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Peoria councilman makes move for at-large seat
PEORIA, Ill. — He says he will remain “an independent voice for the community” at the Peoria City Council. At-Large councilman Kiran Velpula makes that promise in announcing his camp...
Nov 17, 2022
Britain to help insurers boost investment in economy
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's finance minister Jeremy Hunt announced a plan on Thursday to free up billions of pounds from the capital buffers of insurers to invest in infrastructure, potentially boost...
Nov 17, 2022
Sri Lanka postpones debt restructuring talks, hopes for IMF deal in Dec
By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka has postponed a round of debt restructuring talks initially expected to be held on Thursday to allow central bank and treasury officials to provide c...
Nov 17, 2022
Brazil’s real slips as incoming govt looks to exempt $32 billion from spending cap
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's currency weakened against the dollar on Thursday after the incoming administration of President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva proposed exempting some 175 billion reais...
Nov 17, 2022
North Korea’s internet temporarily knocked offline, researcher says
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's internet was hit by the largest outages in months on Thursday, a cybersecurity researcher told Reuters, after similar service interruptions in January wer...
Nov 17, 2022
Tim Hortons teams up with Alibaba to woo Chinese coffee drinkers
BEIJING (Reuters) - The operator of Canadian coffee chain Tim Hortons in China said on Thursday it had forged a two-year partnership with Alibaba Group's grocery chain that will see the two launch co-...
Nov 17, 2022
EU wrestles with Payment for Order Flow share trading rules
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - European Union states edged closer on Thursday to ditching a proposed ban on brokers earning fees in return for directing stock trades to specific trading platforms. Pa...
Nov 17, 2022
Burberry’s London stores lose out as tourists head to tax-free Paris, Milan
By Paul Sandle and Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) - London is losing out to Paris and Milan as a tourist destination for high-spending shoppers over the lack of a tax incentive, British luxury brand Bur...
Nov 17, 2022
Italy’s Enel to build solar pv cell & panel factory in U.S
MILAN (Reuters) - Italian utility Enel said on Thursday it would build a solar photovoltaic (PV) cell & panel manufacturing facility in the United States. The factory is expected to initially produce ...
Nov 17, 2022
TSX futures drop as oil, gold prices weigh
(Reuters) - Futures for Canada's main stock index fell on Thursday, tracking losses in commodity prices from fears over weakening demand in top consumer China. December futures on the S&P/TSX index we...
Nov 17, 2022
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