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Schumer says U.S. Senate to vote on election reform next week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Thursday that the Senate will hold a procedural vote as early as next Wednesday on election reform legislation aimed at reversi...
Oct 14, 2021
Developer of automated cargo planes draws $100 million investment
By Paul Lienert (Reuters) - Reliable Robotics, a Silicon Valley startup aiming to automate conventional fixed-wing planes to ferry cargo and eventually passengers, has raised $100 million from investo...
Oct 14, 2021
Italian tech startup MotorK eyes $175 million Amsterdam IPO
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Italian software company MotorK said on Thursday it aimed to raise 150 million euros ($175 million) with an initial public offering (IPO) of shares on the Amsterdam stock exchang...
Oct 14, 2021
Emerging markets need $1 trln a year to get to net zero – BlackRock
LONDON (Reuters) - Emerging market economies need $1 trillion a year of public and private finance in order to transition to a low-carbon economy in the fight against climate change, a report from ass...
Oct 14, 2021
‘Fake it until you make it’: 5G marketing outpaces service reality
By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mobile phone companies advertise high-speed 5G service with U.S. maps splashed with pink or blue to suggest widespread coverage, but the latest generation wireles...
Oct 14, 2021
As Ida-hit Port Fourchon rebuilds, disappearing wetlands threaten its future
By Liz Hampton PORT FOURCHON, Louisiana (Reuters) - On Louisiana's south coast, in a key port servicing the U.S. offshore oil industry, a huge shipyard sits idle and in tatters. Where parts of the nin...
Oct 14, 2021
Peoria fire leaves one dead
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria firefighters were called just after 6 a.m. Thursday to the scene of a fire at 903 W. Thrush. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood said once the fire was extinguished, crews ...
Oct 14, 2021
Europe at risk of higher inflation; ECB’S PEPP should end in March: ECB’s Knot
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Euro zone inflation could exceed expectations in the short and medium term, and this outlook for price growth warrants an end to the European Central Bank's emergency bond purcha...
Oct 14, 2021
Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest throws weight behind new bitcoin futures ETF
(Reuters) - Star stock picker Cathie Wood's ARK Invest has given its brand name to a new bitcoin futures ETF that will invest in cryptocurrency futures contracts and trade on the CBOE BZX Exchange, a ...
Oct 14, 2021
U.S. weekly jobless claims fall sharply last week; producer prices increase in September
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell close to a 19-month low last week, further evidence that a shortage of workers was beh...
Oct 14, 2021
Peoria, IL, USA
52 °F Rain
