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Omarova withdraws nomination to lead U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
By Pete Schroeder and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Saule Omarova has withdrawn her nomination to lead a top banking regulator, the White House announced Tuesday, after facing opposition from R...
Dec 07, 2021
Australia plans to update regulatory framework for payment systems
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia will overhaul its regulatory framework for payment systems for the first time in over 20 years, giving authorities power to oversee the use of digital wallets and cryptocu...
Dec 07, 2021
New Mexico to join nationwide opioid settlement with drug distributors
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) - New Mexico has agreed to join a proposed nationwide settlement worth up to $21 billion resolving claims that the three largest U.S. drug distributors helped fuel a deadly o...
Dec 07, 2021
Peter Dinklage leads new remake of French classic in ‘Cyrano’
By Mindy Burrows LONDON (Reuters) - "Game of Thrones" actor Peter Dinklage takes the lead role in musical drama "Cyrano", a new movie adaptation of the classic French story, which had its UK premiere ...
Dec 07, 2021
U.S. EPA proposes biofuel mandate cuts, a boost to pandemic-hit refiners
By Stephanie Kelly and Jarrett Renshaw NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Biden administration on Tuesday proposed scaling back the amount of biofuels that U.S. oil refiners were required to blend into their fu...
Dec 07, 2021
How Big Tech is faring against U.S. lawsuits and probes
(Reuters) - Big Tech platforms Meta Platforms Inc, formerly known as Facebook, and Google have been hit with a series of antitrust lawsuits by the U.S. federal government and states on charges they ar...
Dec 07, 2021
U.S. trade chief, UK trade minister discuss steel and aluminum sectors -USTR
By Andrea Shalal and Ismail Shakil WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top U.S. trade negotiator Katherine Tai emphasized Washington's focus on addressing excess capacity in the steel and aluminum sectors from "no...
Dec 07, 2021
Robinhood files to terminate share sale from backers
(Reuters) - Online brokerage Robinhood Markets Inc said on Tuesday it had filed to terminate its registration statement for the resale of shares by certain investors. (Reporting by Niket Nishant in Be...
Dec 07, 2021
U.S. settles with Microsoft over immigration-related discrimination claims
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday it has reached a settlement with Microsoft Corp resolving allegations that the company discriminated against non-U.S. citizens in the...
Dec 07, 2021
Biden to pick more Fed policymakers this month, White House says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden plans to put forward more nominees for open positions on the U.S. Federal Reserve Board by the end of the month, the White House said on Tuesday. "We hope to...
Dec 07, 2021
Peoria, IL, USA
43 °F Thunderstorm In Vicinity, Light Rain, Mist
