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Mid-day accident injures three
UPDATED 9:49 p.m. PEORIA, Ill. – Officials have released more details regarding a two-vehicle accident happening Wednesday over the lunch hour. Peoria Fire officials say crews were called to Uni...
Mar 30, 2022
White House responds to Trump’s call for Putin to release info on Hunter Biden
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House said on Wednesday now is clearly not the time to scheme with Russian President Vladimir Putin, when asked about former President Donald Trump's calling on Putin t...
Mar 30, 2022
IMF updates guidance to allow countries to impose pre-emptive capital flow restrictions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday it has updated its guidance on capital flow restrictions to allow member countries to impose pre-emptive measures to reduce the...
Mar 30, 2022
U.S. Senate votes to move forward with Bedoya’s FTC confirmation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Wednesday voted to break a deadlock over the nomination of privacy expert Alvaro Bedoya to join the Federal Trade Commission, narrowly approving an effort to ...
Mar 30, 2022
Fed’s George puts neutral rate of around 2.5% “as a starting point”
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Kansas City Fed president Esther George said she estimates a neutral rate of interest for the U.S. at about 2.5% "as a starting point" of what the Fed should aim for in upcoming...
Mar 30, 2022
Tech workers urge companies to join Ukraine’s digital blockade of Russia
By Paresh Dave and Jeffrey Dastin OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp President Brad Smith wrote to Ukraine's leader this month with a clear message: despite Kyiv's calls for it to sever all ti...
Mar 30, 2022
Column-Q1 investment verdict? ‘Not good, but not horrible’: McGeever
By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) - The first quarter was a scary ride for most investors but those who stuck to a conventional '60-40' portfolio of stocks and bonds escaped relatively unscath...
Mar 30, 2022
Parents arrested in death of eight-year-old boy
UPDATED 9:26 p.m. PEORIA, Ill. – Peoria Police now say the parents of an eight-year-old boy have been arrested in connection to the boy's death. Police say following questioning, Brandon Walker,...
Mar 30, 2022
Explainer-What impact would a Russian debt default have?
LONDON (Reuters) - Russia has managed to avoid defaulting on its international debt so far despite unprecedented Western sanctions. But the task is getting harder and Moscow's threats to cut Europe's ...
Mar 30, 2022
Europe would struggle to refill gas storage without Russian supplies
By Susanna Twidale and Nora Buli LONDON/OSLO (Reuters) - Europe's plans to build stocks and ensure gas supplies for next winter could be upended if exports from Russia are halted in a standoff over pa...
Mar 30, 2022
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