment returned with investors believing that the Omicron variant won't bring a big setback to the world economy next year. According to ...
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Mall shooting leaves four injured near Chicago
OAK BROOK, Ill. — Shots rang out in a Chicago-area mall full of Christmas shoppers Thursday night, injuring four people. The incident at Oakbrook Center in Oak Brook, Illinois, began just before...
Julia Bradley Dec 24, 2021
Russian court fines Alphabet’s Google 7.2 billion roubles
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Moscow court on Friday said it was fining Alphabet's Google 7.2 billion roubles ($98 million) for what it said was a repeated failure to delete content Russia deems illegal, the f...
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Central Illinois airports receiving extra funding
PEORIA, Ill. — Airports statewide will receive extra funding thanks to the Infrastructure Law passed by lawmakers in November. Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (D-IL) has announced that more than $9.6...
Julia Bradley Dec 24, 2021
Ant’s consumer finance unit to boost its capital to $4.7 billion
BEIJING (Reuters) - The consumer finance unit of China's Ant Group will boost the company's capital to 30 billion yuan ($4.71 billion) from 8 billion yuan, and introduce 4 new strategic investors, an ...
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Unfazed by pandemic, supply chain woes, Santa Claus readies for annual flight
By Keith Coffman DENVER (Reuters) - Undaunted by pandemics, supply-chain woes and labor shortages plaguing Earth-bound commerce, Santa Claus was set to launch his reindeer-powered sleigh on Friday to ...
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U.S. travelers adjust holiday plans to constraints of Omicron wave
By Maria Caspani NEW YORK (Reuters) - Millions of Americans carried on warily with travel plans through a second pandemic-clouded holiday season, despite a growing wave of COVID-19 infections driven b...
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China’s commerce ministry calls U.S. Xinjiang ban ‘economic bullying’
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's commerce ministry said on Friday it expressed "strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition" to a U.S. ban on imports from Xinjiang region. The ministry described the action ...
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Turkish lira caps historic week with big lift from Erdogan government
By Nevzat Devranoglu and Jonathan Spicer ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's lira was on track for its strongest week on record on Friday, having spiked 44% with the support of billions of dollars of state-ba...
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China to build financial centre in western region by 2025, central bank says
BEIJING (Reuters) - China is planning to build a financial centre in the western region by 2025, the central bank said on Friday, in a bid to support economic growth in the Chengdu-Chongqing area. In ...
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