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Fed expected to step up inflation fight with big rate hike
By Ann Saphir WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve on Wednesday is expected to raise interest rates by half of a percentage point and announce the start of reductions to its $9 trillion balance ...
Syndicated Content May 04, 2022
Equinor posts record Q1 profit as gas price soars
OSLO (Reuters) - Norway's Equinor posted record pretax profits for the first quarter on Wednesday as the war in Ukraine triggered an energy supply crunch that sent the price of natural gas soaring to ...
Syndicated Content May 03, 2022
Vitol sends rare shipment of Russian ESPO crude cargo to UAE, data shows
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The world's largest independent oil trader, Vitol, loaded a cargo of Russian ESPO Blend crude for the United Arab Emirates this week, the first such voyage for the grade, data fr...
Syndicated Content May 03, 2022
Texas grid operator warns of higher power demand this weekend
(Reuters) - The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) on Tuesday warned of larger-than-normal demand for power due to extreme hot weather expected in the region over May 6-9. "ERCOT has asked ...
Syndicated Content May 03, 2022
N.Korea mobilises office workers to fight drought amid food shortages
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's office workers and factory labourers have been dispatched to farming areas around the country to join a fight against drought, state media reported on W...
Syndicated Content May 03, 2022

Peoria Rivermen win SPHL championship
ROANOKE, Va. – The Peoria Rivermen are the champions of the Southern Professional Hockey League. The Rivermen defeated the Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs 3-2 in overtime Tuesday night to win the champi...
Will Stevenson May 03, 2022
Democratic U.S. Rep. Shontel Brown beats progressive challenger in Ohio primary, AP projects
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Moderate Democratic U.S. Representative Shontel Brown held off a primary election challenge by progressive Nina Turner in Ohio's 11th congressional district, which will likely a...
Syndicated Content May 03, 2022
Trump-backed J.D. Vance wins Republican nomination in Ohio U.S. Senate primary, NBC News projects
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - J.D. Vance, the candidate backed by former President Donald Trump, won the Republican nomination to run for the U.S. Senate in Ohio on Tuesday, beating out former state treasure...
Syndicated Content May 03, 2022
Shanghai residents turn to NFTs to record COVID lockdown, combat censorship
By Josh Ye HONG KONG (Reuters) - Shanghai residents are turning to the blockchain to preserve memories of the city's month-long COVID-19 lockdown, minting videos, photos and artworks capturing their o...
Syndicated Content May 03, 2022
Global manufacturers lose momentum as inflation worsens: Kemp
By John Kemp LONDON (Reuters) - Global manufacturing growth has started to decelerate as supply chain problems, the rising cost of energy and raw materials, and the conflict between Russia and Ukraine...
Syndicated Content May 03, 2022
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