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OSF HealthCare breaks ground on Cancer Institute
PEORIA, Ill. — OSF HealthCare broke ground on the new $237 million Cancer Institute on Tuesday, a facility that will provide state-of-the-art cancer treatment for patients from across the Midwes...
Aug 18, 2021
PayPal scraps late fees for buy now, pay later purchases
By Anna Irrera LONDON (Reuters) - PayPal Holdings Inc will no longer charge customers late fees when they miss payments on buy now, pay later (BNPL) purchases globally, as competition heats up in the ...
Aug 18, 2021
U.S. housing starts fall sharply in July
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. homebuilding fell more than expected in July, the latest indication that surging construction costs and home prices continued to constrain the housing market early in the t...
Aug 18, 2021
Volkswagen’s Mexico unit says reached deal with union for salary increase of 5.5%
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Volkswagen AG's Mexico unit said on Wednesday that it had agreed with a workers' union to a 5.5% salary increase. The deal with the Independent Union of Volkswagen Automotive I...
Aug 18, 2021
Comcast, ViacomCBS to launch joint streaming service in Europe
(Reuters) - Comcast Corp and ViacomCBS will launch a joint streaming service "SkyShowtime" in over 20 European markets starting 2022, the media companies said on Wednesday. (Reporting by Chavi Mehta i...
Aug 18, 2021
PPD makes third arrest in armed robbery
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Police have arrested a third and final suspect in a home invasion and armed robbery that occurred last week. A Ring doorbell camera recorded the attack on Tuesday, August 1...
Aug 18, 2021
U.S. plans to double number of asylum officers in Biden border overhaul
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's administration will unveil a major overhaul of the U.S. asylum system on Wednesday, including a plan to double staff, in an effort to speed p...
Aug 18, 2021
T.J. Maxx owner beats sales estimates as customers return to stores
(Reuters) - TJX Cos Inc on Wednesday beat market estimates for quarterly net sales, as the easing of COVID-19 restrictions prompted Americans to return to the retail chain's brick-and-mortar discount ...
Aug 18, 2021
Dow futures slip on recovery fears as focus turns to Fed
By Devik Jain (Reuters) - Dow futures fell on Wednesday as renewed fears about the pace of a post-pandemic recovery dented demand for economically senstive sectors and sent investors to the perceived ...
Aug 18, 2021
China regulator says livestreaming sales stars should speak Mandarin, dress well
BEIJING (Reuters) - Hosts in China's livestreaming industry should speak Mandarin and dress appropriately when they market products online, the country's commerce ministry said on Wednesday, as it loo...
Aug 18, 2021
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