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Gas prices down over last week, but going up again
PEORIA, Ill. – Two agencies say gas prices in the Peoria are down compared to a week ago — but, there might be a problem. GasBuddy.com says its weekly average of local gas station prices h...
Will Stevenson Mar 06, 2023
Paramount Global mulls sale of majority stake in BET
(Reuters) - Paramount Global is mulling the possible sale of a majority stake in BET Media Group, which includes the BET cable network, BET Studios and VH1, a source confirmed. The company believes BE...
Syndicated Content Mar 06, 2023
BOJ to keep yield cap, ultra-low rates at Kuroda’s last policy meeting
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan (BOJ) is set to maintain ultra-low interest rates, including a controversial bond yield cap, on Friday as it awaits a leadership transition that cou...
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Germany planning to ban Huawei, ZTE from parts of 5G networks -paper
BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany's government is planning on forbidding telecoms operators from using certain components from Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE in their 5G networks, German paper Zeit Online w...
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U.S. DOJ may sue to block JetBlue’s $3.8 billion Spirit deal -Bloomberg News
(Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice is expected to file an antitrust lawsuit to block JetBlue Airways Corp's $3.8 billion takeover of low-cost rival Spirit Airlines Inc as soon as Tuesday, Bloo...
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State AGs demand TikTok comply with consumer protection investigations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of 45 state attorneys general on Monday demanded Chinese-owned social media app TikTok produce subpoenaed materials sought in an ongoing nationwide consumer protection i...
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U.S. opens probe into Amazon’s Zoox robotaxi self-certification
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. auto safety regulators said Monday they are opening a probe into Amazon unit Zoox self-certification in 2022 of a robotaxi without traditional driving controls. The Nationa...
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US House Speaker McCarthy plans to meet Taiwan’s president in the US -sources
By Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy plans to meet Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen in the U.S. in coming weeks, two sources told Reuters on Monday, a move that c...
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U of I expert: End the five-day work week
URBANA, Ill. – One expert in Illinois suggests it may be high time to overhaul the idea of a five-day work week. University of Illinois Labor Professor Robert Bruno says private studies have sho...
Will Stevenson Mar 06, 2023
Washington, D.C., council pulls crime bill that Senate is poised to block
By Katharine Jackson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic-controlled Washington city council on Monday withdrew a bill aimed at overhauling the city's criminal code, which Congress had been set to ov...
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