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U.S. banks urge regulators to be flexible on climate-risk rules
By Michelle Price WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. banks this week welcomed a regulatory proposal to incorporate climate change risks into their daily operations, yet said they opposed prescriptive risk ma...
Feb 16, 2022
Carrefour confident on turnaround after 2021 profit rise, record cash
PARIS (Reuters) - Carrefour said on Wednesday it was confident about its turnaround after Europe's largest food retailer delivered record free cash flow of 1.23 billion euros ($1.40 billion) and a 7.7...
Feb 16, 2022
Largest and most valuable blue diamond to come to auction at Sotheby’s Hong Kong
NEW YORK (Reuters) - It's the largest and most valuable blue diamond to ever come to auction. And, it's a recent discovery. The more than 15-carat De Beers Cullinan Blue diamond was mined in 2021 at S...
Feb 16, 2022
Exclusive-Biden to seek more than $770 billion in 2023 defense budget, sources say
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden is expected to ask Congress for more than $770 billion for his U.S. defense budget for the next fiscal year as the Pentagon seeks to modernize ...
Feb 16, 2022
Fed’s Kashkari says he had COVID, and it informs his outlook
By Ann Saphir (Reuters) - Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Neel Kashkari said Thursday that he and his family had COVID-19 earlier this year, and the experience drove home for him that it wi...
Feb 16, 2022
U.S. CDC weighs new guidance, masks still key in some cases, chief says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is weighing new COVID-19 guidance as cases decline, the agency's chief said on Wednesday, adding that officials realize peopl...
Feb 16, 2022
TelevisaUnivision to launch ‘Vix’ streaming platform on March 31
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - TelevisaUnivision, a new combined company created by Mexican broadcaster Televisa and U.S. broadcaster Univision, will launch its steaming platform "Vix" on March 31, a company...
Feb 16, 2022
UPDATED: Peoria area parking bans and school changes
UPDATED 7:02 a.m. (2/17) PEORIA, Ill. — Public works crews in Peoria have been preparing for a winter storm area that’s expected to bring rain, freezing rain, snow and plunging temperature...
Feb 16, 2022
Italy’s telecoms lobby asks to reschedule 5G spectrum payments – letter
MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's telecoms lobby is asking the government to reschedule more than 4 billion euros ($4.54 billion) in payments due later this year from its fifth-generation mobile spectrum auct...
Feb 16, 2022
Inflation, supply chain snags set to drive up costs 15%, says Devon Energy
DENVER (Reuters) -U.S. shale producer Devon Energy on Wednesday said it was anticipating a 15% rise in costs this year compared to 2021, due to inflation and supply chain constraints. "Inflationary pr...
Feb 16, 2022
Peoria, IL, USA
69 °F Thunderstorm In Vicinity
