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U.S. House votes to hike debt ceiling, avert default
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Democratic-controlled U.S. House of Representatives gave final approval on Tuesday to a Senate-passed bill temporarily raising the government’s borrowing limit t...
Oct 12, 2021
U.S. judge restrains United from placing employees receiving COVID-19 vaccine exemption on unpaid leave
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A U.S. judge in Texas on Tuesday temporarily restrained United Airlines from placing any employee on unpaid leave who receive religious exemptions from the company for COVID-19 vac...
Oct 12, 2021
U.S. Jan. 6 panel to advance contempt charges if subpoenas not followed -Cheney
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee investigating the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol will move criminal contempt charges against those who do not comply with i...
Oct 12, 2021
Branagh’s ‘Belfast’ gets UK premiere as Oscar buzz grows
By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) - Actor and filmmaker Kenneth Branagh takes audiences to the city of his birth and his childhood with the semi-autobiographical comedy drama "Belfast" which had its E...
Oct 12, 2021
Boeing will require its 125,000 U.S. employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Boeing Co said on Tuesday it will require its 125,000 U.S. employees to be vaccinated by Dec. 8 under an executive order issued by President Joe Biden for fe...
Oct 12, 2021
Debt limit hike headed to passage in U.S. House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A majority of the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to pass legislation raising the Treasury Department's borrowing limit to $28.9 trillion, averting a debt default...
Oct 12, 2021
KKR-led group nears deal for rights to hits by The Weeknd, Lorde – FT
(Reuters) - A consortium led by private equity giant KKR & Co is nearing a deal to buy rights to music by pop icons Lorde and The Weeknd for $1.1 billon, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citin...
Oct 12, 2021
UK’s Sunak calls on G7 to work together on supply-chain difficulties
LONDON (Reuters) - British finance minister Rishi Sunak said on Wednesday the Group of Seven rich nations should work together more closely to tackle supply-chain disruption which has hampered the eco...
Oct 12, 2021
SAP lifts full-year outlook as more customers shift to cloud
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - German business software group SAP raised its full-year outlook for a third time on the back of a strong showing in the third quarter as more customers shift their IT operations ...
Oct 12, 2021
Fed announces Quarles to step away from internal regulatory lead role as vice-chair term expires
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve said on Tuesday that Vice Chair for Supervision Randal Quarles would no longer lead the internal committee overseeing bank rules and superv...
Oct 12, 2021
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