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Russia needs significant rise in imports, development bank VEB says
(Reuters) - The Russian economy, hit by unprecedented Western sanctions, is potentially resilient but needs a significant increase in imports and greater freedoms, economists at state development bank...
May 17, 2022
BioUrja update: From water to foam
PEORIA, Ill. – Peoria Interim Fire Chief Shawn Sollberger says it’s still complicated putting out the BioUrja plant fires, but he is hopeful it’s about to get easier. Sollberger says...
May 17, 2022
Quotes: Powell says Fed won’t hesitate to move past neutral
(Reuters) - The Federal Reserve will "keep pushing" to tighten U.S. monetary policy until it is clear inflation is declining, Fed chair Jerome Powell said on Tuesday. "What we need to see is inflation...
May 17, 2022
McConnell urges Biden administration to ensure sustained aid to Ukraine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell urged the Biden administration on Tuesday to lead an effort to ensure broad, sustained international support for Ukraine and said W...
May 17, 2022
U.S. use of Pfizer’s COVID antiviral Paxlovid up 315% -HHS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Use of Pfizer Inc's COVID-19 oral antiviral treatment Paxlovid has jumped 315% over the past four weeks, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said on Tuesday. Nearly...
May 17, 2022
Flight attendants union backs Frontier-Spirit tie-up
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A union representing flight attendants at Frontier Airlines and Spirit Airlines said it would back a proposed merger after it reached a deal for a merger transition agreement. A...
May 17, 2022
Netflix lays off approximately 150, mostly in U.S
(Reuters) - Netflix on Tuesday said it has laid off about 150 people, mostly in the United States, amid a period of slowing growth. The layoffs represent approximately 2% of the company's workforce in...
May 17, 2022
Russia’s Sberbank plans to drop its London listing
(Reuters) - Russia's largest lender Sberbank, which has been hit by Western sanctions, plans to drop its listing in London after its depositary terminated an agreement with it, the bank said on Tuesda...
May 17, 2022
Powell says Fed to ‘keep pushing’ rates higher until clear inflation is falling
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Reserve will "keep pushing" to tighten U.S. monetary policy until it is clear that inflation is declining, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said on Tuesday. "What we need to s...
May 17, 2022
South Carolina governor signs transgender sports ban
By Maria Caspani (Reuters) - South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster this week signed a bill banning transgender athletes from playing school sports that match their gender identity, joining a number o...
May 17, 2022
Peoria, IL, USA
69 °F Thunderstorm In Vicinity
