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Weak investment, innovation and management hamper UK productivity
LONDON (Reuters) - Low business investment, weak management and too few commercial patents are the main factors behind Britain's large productivity shortfall, according to new research published on Mo...
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Insurers plan to up ramp up private market investments, BlackRock says
By Simon Jessop and Ross Kerber GLASGOW / NEW YORK (Reuters) - Insurers plan to increase their allocations to private markets to 14% from 11% over the next two years in the hunt for yield, as they add...
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Biden names former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu to lead infrastructure plan
(Reuters) -President Joe Biden has named former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu to supervise the $1 trillion infrastructure plan, the White House said on Sunday. Landrieu, also a Democratic former Lo...
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Japan’s economy contracts for first time in 2 quarters
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's economy contracted at an annualised rate of 3.0% in July-September from the previous quarter, government data showed on Monday, posting the first decline in two quarters as r...
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Fed’s Kashkari expects higher inflation continuing over next few months
(Reuters) - Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Neel Kashkari said on Sunday he expects higher inflation continuing over the next few months but warned that the U.S. central bank should not ove...
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Ed Sheeran wins best artist as MTV Europe Music Awards returns to live format
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran won best artist and best song for "Bad Habits", while K-pop stars BTS snatched four awards at MTV's Europe Music Awards, which returned as an ...
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Trump reaches $375M deal to sell DC hotel – WSJ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former President Donald Trump's family hotel company has reached a deal to sell the rights to its Washington, D.C., hotel for $375 million, the Wall Street Journal reported on S...
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Florida lawmakers to meet in special session over vaccine mandates
By Rich McKay (Reuters) - Florida lawmakers will meet in a special legislative session Monday, called by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis with the goal of thwarting coronavirus vaccine mandates. In a week...
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U.S. administers over 440 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines – CDC
(Reuters) - The United States had administered 440,559,613 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Sunday morning, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. Those figures are u...
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Cuban Americans rally in Miami to support dissidents who plan protests in Cuba
By Brian Ellsworth and Marc Frank MIAMI/HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban Americans in Miami held rallies and led prayers on Sunday to support dissidents on the Communist-run Caribbean island who plan to hold ...
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