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Floods, outages stall energy firms’ restart efforts after Ida
By Marianna Parraga and Stephanie Kelly HOUSTON (Reuters) - Widespread flooding from Hurricane Ida and power outages on Tuesday slowed efforts by energy companies to assess damages at oil production f...
Aug 31, 2021
Support.com, other new meme stocks dip, hitting pause in monster rally
By Sinad Carew, Medha Singh and Saqib Iqbal Ahmed (Reuters) - A gaggle of so-called meme stocks were mostly lower on Tuesday after eye-popping rallies in their shares in recent days suggested that ret...
Aug 31, 2021
Morgan Stanley raises pay for institutional securities analysts
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley raised pay for starting analysts in its institutional securities division, making it the latest bank to increase compensation amid high demand for the entry-level w...
Aug 31, 2021
Lawsuit accuses Southwest Airlines of flouting union bargaining duties during pandemic
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - A union representing Southwest Airlines Co pilots has filed a lawsuit challenging forced time off and other changes to working conditions imposed by the airline during t...
Aug 31, 2021
Pennsylvania governor issues mask mandate for schools, child care facilities
(Reuters) - Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf on Tuesday issued a mask mandate for all K-12 school and child care facilities to protect against the spread of COVID-19, three weeks after the Democrat said...
Aug 31, 2021
U.S. regulator rejects Canadian National’s voting trust to buy Kansas City Southern
(Reuters) - The U.S. Surface Transportation Board (STB) on Tuesday rejected a voting trust proposed by Canadian National Railway Co for its $29 billion deal to buy U.S. railroad operator Kansas City S...
Aug 31, 2021
U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan brings Biden new tests at home
By Jeff Mason and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will herald the end of America's involvement in Afghanistan on Tuesday, but the chaotic and deadly nature of the U.S. withdra...
Aug 31, 2021
Former R. Kelly assistant speaks of ‘the look in his eyes’ at singer’s sex abuse trial
By Tyler Clifford NEW YORK (Reuters) - A onetime assistant for R. Kelly testified at his racketeering trial in Brooklyn that the R&B singer was a confrontational boss who insisted she steer clear of t...
Aug 31, 2021
Federal grant helps Illinois expand mental health services for farmers
DECATUR, Ill. – A pilot program that started in Central Illinois is now being expanded to the rest of the state, and it’s one aimed at helping farmers. The Illinois Department of Agricultu...
Aug 31, 2021
Google delays office return until January as COVID-19 worries linger
(Reuters) - Alphabet Inc-owned Google is extending its voluntary return-to-office policy through January next year, CEO Sundar Pichai said on Tuesday, citing uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemi...
Aug 31, 2021
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