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U.S. Senate set to address cocaine sentencing disparity in funding bill
By Gram Slattery WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Negotiators in the U.S. Senate have reached a tentative deal to narrow sentencing disparities between crack and powder cocaine and plan to tuck the measure into...
Dec 15, 2022
Rivermen’s future at Peoria Civic Center still up in the air
PEORIA, Ill. — The future of the Peoria Rivermen remains in question, as both the hockey team and the Peoria Civic Center try to come to agreement over where the team will be next season. 5th Di...
Dec 15, 2022
Yellen, China’s ambassador discuss economic developments, U.S. Treasury says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen met with China's ambassador to the United States, Qin Gang, on Thursday to discuss their "views on global macroeconomic and financial develo...
Dec 15, 2022
Unilever says litigation with Ben & Jerry’s board has ‘been resolved’
By Richa Naidu and Jessica DiNapoli LONDON (Reuters) -Unilever said on Thursday that its litigation with the independent board of Ben & Jerry's over the sale of its Israeli ice cream business has "bee...
Dec 15, 2022
Shell and Eneco win right to build large Dutch offshore windfarm
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -A joint venture of Shell and Dutch energy company Eneco has won the right to build an offshore wind farm with a capacity of 756 megawatts (MW) in the North Sea, the Dutch governme...
Dec 15, 2022
Sony plans smartphone sensor factory in Japan – Nikkei
(Reuters) - Sony Group Corp is considering building a new factory to make smartphone image sensors in the Kumamoto prefecture of Japan, Nikkei reported on Thursday. The company plans to break ground o...
Dec 15, 2022
Russia’s SPB Exchange plans to expand trading in Chinese shares
By Alexander Marrow MOSCOW (Reuters) - SPB Exchange plans to offer trading in more than 500 Hong Kong-listed Chinese shares in 2023 and expand to markets such as India, Brazil and South Africa, the he...
Dec 15, 2022
China officially launches WTO dispute against U.S. chip export curbs
(Reuters) - China has officially launched a trade dispute at the World Trade Organization (WTO) against the United States, challenging Washington's chip export curbs, the WTO said on Thursday. The mov...
Dec 15, 2022
Central banks ramp up rates again but the pace slows
LONDON (Reuters) - Central banks in Britain, Norway, Switzerland, the euro zone and the United States have all raised interest rates this week. Many have slowed the pace of their hikes. But the Federa...
Dec 15, 2022
Factbox-Who is Russian businessman Vladimir Potanin?
(Reuters) - Vladimir Potanin, who was placed on a U.S. sanctions list on Thursday, is one of Russia's wealthiest businessmen. Here are some key facts on the man, his investments and his career. - Pota...
Dec 15, 2022
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