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Insurance tech firm TypTap delays U.S. IPO
(Reuters) - HCI Group Inc on Wednesday postponed the initial public offering (IPO) of its insurance unit TypTap Insurance Group Inc, joining a growing list of companies rethinking their plans to go pu...
Jan 12, 2022
Australia’s Crown gets higher buyout bid from Blackstone
(Reuters) - Australia's Crown Resorts Ltd said on Thursday U.S. investment giant Blackstone Inc raised its buyout offer to A$13.10 per share, an increase of A$0.60 apiece, after the casino firm last y...
Jan 12, 2022
Ronnie Spector, leader of the music group Ronettes, has died at 78
(Reuters) - Ronnie Spector, singer of the 1960s hits "Be My Baby" and "Baby, I Love You" has died at the age of 78, her family said in a statement on Wednesday. Spector, leader of the girl group the R...
Jan 12, 2022
Investors ready for U.S. earnings as inflation worries run high
By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. companies will post results in the coming weeks on the final quarter of 2021 as investors worry about inflation's impact on earnings and pressure on ...
Jan 12, 2022
Fed’s Brainard: Controlling inflation is ‘most important task’
By Ann Saphir and Howard Schneider (Reuters) - Controlling inflation that has spiked to nearly a 40-year high is the "most important task" facing the Federal Reserve right now, Fed Governor Lael Brain...
Jan 12, 2022
Pritzker: Hospitals are getting temporary help to address COVID-caused short-staffing
CHICAGO, Ill. – Governor JB Pritzker has a message for what he says are continually-tired healthcare workers in the state still treating patients while in some cases themselves battling COVID-19...
Jan 12, 2022
EU’s von der Leyen in new push for women’s quota on company boards
(Reuters) - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will make a new push at boosting women's representation on companies' boards, trying to unblock legislation for a women's quota which has...
Jan 12, 2022
Americans grapple with prolonged testing woes amid Omicron surge
By Brad Brooks and Maria Caspani (Reuters) - Long lines snake around entire city blocks as Americans scramble to get tested for COVID-19. At-home testing kits fly off the shelves at pharmacies and dru...
Jan 12, 2022
U.S. House panel seeks testimony from Republican leader McCarthy about Jan. 6 attack
By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) - The U.S. congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol asked House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy on Wednesday to voluntarily answer questions about...
Jan 12, 2022
Labor talks begin Thursday on national U.S. refinery workers contract
By Erwin Seba HOUSTON (Reuters) - Negotiators for the United Steelworkers union and Marathon Petroleum Corp, which is representing oil refiners and chemical makers, are scheduled to begin talks on Thu...
Jan 12, 2022
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