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President: State of Bradley University is good
PEORIA, Ill. – All things considered, the president of Bradley University says things are in relatively good shape. Stephen Standifird gave his State of the University address Wednesday, and our...
Sep 23, 2021
White House cheers ‘progess’ on spending bill after Schumer announcement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House cheered progress on Congress's pending multi-trillion dollar spending bill Thursday, after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced an agreement between Ho...
Sep 23, 2021
U.S. charges ex-Wall Street quantitative analyst with insider trading
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former Wall Street quantitative analyst was charged on Thursday with insider trading for making nearly 2,900 trades after learning his employer would soon ma...
Sep 23, 2021
Analysis-Who pays? Lebanon faces tough question in IMF bailout bid
By Tom Perry and Maha El Dahan BEIRUT (Reuters) - In its bid for IMF support, Lebanon must address a question it has evaded since the economy imploded two years ago: how should it distribute the huge ...
Sep 23, 2021
U.S. household wealth rose to record $141.7 trillion in Q2, Fed says
(Reuters) - U.S. household wealth jumped to a new high of $141.7 trillion at the end of June, a report from the Federal Reserve showed on Thursday, boosted by stock market gains and a pandemic-induced...
Sep 23, 2021
U.S. Senate panel sets hearing on Russian gas pipeline amid Ukraine concerns
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee scheduled a closed-door hearing on Sept. 29 to discuss Russia's Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline, which several lawmakers say could...
Sep 23, 2021
Remittance processor Remitly valued at over $8 billion after strong market debut
(Reuters) -Shares of Remitly Inc opened more than 23% above their initial public offering (IPO) price in their Nasdaq debut on Thursday, giving the remittance processor a market capitalization of roug...
Sep 23, 2021
State Department says U.S. envoy to Haiti ‘mischaracterized circumstances’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The State Department on Thursday said the resignation of the U.S. special envoy to Haiti was "unfortunate" and defended the Biden administration's policies, saying for the envoy...
Sep 23, 2021
Blinken says U.S. soon will release new strategy for Indo-Pacific region
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Thursday that Washington would soon release a new compre...
Sep 23, 2021
Schumer, Pelosi announce revenue deal for Biden’s social agenda
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The two top Democrats in the U.S. Congress announced a revenue deal on Thursday that they said would pay for President Joe Biden's social spending agenda, marking a major step fo...
Sep 23, 2021
Peoria, IL, USA
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