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U.S. construction spending misses expectations in December
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. construction spending increased less than expected in December as a solid rise in private projects was partially offset by a sharp decline in outlays on public projects. Th...
Feb 01, 2022
Russia’s Sberbank launches mobile money transfers to China
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's largest lender Sberbank on Tuesday said it had launched money transfers to Alipay wallets in China using phone numbers. State-controlled Sberbank, which has customers in 18...
Feb 01, 2022
Canadian factory activity grows at slower pace as Omicron weighs
TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian manufacturing activity expanded at the joint-slowest pace in 11 months in January as material shortages and disruptions from the Omicron coronavirus variant held back outp...
Feb 01, 2022
Blackstone, Carlyle consider joint bid for Novartis generics unit – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) - Private equity firms Blackstone Inc and Carlyle Group Inc are in talks about potentially teaming up on a bid for Swiss drugmaker Novartis' generics unit, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday...
Feb 01, 2022
Storm packing heavy ice, snow bears down on central U.S
(Reuters) - A major winter storm is expected to wallop much of the central United States on Tuesday, bringing heaving snow, freezing rain and ice, the National Weather Service (NWS) said. The system, ...
Feb 01, 2022
Egypt eyes bread subsidy overhaul as global inflation bites
By Sarah El Safty CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt is considering replacing a popular bread subsidy with cash payments for the poor to protect the budget from soaring global wheat prices, but domestic inflatio...
Feb 01, 2022
Greek tech fund PJ Catalyst sells Pollfish unit to U.S.-based Prodege
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek technology fund PJ Tech Catalyst, backed by Piraeus Bank and the European Investment Fund, has agreed to sell its market research unit Pollfish to U.S.-based marketing and con...
Feb 01, 2022
NFL-Brady announces retirement from NFL after record-setting career
(Reuters) – Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady, widely considered the greatest player in NFL history, announced his retirement on Tuesday after a career during which he won a record seve...
Feb 01, 2022
U.S. manufacturing sector slows in January; employment rises – ISM
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A measure of U.S. manufacturing activity fell to a 14-month low in January amid an outbreak of COVID-19 infections, supporting views that economic growth lost steam at the start...
Feb 01, 2022
NFL-Brady announces retirement from NFL after record-setting career
(Reuters) - Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady, widely considered the greatest player in NFL history, announced his retirement on Tuesday after a career during which he won a record seven Supe...
Feb 01, 2022
Peoria, IL, USA
51 °F Thunderstorm In Vicinity, Mist
