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Analysis: As investors look to Jackson Hole, options markets see ‘a lot of nothing’
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) - Traders in U.S. equity options do not expect the Federal Reserve's symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming later this month to spark big moves in stocks, even as a...
Aug 17, 2021
U.S. Senator Cornyn deletes erroneous Taiwan tweet blasted by Chinese media
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Republican Senator John Cornyn has deleted a tweet in which he said wrongly that the United States currently has 30,000 troops stationed in Chinese-claimed Taiwan, a claim ...
Aug 17, 2021
Rubio wants Biden to block TikTok after Chinese government takes stake
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Senator Marco Rubio on Tuesday called on President Joe Biden to block short-form video app TikTok in the United States after China took an ownership stake in a key su...
Aug 17, 2021
House Democrats tee up second voting-rights measure
By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Democrats said Tuesday they would seek to advance another voting rights measure in the House of Representatives with the hopes of breaking a Senate logjam...
Aug 17, 2021
Morgan Stanley will require employees to prove vaccination status
(Reuters) - Morgan Stanley said on Tuesday it had asked its U.S.-based employees to offer proof for COVID-19 vaccination, as the big bank doubles down on rules for staff entering its offices. Nearly 9...
Aug 17, 2021
Fed’s Powell: Not certain Delta outbreak will dent recovery
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It remains unclear whether the heightened outbreak of the coronavirus Delta variant will have a noticeable impact on the economy, Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said Tuesda...
Aug 17, 2021
Durbin, Duckworth: Peoria Air National Guard Unit Stays Put
PEORIA, Ill. – If Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth have their way, the 182nd Airlift Wing unit in Peoria won’t be going away any time soon. Durbin and Duckworth, along with U.S. Re...
Aug 17, 2021
Houston will pay $100 to anyone receiving first COVID vaccine dose
(Reuters) - Anybody who receives the first dose of a COVID vaccine before the end of August in the county that encompasses Houston will receive $100, the county's top elected official said on Tuesday....
Aug 17, 2021
Exclusive: India likely to withdraw sugar export subsidies from new season
By Mayank Bhardwaj and Rajendra Jadhav NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India is expected to withdraw sugar export subsidies from the new season beginning October as a sharp rise in global prices makes it easier...
Aug 17, 2021
Exclusive: India starts selling oil from strategic reserves after policy shift
By Nidhi Verma NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India has begun selling oil from its Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to state-run refiners as it implements a new policy to commercialise its federal storage by ...
Aug 17, 2021
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