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Republican governor of Florida flies migrants to Martha’s Vineyard in political ‘stunt’
By Rich McKay and Ted Hesson (Reuters) - Some residents of the wealthy liberal enclave of Martha's Vineyard decried a move by Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to fly dozens of migrants to the ...
Sep 15, 2022
AIG unit Corebridge valued at over $13 billion after shares drop in debut
(Reuters) - Corebridge Financial Inc, the life and retirement unit of insurer American International Group Inc, notched a valuation of $13.2 billion in its U.S. market debut on Thursday after shares o...
Sep 15, 2022
World Bank chief economist worried about ‘generalized stagflation’ in global economy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - World Bank chief economist Indermit Gill on Thursday said he was concerned about "generalized stagflation," a period of low growth and high inflation, in the global economy, not...
Sep 15, 2022
Amazon hands out shipping software to merchants, including on rival sites
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc on Thursday said it would give merchants free software for managing shoppers' orders on and off its platform, as the retailer extends its e-commerce reach. The company is en...
Sep 15, 2022
Meta Oversight Board objects to removing positive newspaper report on Taliban
(Reuters) - Meta Platforms Inc's independent Oversight Board said on Thursday that Facebook should not have taken down a newspaper report about the Taliban that it considered positive, backing users' ...
Sep 15, 2022
Illinois officials investigating whether Texas migrant busing is a crime
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Governor J.B. Pritzker says state and local officials are looking into whether the busing of asylum seekers from Texas to Chicago is a criminal act. An estimated 500 migrants...
Sep 15, 2022
World Bank sees rising risk of global recession in 2023
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The world may be edging toward a global recession as central banks across the world simultaneously hike interest rates to combat persistent inflation, the World Bank said on Thu...
Sep 15, 2022
New comic book celebrates Olivia Newton John
By Alicia Powell NEW YORK (Reuters) - The life of Olivia Newton-John, best known for her starring role in the high-school musical movie "Grease," is being celebrated in a new tribute comic book by Tid...
Sep 15, 2022
GM to invest $491 million in Marion Metal Center to help EV production
(Reuters) - General Motors Co said on Thursday it would invest $491 million at its Marion, Indiana metal stamping operations to prepare the facility to produce steel and aluminum stamped parts for fut...
Sep 15, 2022
Zoom says issue with joining meetings on its platform resolved
(Reuters) -Zoom Video Communications Inc said on Thursday it had resolved the problem that was preventing users from starting and joining meetings, after more than 40,000 users reported issues with th...
Sep 15, 2022
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