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Developing nations need to take steps to limit hit from local debt overhauls -IMF
LONDON (Reuters) - Restructuring local sovereign debt burdens will likely play an increasingly important part in emerging markets, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), though government...
Dec 01, 2021
Halliburton proposed to purchase ExxonMobil stake in Iraq’s West Qurna 1 oilfield
BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraq is considering a proposal made by U.S. oil service company Halliburton for buying Exxon Mobil's stake in the southern West Qurna 1 oilfield, a senior Basra Oil Co. Officia...
Dec 01, 2021
Morton fire sends one to the hospital
MORTON, Ill. — One person was injured late Tuesday morning in a house fire in Morton. The fire, that also left a dog dead, happened just before noon near the intersection of Clark and McArthur, ...
Dec 01, 2021
Byron Allen’s $10 billion McDonald’s discrimination lawsuit is thrown out
(Reuters) - A U.S. judge has dismissed a $10 billion lawsuit against McDonald's Corp by the media entrepreneur Byron Allen, who accused the fast-food chain of racial discrimination for not advertising...
Dec 01, 2021
Nuro, 7-Eleven launch California autonomous delivery service with safety drivers
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Self-driving tech startup Nuro said on Wednesday it was rolling out California's first commercial autonomous delivery service in partnership with 7-Eleven, a convenience stor...
Dec 01, 2021
Brazil’s Guedes suggests privatizing Petrobras before it becomes ‘irrelevant’
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian Economy Minister Paulo Guedes said on Wednesday that the country should privatize state-run oil company Petrobras before it becomes irrelevant and oil loses value, sugge...
Dec 01, 2021
White House says DOJ will defend government’s authority to promote vaccine requirement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Wedesday the U.S. Department of Justice "will vigorously defend" the government's authority to promote its vaccine requirement in federal contracting. Co...
Dec 01, 2021
U.S. private payrolls increased in November – ADP
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. private employers maintained a strong pace of hiring in November, though worker shortages remained a challenge. Private payrolls increased by 534,000 jobs last month, the A...
Dec 01, 2021
Companies should take more action on climate, Norway’s sovereign fund says
OSLO (Reuters) - Norway's $1.3 trillion sovereign wealth fund will ask many of the companies in its portfolio to take more specific action on climate change, the fund's head of governance and complian...
Dec 01, 2021
Eurogroup head Donohoe confident recovery can be sustained despite Omicron
DUBLIN (Reuters) - The head of Eurogroup of euro zone finance ministers Paschal Donohoe is confident that the continent's recovery can be sustained into next year even if the Omicron variant requires ...
Dec 01, 2021
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