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New York City set to ban natural gas in new buildings
By Scott DiSavino (Reuters) - The New York City Council is expected to vote on Wednesday to ban natural gas in new buildings, following in the footsteps of dozens of other smaller U.S. cities seeking ...
Dec 15, 2021
Fed prepares to stiffen inflation response for a post-transitory world
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve is expected on Wednesday to announce that it is speeding up the end of its pandemic-era bond purchases and signal a turn to interest rate...
Dec 15, 2021
Exclusive-U.S. lawmakers call for sanctions against Israel’s NSO, other spyware firms
By Joseph Menn and Joel Schectman WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of U.S. lawmakers is asking the Treasury Department and State Department to sanction Israeli spyware firm NSO Group and three other for...
Dec 14, 2021
Security firm Sysdig raises $350 million in latest funding led by Permira
By Krystal Hu (Reuters) - Cloud security startup Sysdig has raised $350 million in its latest funding round from investors led by the growth fund of private equity firm Permira, the company said late ...
Dec 14, 2021
Safe travels: Hilton CEO Nassetta on managing through crisis
By Chris Taylor NEW YORK (Reuters) - The COVID-19 crisis affected virtually every industry on Earth, but perhaps none quite so much as travel and hospitality. With everyone fearful and taking shelter ...
Dec 14, 2021
How low can you go? Five questions for Turkey’s central bank
By Jonathan Spicer ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's central bank is expected to cut interest rates again this week despite a currency crash and soaring inflation as President Tayyip Erdogan keeps up the ...
Dec 14, 2021
U.S. to blacklist 8 more Chinese companies, including DJI over Uyghur surveillance -FT
(Reuters) - The United States Treasury will place eight Chinese companies including DJI, the world's largest commercial drone manufacturer, on an investment blacklist for alleged involvement in survei...
Dec 14, 2021
U.S. House finds ex-Trump chief of staff Meadows in contempt, seeks prosecution
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former President Donald Trump's chief of staff, Mark Meadows, could face criminal prosecution for refusing to cooperate fully with a probe into the deadly a...
Dec 14, 2021
U.S. House holds former Trump aide Meadows in contempt
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives approved a resolution on Tuesday holding Mark Meadows, who served as White House chief of staff for former President Donald Trump, in contempt ...
Dec 14, 2021
Australia’s Westpac suffers protest vote at AGM, chairman apologises for share slide
By Paulina Duran SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's Westpac Banking Corp was hit with a so-called "first strike" vote against executive pay plans at its annual general meeting and Chairman John McFarlane ...
Dec 14, 2021
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