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European shares fall for fifth day as real estate stocks tumble
By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) -European shares fell for a fifth day in a row on Wednesday, with real estate stocks hammered by bearish brokerage comments on UK landlords, while ...
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Biden’s $15 minimum wage for federal contractors blocked by US judge
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - A federal judge in Texas has ruled that President Joe Biden lacked the power to order U.S. government contractors to pay workers a minimum wage of $15 an hour, and block...
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Vietnam’s Bamboo Airways says it will restructure aircraft fleet from next month
HANOI (Reuters) -Vietnam's Bamboo Airways will embark on restructuring its aircraft fleet from next month to increase efficiency and optimize operating costs, the company said on Wednesday. "The restr...
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Casas Bahia executive quits as crisis deepens at Brazil retailer
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - A top executive of Casas Bahia has decided to quit after less than five months on the job, deepening a corporate crisis that has seen shares in one of Brazil's largest retailers ...
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Lifetime of memories ruined in flooded Greek village of Metamorfosi
ATHENS (Reuters) - In the mud and debris of the flooded village of Metamorfosi in central Greece, 60-year-old farmer Athanasios Kostis is throwing out the memories of a lifetime. "All my memories are ...
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Former Microsoft product chief joins Amazon as head of devices business
(Reuters) - Former Microsoft product chief Panos Panay will lead Amazon.com's unit responsible for the firm's Alexa and Echo products, the e-commerce giant said on Wednesday. Panay, who was with Micro...
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Washington Trust Bank to pay $9 million over discriminatory lending practices
(Reuters) - Washington Trust Bank, the largest community bank in the country, will pay $9 million to settle civil rights charges that it discriminated against primarily Black and Hispanic mortgage app...
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Citadel ready to battle SEC over WhatsApp probe – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) - Billionaire Ken Griffin's Citadel will take a tougher stance against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and is willing to take the regulator to court over its WhatsApp probe, Bloo...
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US Senate committee votes to advance amended marijuana banking bill
(Reuters) - A U.S. Senate committee on Wednesday voted to advance a marijuana banking bill, raising hopes for the cash-dependent cannabis sector to get access to regular banking services. U.S.-listed ...
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Brazil’s central bank chief says tight policy needed despite inflation slowdown
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian central bank chief Roberto Campos Neto on Wednesday said policymakers need to persevere in anchoring inflation to the official target, but acknowledged the progress made...
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