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Amazon, Whole Foods can be sued by murderer rejected for delivery job
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge said Amazon.com Inc and its Whole Foods unit can be sued over the refusal to hire a convicted murderer who claimed to be rehabilitated after ne...
Jan 27, 2022
Rescue crews search for 38 missing at sea after boat capsized off Florida coast
By Brian Ellsworth MIAMI (Reuters) - Rescue crews searched off Florida's coast on Thursday for survivors lost at sea after their boat capsized over the weekend in an ill-fated human smuggling attempt....
Jan 27, 2022
Fed signals intent to join the great central bank stimulus exit
LONDON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve has kicked off 2022 with a clear message: rates will rise to contain surging inflation. Other central banks have already started the rates liftoff, and even...
Jan 27, 2022
Swiss banks criticise steps to cool runaway property market
By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss banks have criticised planned new measures designed to cool the country's red hot property market, saying the steps were unnecessary and would do nothing to slo...
Jan 27, 2022
U.S. banks look forward to ‘bread-and-butter’ growth as economy rebounds
By David Henry NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. banks will enjoy stronger growth this year from their "bread-and-butter" business of taking deposits and lending money as the U.S. economy expands and the Fede...
Jan 27, 2022
Crypto giant Binance hopes Russia will help regional growth
By Elena Fabrichnaya MOSCOW (Reuters) - Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, wants to expand in Russia and neighbouring states where it sees prospects for new regulations that will bo...
Jan 27, 2022
U.S. pending home sales fall for second straight month in December
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Contracts to buy U.S. previously owned homes fell for a second straight month in December amid record low inventory. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) said on Thursday ...
Jan 27, 2022
Early data show January losses for stock picking hedge funds
(Reuters) - Hedge funds that specialize in picking stocks started 2022 with losses, investors and research firms said this week as markets went on a rollercoaster ride fueled by fears of rising intere...
Jan 27, 2022
Biden, buoyed by GDP figures, urges Congress to pass bills
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden welcomed the strong GDP growth figure released on Thursday, saying his economic plan is working and urging Congress to pass legislation to make the Unit...
Jan 27, 2022
U.S. announces 20,000 additional H-2B visas -statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government said on Thursday it would grant an additional 20,000 H-2B visas for the first half of the fiscal year, in an attempt to ease the U.S. labor crunch. The visas...
Jan 27, 2022
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