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Dollar hits four-month high on euro as markets bet on earlier Fed taper
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar climbed against major peers on Monday, reaching a four-month high versus the euro, as traders positioned for an earlier tapering of Federal Reserve stimu...
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Asia stocks spooked by sudden slide in gold
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian shares wobbled on Monday amid sharp losses in gold and oil prices, while the dollar held near four-month highs after an upbeat U.S. jobs report lifted bond yield...
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Renault to explore hybrid vehicles with Geely
BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Renault and Geely said on Monday they would jointly develop petrol-electric hybrid vehicles for China and South Korean markets, as the French automaker revives plans for t...
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France’s Renault, China’s Geely to explore new hybrid-focused JV – sources
By Norihiko Shirouzu BEIJING (Reuters) - France's Renault SA is looking to revive business in China by forming a hybrid vehicle joint venture with Geely Holding Group, sources said, a year after it en...
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Westpac exits life insurance with $660 million unit sale to Japan’s Dai-ichi
(Reuters) -Westpac Banking Corp on Monday became the latest Australian firm to retreat from the life insurance sector, as it agreed to an A$900 million ($660 million) sale of its domestic unit to Japa...
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Chicken producer Sanderson Farms nears $4.5 billion sale to Continental Grain, Cargill – WSJ
(Reuters) - Chicken producer Sanderson Farms Inc is in advanced talks with Cargill Inc and agricultural investment firm Continental Grain Co to sell itself in a $4.5 billion deal, the Wall Street Jour...
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Wolfsburg, we have a problem: How Volkswagen stalled in China
By Yilei Sun and Tony Munroe BEIJING (Reuters) - In late December 2019, managers at Volkswagen headquarters in Wolfsburg realised they might have a serious problem in China, the company's biggest mark...
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U.S. administers over 351 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines -CDC
(Reuters) - The United States has administered 351,400,930 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Sunday morning and distributed 407,561,705 doses, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Pr...
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Tesla mandates masks at Nevada battery factory – WSJ
(Reuters) - Tesla Inc is telling workers at its Nevada battery factory they will be required to wear a mask indoors starting Monday regardless of vaccination status, the Wall Street Journal reported o...
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One Injured in Peoria County rollover accident
PEORIA, Ill. – The driver of a vehicle was transported to a hospital following a rollover accident in Peoria County. Peoria firefighters and paramedics were dispatched to Radnor Road at the Rout...
Ed Hammond Aug 08, 2021

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