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Jefferies CEO ‘tentatively shooting’ for Jan. 17 return to office
(Reuters) - Jefferies Financial Group Inc Chief Executive Officer Richard Handler said on Saturday the company is "tentatively shooting" for Jan. 17 as a return to office date. In an Instagram post, H...
Dec 18, 2021
U.S. Air Force says two crew supporting Blinken’s foreign trip tested positive
By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two U.S. Air Force crew members supporting U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's travel last week to the United Kingdom and Southeast Asia have tested positiv...
Dec 18, 2021
Greece plans more relief for homes and businesses hit by energy costs
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece will provide further financial relief to households, businesses and farmers facing higher outgoings due to surging energy prices, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on S...
Dec 18, 2021
‘Super Saturday’ set to lure last-minute shoppers in U.S. despite Omicron surge
By Arriana McLymore and Richa Naidu NEW YORK/CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. retailers opened their doors on Saturday to what they hope will be swarms of shoppers searching for last-minute holiday gifts, des...
Dec 18, 2021
U.S. Senate confirms ex-Chicago Mayor Emanuel to be ambassador to Japan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate early Saturday confirmed President Joe Biden's nominee Rahm Emanuel to be ambassador to Japan, despite questions about the murder of a Black teenager by a white ...
Dec 18, 2021
Turkish business group calls for an end to Erdogan’s low-rates policy
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's largest business group, TUSIAD, on Saturday urged President Tayyip Erdogan's government to abandon a controversial monetary policy based on low rates that has prompted a cr...
Dec 18, 2021
Pfizer says pandemic could extend to 2024, vaccine data for younger children delayed
(Reuters) – Pfizer Inc on Friday forecast that the COVID-19 pandemic would not be behind us until 2024 and said a lower-dose version of its vaccine for 2- to 4-year-olds generated a weaker immun...
Dec 18, 2021
Illinois repeals Parental Notification Act
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Beginning January 1, 2024, Illinois minors will no longer have to have their parents’ permission to get an abortion. Gov. J-B Pritzker on Friday signed a bill into law,...
Dec 18, 2021
ECB ready to adjust policy if inflation doesn’t fall as expected – Holzmann
ZURICH (Reuters) - European Central Bank (ECB) policymaker Robert Holzmann said on Saturday the ECB will quickly be able to assess if inflation falls as expected next year and can adjust its monetary ...
Dec 18, 2021
Net profits of China’s centrally-owned state firms at 1.75 trillion yuan in Jan-Nov – state media
BEIJING (Reuters) - Net profits of centrally-owned state firms in China reached 1.75 trillion yuan ($274.52 billion) in the January-November period, the state asset regulator said on Saturday, accordi...
Dec 18, 2021
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