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U.S. House approves $55 billion in new COVID-19 aid for restaurants, other hard-hit firms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A majority of the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday voted to approve a $55 billion COVID-19 aid bill aimed at helping restaurants and other businesses that continue to s...
Apr 07, 2022
Venezuela growth could hit 20% this year, Credit Suisse says: ‘Not typos!’
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's economy could surge 20% this year, investment bank Credit Suisse said in a report, sharply hiking its previous forecast of 4.5% due to growing demand for its crude sinc...
Apr 07, 2022
Greek PM warns of populism if Europe fails to tackle energy crisis
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis urged Europe on Thursday to quickly find a way to address soaring gas and power prices, which have dented household income, or risk seeing t...
Apr 07, 2022
IMF, Lebanon reach staff-level funding deal, subject to reforms
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Thursday it had reached a staff-level agreement with Lebanon for a four-year extended fund facility that would however only get full ap...
Apr 07, 2022
U.S. House Speaker Pelosi tests positive for COVID -spokesman
By Rami Ayyub WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi has tested positive for COVID-19 and is currently asymptomatic, her spokesman said on Thursday. The Democratic l...
Apr 07, 2022
Russia, facing default risks, says will do all possible to pay creditors
(Reuters) - Russia will do everything to make sure its creditors receive their money, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on Thursday, a day after the country edged closer to a potential default on i...
Apr 07, 2022
Ex-Goldman executive banned from banking industry for mishandling documents
(Reuters) - A former Goldman Sachs managing director has been permanently barred from the banking industry, the U.S. Federal Reserve said on Thursday, over mishandling confidential documents leaked fr...
Apr 07, 2022
U.S. Secret Service places agents on leave over gifts from phony cops
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Secret Service said on Thursday it has placed some of its personnel on administrative leave for allegedly accepting gifts including rent-free apartmen...
Apr 07, 2022
Amazon faces shareholder vote on treatment of warehouse workers
By Simon Jessop and Ross Kerber LONDON (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc., the world's biggest retailer, will face a shareholder vote calling for an independent audit of its treatment of warehouse workers af...
Apr 07, 2022
Canada’s CIBC bank CEO urges government to grow revenue via investment than taxation
TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) Chief Executive Officer Victor Dodig on Thursday called on policy makers to focus on generating revenue by investing in growth rather than...
Apr 07, 2022
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