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Fed’s Quarles says he doesn’t see rationale for central bank digital currency
(Reuters) - Federal Reserve Governor Randal Quarles, until recently the U.S. central bank's top financial regulator, on Wednesday said he does not understand the arguments in favor of issuing a centra...
Oct 20, 2021
Exclusive: Cuba, Paris Club reach deal to skip 2021 debt payment – diplomats
By Marc Frank HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba has reached a deal with the Paris Club of creditor nations to postpone an annual debt payment due in November until next year, according to diplomats from five of...
Oct 20, 2021
Rodolphe Belmer named Atos CEO, ending Girard’s troubled reign
(Reuters) - Rodolphe Belmer will replace Elie Girard as chief executive of Atos by early next year, the French IT consulting firm said on Wednesday, in a sudden announcement that wrapped Girard's shor...
Oct 20, 2021
Actress Selma Blair’s struggles with MS depicted in new documentary
(Reuters) - In October 2018, Selma Blair announced to her fans that she had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, an incurable debilitating neurological condition in which the immune system eats awa...
Oct 20, 2021
City Council gets look at bigger budget
PEORIA, Ill. – Peoria’s city administration is proposing a budget that could be considered significantly higher than this year, but somewhat puts spending levels back to pre-pandemic. City...
Oct 20, 2021
Lower rates mean climate costs higher than thought, SF Fed paper says
By Ann Saphir (Reuters) - A decades-long drop in global real interest rates means that the U.S. government and other entities may be vastly underestimating the true future economic cost of climate cha...
Oct 20, 2021
8 Nigerian nationals charged with conspiring to engage in money laundering – U.S. DOJ
(Reuters) - Eight Nigerians have been charged with conspiring to engage in internet scams and money laundering from Cape Town, South Africa, the U.S. Department of Justice Said on Wednesday. Seven lea...
Oct 20, 2021
Fed’s Quarles: taper test is met, Fed not behind curve
(Reuters) - Federal Reserve Governor Randal Quarles on Wednesday said that while it's time for the Fed to begin dialing down its bond-buying program, it would be "premature" to start raising interest ...
Oct 20, 2021
California ports, key to U.S. supply chain, among world’s least efficient
By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Southern California's Los Angeles and Long Beach ports handle the most ocean cargo of any ports in the United States, but are some of the least efficient in t...
Oct 20, 2021
Tesla lobbies Modi’s office in India to slash taxes before it enters market-sources
By Aditi Shah and Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Tesla Inc has urged Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's office to slash import taxes on electric vehicles before it enters the market, four sourc...
Oct 20, 2021
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