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Futures slip ahead of Fed meet; U.S. debt ceiling jitters dent mood
(Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures edged lower on Tuesday as a surprise interest rate hike by Australia's central bank ahead of a much-awaited policy meeting by the Federal Reserve and uncertainty a...
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Perfect storm in Minnesota labor market is worrying harbinger for the Fed
By Howard Schneider FARIBAULT, Minnesota (Reuters) - Demand for Daikin Applied Americas Inc's climate control equipment is soaring, and worker recruitment is in hyperdrive, with hiring trips to women'...
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Fed in stride to pole-vault 5% policy rate, then perhaps catch its breath
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve kicks off a two-day policy meeting on Tuesday that is likely to push the U.S. central bank's benchmark overnight interest rate to its hig...
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Explainer-Could Biden avert a debt default by using the 14th Amendment?
By Andy Sullivan and Jacqueline Thomsen WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The divided U.S. Congress is running out of time to raise the federal government's $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, with the Treasury Departm...
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Analysis-Biden travel, Congress recess to squeeze debt limit timeline even more
By Trevor Hunnicutt and David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For months, the U.S. crisis over the debt limit has been a political abstraction. Not anymore. The U.S. Treasury's new June 1 estimated dead...
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Hollywood writers strike over pay in streaming TV ‘gig economy’
By Lisa Richwine and Dawn Chmielewski LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Thousands of film and television writers were headed to picket lines on Tuesday after union negotiators called a strike, sending Hollywood...
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Analysis-Companies wary as Twitter checkmark policy fuels imposter accounts
By Hardik Vyas and Sheila Dang (Reuters) - Twitter's attempt to implement a paid account verification service has attracted imposters spreading misinformation, which experts said could lead major bran...
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Senator Manchin introduces new U.S. energy permitting bill
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Joe Manchin introduced on Tuesday his latest measure to speed permitting of both fossil fuel and renewable energy projects, as he tries to win su...
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Senate panel to examine US Supreme Court ethics as questions swirl
By Andrew Chung and John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ethics concerns relating to U.S. Supreme Court justices are set to be scrutinized on Tuesday by a Senate panel during a hearing called amid revel...
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Marketmind: Volatile news, not markets
(Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan A hail of potentially disruptive news developments makes for nervy start to May in world markets - but there's little sig...
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