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Bitcoin rises 7.1% to $55,163
(Reuters) - Bitcoin rose 7.11% to $55,162.92 at 20:01 GMT on Wednesday, adding $3,661.73 to its previous close. Bitcoin, the world's biggest and best-known cryptocurrency, is up 98.9% from the year's ...
Oct 06, 2021
Levi Strauss beat quarterly revenue estimates as people refresh wardrobes
(Reuters) -Levi Strauss & Co on Wednesday beat quarterly revenue estimates, boosted by an uptick in demand for jeans as people resuming their social life spent on a wardrobe refresh. With schools and ...
Oct 06, 2021
GM, General Electric to study rare earth supply projects for EVs
(Reuters) -General Motors Co and General Electric Co said on Wednesday they plan to study ways they could develop a supply chain of rare earths and other minerals used to make electric vehicles and re...
Oct 06, 2021
Analysis: Tesla would face tough road in any bid to slash $137 million racial bias verdict in U.S.
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - Tesla Inc will likely seek to slash a $137 million jury award for a Black worker who accused the automaker of racial discrimination, but could have difficulty reducing t...
Oct 06, 2021
NBCUniversal names former Hulu exec Kelly Campbell to lead Peacock
(Reuters) - Comcast Corp-owned NBCUniversal on Wednesday named former Hulu executive Kelly Campbell as president of its streaming service Peacock. Campbell's arrival comes at a time when NBCUniversal ...
Oct 06, 2021
U.S. CDC’s Walensky says COVID-19 death 7-day average remains constant at 1,400 per day
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said on Wednesday that the average number of coronavirus cases and hospitalizations over the...
Oct 06, 2021
IMF board to meet again on Georgieva review on Friday – source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund's executive board will meet again on Friday after interviewing Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Wednesday over claims that she pressured...
Oct 06, 2021
U.S. to invest another $1 billion in rapid COVID-19 tests
(Reuters) -The U.S. government is committing to purchase an additional 180 million rapid COVID-19 tests for $1 billion, adding to the $2 billion test buying plan it announced in September, a top U.S. ...
Oct 06, 2021
U.S. Senate to delay vote on suspending debt ceiling -senators
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate will postpone a vote planned for Wednesday afternoon to suspend the federal government's $28.4 trillion debt ceiling, four Republican senators and a Democratic a...
Oct 06, 2021
Amazon sued by warehouse workers over COVID-19 screening pay
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc has been accused of violating Colorado state law by failing to pay warehouse workers for time spent undergoing COVID-19 screenings before clocking in at w...
Oct 06, 2021
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