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Jury in Michigan kidnapping case begins fourth day of deliberations
(Reuters) - A federal jury resumed deliberations for a fourth day on Thursday in the trial of four men charged with a plot to kidnap Michigan's governor, a case that highlights the political rift surr...
Apr 07, 2022
IL House Democrats introduce $45.6 billion budget
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois House is preparing to debate a proposed $45.6 billion budget and relief plan in the final week of the spring session. The budget, crafted by House Democrats, fun...
Apr 07, 2022
BlackBerry settles lawsuit over BlackBerry 10
(Reuters) - BlackBerry said on Thursday it had agreed to pay $165 million to settle a more than eight-year-old class action lawsuit brought against it for allegedly defrauding shareholders by exaggera...
Apr 07, 2022
BoE’s Pill questions if QE is best tool to tackle market dysfunction
LONDON (Reuters) - Quantitative easing may be the wrong tool to tackle any future episodes of bond market turmoil, especially given how high inflation is now, Bank of England Chief Economist Huw Pill ...
Apr 07, 2022
U.S. weekly jobless claims fall; seasonal factors revised
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell last week, indicating a further tightening of labor market conditions heading into the second quarter, w...
Apr 07, 2022
Futures tick higher as tech stocks claw back losses
(Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures edged up on Thursday as Treasury yields slipped from multi-year highs, offering some relief to growth and technology stocks battered this week by concerns around a...
Apr 07, 2022
Facebook-owner Meta says it is considering steps to curb Russian government misinformation
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - Facebook-owner Meta has removed hacking campaigns, influence networks and scam operations amid the war in Ukraine, according to a report released on Thursday by the ...
Apr 07, 2022
Exclusive-Renault CEO pushes on with electric split as Russia bill looms-sources
By Gilles Guillaume PARIS (Reuters) - Renault chief Luca de Meo wants to press ahead with plans to create separate divisions for electric (EV) and combustion engine vehicles despite potentially costly...
Apr 07, 2022
BOC Aviation says lessors seeing ‘horrendous’ hikes in insurance costs
By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN (Reuters) - The likely huge insurance claims related to the cancellation of aircraft leases in Russia is already leading to "horrendous" hikes in the cost of renewing policies...
Apr 07, 2022
Factbox-Atlantia’s main shareholders and businesses
MILAN (Reuters) - Global Infrastructure Partners and Brookfield Infrastructure pitched a possible takeover of Italian road and airport operator Atlantia last week after talks with its main shareholder...
Apr 07, 2022
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