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Currency fluctuations’ effect on N.American cos fell in Q4, report shows
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The negative impact of currency fluctuations on North American companies' results fell in the fourth quarter of 2022 compared with the previous quarter, data from treasury and fin...
May 18, 2023
US steel bridges need better maintenance to prevent collapse, safety board says
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The National Transportation Safety Board on Thursday urged federal and state officials to improve maintenance oversight for more than 10,000 U.S. bridges mad...
May 18, 2023
Egypt’s central bank leaves key interest rates on hold
(Reuters) - Egypt's central bank kept its overnight interest rates unchanged on Thursday, saying that growth had slowed in the fourth quarter and international commodity prices were easing. As forecas...
May 18, 2023
US senator Feinstein suffered more complications from illness than publicly disclosed- NYT
(Reuters) - U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein, who returned to Washington in May after a months-long absence due to shingles, suffered more complications from the illness than were publicly disclosed, the...
May 18, 2023
Disney cancels plans to relocate 2,000 jobs to Florida -company email
By Dawn Chmielewski and Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co is scrapping plans to relocate 2,000 jobs to Florida in part because of "changing business conditions" in the state, accord...
May 18, 2023
Bedding-maker Simmons hit with thread-count lawsuit
By Mike Scarcella (Reuters) - Simmons Bedding Company LLC has been sued by a consumer who accused the company of selling bedding and linens that falsely inflated their "thread count," duping buyers ov...
May 18, 2023
Mick Jagger’s daughter Jade arrested in Ibiza
MADRID (Reuters) - Jade Jagger, the daughter of Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger, has been arrested on the Spanish island of Ibiza for attacking police officers, a police source said on Thursday with...
May 18, 2023
U.S. Air Force to award sixth-generation fighter contract in 2024
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Air Force intends to award a contract in 2024 for its sixth-generation fighter jet, the service said on Thursday. Lockheed Martin, Boeing and Northrop Grumman are expec...
May 18, 2023
US VP Harris, economic adviser Brainard warn of recession if debt default occurs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden's top economic adviser, Lael Brainard, said on Thursday that a U.S. debt default would throw the economy into a recession. I...
May 18, 2023
Hyundai, Kia agree to $200 million settlement over car thefts -lawyers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hyundai Motor and Kia Corp agreed to a consumer class-action lawsuit settlement worth more than $200 million over rampant car thefts of the Korean automakers' vehicles, lawyers ...
May 18, 2023
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