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U.S. job growth through March revised down- BLS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy likely created 166,000 fewer jobs in the 12 months through March than previously estimated, the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Wednesday....
Aug 18, 2021
U.S. CDC to create new information center to forecast disease threats
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday it is creating a new disease forecasting center to improve the ability to use data to predict and gauge emerging healt...
Aug 18, 2021
U.S. to start offering COVID-19 vaccine booster doses in September
By Carl O'Donnell (Reuters) - The U.S. government said on Wednesday it plans to make COVID-19 vaccine booster shots widely available to all Americans starting on Sept. 20 as infections rise from the D...
Aug 18, 2021
Sweden’s HYBRIT delivers world’s first fossil-free steel
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish green steel venture HYBRIT said on Wednesday that it had made the world's first customer delivery of steel produced without using coal as it looks to revolutionize an ind...
Aug 18, 2021
Researcher sees 4% loss to Brazil’s 2022 coffee crop from frosts
By Marcelo Teixeira NEW YORK (Reuters) - The frost events that hit coffee fields in Brazil in recent weeks will cause a loss of around 4% to production in the next season, according to forecaster Trop...
Aug 18, 2021
UK’s M&S takes Percy Pig and other products to over 150 countries
LONDON (Reuters) - British retailer Marks & Spencer will sell 800 food products, including Percy Pig sweets and Luxury Gold Teabags, online to over 150 new countries after tying up with export platfor...
Aug 18, 2021
OSF HealthCare breaks ground on Cancer Institute
PEORIA, Ill. — OSF HealthCare broke ground on the new $237 million Cancer Institute on Tuesday, a facility that will provide state-of-the-art cancer treatment for patients from across the Midwes...
Aug 18, 2021
PayPal scraps late fees for buy now, pay later purchases
By Anna Irrera LONDON (Reuters) - PayPal Holdings Inc will no longer charge customers late fees when they miss payments on buy now, pay later (BNPL) purchases globally, as competition heats up in the ...
Aug 18, 2021
U.S. housing starts fall sharply in July
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. homebuilding fell more than expected in July, the latest indication that surging construction costs and home prices continued to constrain the housing market early in the t...
Aug 18, 2021
Volkswagen’s Mexico unit says reached deal with union for salary increase of 5.5%
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Volkswagen AG's Mexico unit said on Wednesday that it had agreed with a workers' union to a 5.5% salary increase. The deal with the Independent Union of Volkswagen Automotive I...
Aug 18, 2021
Peoria, IL, USA
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