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COVID infections, deaths dropping across the Americas -health agency
BRASILIA (Reuters) -COVID-19 is slowly retreating across most of North, Central and South America, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said on Wednesday, reporting that last week the continent...
Oct 27, 2021
U.S. holiday sales to rise as much as 10.5%, hit record levels – NRF
By Praveen Paramasivam (Reuters) -U.S. holiday sales could rise over 10% this year, a trade body said on Wednesday, as major consumer goods makers and retailers work to prevent supply chain disruption...
Oct 27, 2021
Fed officials face fines for ethics breaches under proposed Senate bill -WSJ
(Reuters) - U.S. Federal Reserve officials who break proposed laws limiting their trading activities would face fines of at least 10% of the value of the banned investment that was either bought or so...
Oct 27, 2021
U.S. concerned by “coercive” Chinese actions in Taiwan strait, Biden tells summit
(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday told a summit of East Asian leaders his country was deeply concerned by China's "coercive and proactive actions" across the Taiwan Strait, calling it ...
Oct 27, 2021
U.S. consumer watchdog lays out ambitious agenda to eye Big Tech, lending competition
By Katanga Johnson and Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chief consumer finance watchdog Rohit Chopra told U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday his agency wants to minimize foreclosures on struggling Ameri...
Oct 27, 2021
U.S. issues first passport with “X” gender marker
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department said on Wednesday it had issued the first U.S. passport with an "X" gender marker, designed to give non-binary, intersex and gender non-conforming peop...
Oct 27, 2021
Demand spike is behind perception of shortages – WTO economist
By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Global bottlenecks are a result of a huge demand spike rather than fundamental problems in the supply chain, the WTO's chief economist said on Wednesday, in a...
Oct 27, 2021
U.S., Turkish presidential advisers discuss defense relationship, disagreements
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top advisers to U.S. President Joe Biden and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan spoke on Wednesday about a range of issues including how to resolve disagreements, the White House ...
Oct 27, 2021
Manchin says everyone in U.S. should pay ‘patriotic tax’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic Senator Joe Manchin said on Wednesday that people in the United States should pay a "patriotic tax" of 15% if they ended up with zero tax liability. Manchin, speaking...
Oct 27, 2021
Bitcoin slips on profit-taking but on track for biggest gain in 8 months
LONDON (Reuters) - Bitcoin fell on Wednesday to its lowest level in 1-1/2 weeks, taking losses since hitting a record high last week to around 12% - though the digital currency is still on track for i...
Oct 27, 2021
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