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Oil falls as supply-disruption fears ease amid Russian price cap talks
By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil prices fell on Thursday, extending losses from the previous session, as fears of supply disruption eased on news that the Group of Seven (G7) nations were consid...
Nov 23, 2022
Larger protests under control at Foxconn’s major iPhone factory in China – source
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Larger protests at Foxconn's flagship iPhone plant in China were under control and the company continued to communicate with employees engaged in smaller protests, a source said on ...
Nov 23, 2022
Democrat Peltola re-elected to U.S. House in Alaska
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Mary Peltola of Alaska, a Democrat first elected in August, was reelected to a full two-year term on Wednesday, beating two Republicans, former vice presiden...
Nov 23, 2022
Alaska Republican Lisa Murkowski wins re-election to U.S. Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska has won reelection, defeating Kelly Tshibaka, a former Republican state official who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump, a ...
Nov 23, 2022
Teen and senior citizen among victims of Walmart Virginia shooting
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - Authorities on Wednesday identified the people killed in a mass shooting at a Walmart store in Chesapeake, Virginia, ranging in age from a 16-year-old boy to a 70-year-ol...
Nov 23, 2022
Brazil’s Banco Safra buys Alfa financial conglomerate for $192 million
By Tatiana Bautzer SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian bank Banco Safra acquired control of financial conglomerate Alfa for 1.03 billion reais ($192.2 million), the bank said in a statement late on Wednes...
Nov 23, 2022
Bill Ackman bets Hong Kong dollar peg can break
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Billionaire investor Bill Ackman said he's betting the Hong Kong dollar can fall and said it's matter of time before its peg to the U.S. dollar breaks. "We have a large notional ...
Nov 23, 2022
S.Korean central bank hikes rates by 25 bps, slows tightening pace
By Cynthia Kim and Jihoon Lee SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's central bank raised interest rates by a more modest 25 basis points on Thursday, slowing the pace of policy tightening as it tries to tame...
Nov 23, 2022
Residents favor on-site cannabis consumption; Peoria City Council doesn’t
PEORIA, Ill. – The Peoria City Council, now officially has on first reading, proposed changes to an ordinance on how cannabis businesses can operate in the city. There are a number of proposals ...
Nov 23, 2022
Venezuela’s anti-inflation efforts dealt blow as currency tumbles
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's effort to curb high inflation by stabilizing exchange rates is becoming less effective as the local bolivar currency slips in value against the dollar, analysts said on...
Nov 23, 2022
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