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Gold scales record high after Fed rate cut
(Reuters) - Gold soared to a record high on Wednesday after the U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point at its policy meeting. Spot gold gained 0.4% to $3,707.40 per...
Thomson Reuters 25m ago
US Congress Democrats to include healthcare initiative in their stopgap funding counter-proposal
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Congress Democrats planned to unveil on Wednesday their version of legislation keeping the federal government fully operating beyond September 30, while als...
Thomson Reuters 33m ago
Wild chimps eating fermenting fruit get a surprising slug of alcohol
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Ripe fruit is an integral part of the diet of wild chimpanzees, as they routinely eat an amount equaling about 10% of their body weight daily. And because this fru...
Thomson Reuters 34m ago
U.S. central bankers split wide over rate-path view
By Ann Saphir WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. central bankers expect to cut short-term interest rates by another half of a percentage point this year after delivering a quarter-point cut on Wednesday, base...
Thomson Reuters 36m ago
US farmers face 'financial calamity' without extra aid soon, Republican lawmakers say
By Bo Erickson and Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) -As U.S. farmers enter autumn harvest season worried that low crop prices and a trade war could hurt their livelihoods, Republican farm-state lawma...
Thomson Reuters 42m ago
'We are not backing down': Feds ramp up immigration raids in Chicago area
Article Summary Immigration enforcement is increasing in the Chicago area as two top federal officials came to Chicago on Tuesday to participate in immigration raids. Illinois officials say they have ...
TJ Carson 46m ago
Italy enacts AI law covering privacy, oversight and child access
ROME (Reuters) -Italy's parliament on Wednesday approved a new law covering artificial intelligence, making it the first European Union country with comprehensive AI regulations aligned with the EU's ...
Thomson Reuters 55m ago
Exclusive-Fitness tracking app Strava looks to hire banks for IPO
By Echo Wang and Milana Vinn -Strava, the popular fitness tracking platform, is looking to hire investment banks for its U.S. initial public offering, people familiar with the matter said. The San Fra...
Thomson Reuters 58m ago
Finger-detecting table saw rule would harm competition, US FTC says
By Jody Godoy (Reuters) -A proposal to require U.S. table saw manufacturers to use one company's patented finger detection technology should be dropped along with more than 170 other regulations that ...
Thomson Reuters 58m ago
Cassidy warns of possible changes to US childhood vaccine schedule
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Senator Bill Cassidy on Wednesday when asked if Americans should have confidence in the decision if the CDC's new advisory panel makes recommendations to change the childhood vacci...
Thomson Reuters 59m ago

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