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Lufthansa still interested in buying into ITA Airways
BERLIN (Reuters) - Lufthansa is still interested in buying into state-controlled Italian carrier ITA Airways, a spokesman said on Friday, despite reports that its original partner in the mooted deal h...
Nov 18, 2022
Hakeem Jeffries launches bid to lead U.S. House Democrats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmaker Hakeem Jeffries launched a bid on Friday to become Democratic leader in the House of Representatives, a day after the chamber's speaker, Nancy Pelosi, announced th...
Nov 18, 2022
Western New York eyes weekend deluge of lake-effect snow
By Lindsay DeDario BUFFALO, N.Y. (Reuters) - Parts of Western New York state woke up on Friday to nearly 2 feet (0.6 meter) of "lake effect" snow, about half of the total accumulations that forecaster...
Nov 18, 2022
COVID variants BQ.1/BQ.1.1 make up nearly half of U.S. cases – CDC
(Reuters) - The U.S. national public health agency said on Friday that Omicron sub-variants BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 estimated to account nearly half of the COVID-19 cases in the country for the week ended Nov...
Nov 18, 2022
Volkswagen-SAIC venture to close manual transmission plant in China
BERLIN (Reuters) - A manual transmission plant owned by Volkswagen's joint venture with SAIC Motors will close next March, the carmaker said on Friday. The news was communicated to staff this week in ...
Nov 18, 2022
Analysis-Tough budget leaves UK’s growth challenge unmet
By William Schomberg and David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) - British finance minister Jeremy Hunt says higher taxes and curbs on spending are the price that must be paid to allow the economy to grow in ...
Nov 18, 2022
German employment agency sees no insolvency wave in 2023 – WirtschaftsWoche
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's federal employment agency does not expect a wave of insolvencies in 2023, with moderate insolvency benefit expenditure, the WirtschaftsWoche magazine reported on Friday. T...
Nov 18, 2022
U.S. existing home sales plunge in October; prices still elevated
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. existing home sales tumbled for a ninth straight month in October as the 30-year fixed mortgage rate hit a 20-year high and prices remained elevated, pushing homeownership ...
Nov 18, 2022
IMF backs UK plan for $65 billion of budget tightening
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -The International Monetary Fund's managing director, Kristalina Georgieva, said she had spoken with British finance minister Jeremy Hunt on Friday to welcome his la...
Nov 18, 2022
Indian food delivery firm Zomato’s co-founder resigns
BENGALURU (Reuters) -India's Zomato Ltd said on Friday its co-founder, Mohit Gupta, had resigned after about five years at the food aggregator. Gupta is credited with building Zomato's food delivery o...
Nov 18, 2022
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