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Omicron estimated to be 58.6% of coronavirus variants in U.S.- CDC
(Reuters) - The Omicron variant was estimated to be 58.6% of the coronavirus variants circulating in the United States for the week ending Dec. 25, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease ...
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Explainer-The Libor era nears its end
By John McCrank and Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) - Libor, or the London Interbank Offered Rate, will no longer be used for new derivatives and loans as of Jan. 1. The benchmark and reference rate...
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Analysis-Financial literacy or luck? The year small-time traders made a big impact
By Tommy Wilkes, Saqib Iqbal Ahmed and Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - In May, San Diego-based Emily was feeling flush from a year of double-digit gains earned from trading stocks. Equi...
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S&P, Dow futures at record highs as rally sustains
By Medha Singh (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Dow futures hit all-time highs on Tuesday, building on a record-setting rally amid thin trading volumes, with investors trying to shrug off the impact from O...
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Exclusive-California commission claims retailers violating plastic bag law
By Valerie Volcovici LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Big retailers are breaking California law and misleading consumers by selling plastic shopping bags bearing language and symbols that falsely suggest the b...
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Analysis-With key positions filling up, Biden’s regulatory agenda to take shape in 2022
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Next year will be a turning point for U.S. financial policy as Democratic President Joe Biden's new regulators ready a slew of rule changes that are set to cre...
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Jury to resume deliberations in Ghislaine Maxwell sex abuse trial
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - The jury in British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell's sex abuse trial was due to reconvene on Tuesday, following three full days of deliberations in which jurors have rev...
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Turkish inflation seen above 30% in December amid lira weakness- Reuters poll
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's annual inflation rate is expected to have hit 30.6% in December, according to a Reuters poll, breaching the 30% level for the first time since 2003 as prices rose due to ...
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China’s Ant Group to stop operating crowdfunded medical aid service
BEIJING (Reuters) - Alibaba's fintech affiliate Ant Group will cease operation of its online crowdfunded medical aid programme Xianghubao on Jan. 28. The programme pools together funds from the genera...
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Telefonica agrees to cut about 2,700 jobs in first quarter 2022
MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish telecom group Telefonica reached an agreement with its labour unions to cut about 2,700 jobs in early 2022 through voluntary redundancies, the company said on Tuesday. The j...
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