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US puts sanctions on 21 people, entities for aiding Iran
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department said on Wednesday it had imposed sanctions on 21 Iranian and foreign nationals and entities for their involvement in financial networks to benefit I...
Nov 29, 2023
Analysis-Rate cut hopes buoy U.S. stocks ahead of uncertain 2024
By David Randall, Lewis Krauskopf and Carolina Mandl (Reuters) - Hopes that an economic soft landing will lead the Federal Reserve to pull back on interest rates have ignited Wall Street's appetite fo...
Nov 29, 2023
US economy slowed in recent weeks, Fed survey shows
(Reuters) - U.S. economic activity slowed from late October through the middle of November, while businesses reported inflation largely moderating and easier hiring for jobs, the Federal Reserve said ...
Nov 29, 2023
Social media CEOs to testify at US Senate hearing in January
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chief executives of social media companies Meta, X, TikTok, Snap and Discord will testify on online child sexual exploitation at a U.S. Senate hearing rescheduled for Jan. 3...
Nov 29, 2023
Commodity market analyst discusses corn and soybean markets for 2024 at Greater Peoria Farm Show
PEORIA, Ill. – There's too much corn and not enough soybeans. That's the analysis of DTN Lead Market Analyst Todd Hultman about what to expect in farm markets for 2024. Hultman is a featured spe...
Nov 29, 2023
US Congress vows to pass massive defense bill, culture wars loom
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. congressional armed services committee leaders vowed on Wednesday that a must-pass $886 billion defense policy bill will be enacted this year, despite ...
Nov 29, 2023
CSX train derailment in Kentucky was avoidable, lawsuit claims
By Clark Mindock (Reuters) - A group of Kentucky residents on Wednesday sued CSX, saying the railroad operator could have prevented a train derailment that spilled molten sulfur in remote eastern Kent...
Nov 29, 2023
Over 70% of US Jewish college students exposed to antisemitism this school year, survey finds
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nearly three in four Jewish college students in the United States who responded to a survey said they have experienced or witnessed antisemitism during the cur...
Nov 29, 2023
Current policy rate lets Fed be ‘nimble’ with incoming data, Mester says
By Michael S. Derby NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cleveland Federal Reserve President Loretta Mester said on Wednesday that an easing of inflation pressures has given the U.S. central bank time to decide the n...
Nov 29, 2023
Euro zone economic sentiment inches up in November
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone economic sentiment increased slightly for a second consecutive month in November, in line with expectations, as a modest up-tick of the mood in services, retail and amon...
Nov 29, 2023
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