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NBCUniversal names former Hulu exec Kelly Campbell to lead Peacock
(Reuters) - Comcast Corp-owned NBCUniversal on Wednesday named former Hulu executive Kelly Campbell as president of its streaming service Peacock. Campbell's arrival comes at a time when NBCUniversal ...
Oct 06, 2021
U.S. CDC’s Walensky says COVID-19 death 7-day average remains constant at 1,400 per day
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said on Wednesday that the average number of coronavirus cases and hospitalizations over the...
Oct 06, 2021
IMF board to meet again on Georgieva review on Friday – source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund's executive board will meet again on Friday after interviewing Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Wednesday over claims that she pressured...
Oct 06, 2021
U.S. to invest another $1 billion in rapid COVID-19 tests
(Reuters) -The U.S. government is committing to purchase an additional 180 million rapid COVID-19 tests for $1 billion, adding to the $2 billion test buying plan it announced in September, a top U.S. ...
Oct 06, 2021
U.S. Senate to delay vote on suspending debt ceiling -senators
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate will postpone a vote planned for Wednesday afternoon to suspend the federal government's $28.4 trillion debt ceiling, four Republican senators and a Democratic a...
Oct 06, 2021
Amazon sued by warehouse workers over COVID-19 screening pay
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc has been accused of violating Colorado state law by failing to pay warehouse workers for time spent undergoing COVID-19 screenings before clocking in at w...
Oct 06, 2021
Nigeria expects $219 million from selling state power assets
ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria expects to raise 90 billion naira ($219 million) next year from selling mostly government-owned power assets to help fund spending in 2022, the finance minister said on Wedne...
Oct 06, 2021
FAA proposes issuing operator license to Relativity Space
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Wednesday it was proposing to issue a vehicle operator license to venture-backed startup Relativity Space a...
Oct 06, 2021
Bank of America offers $200 to vaccinated Merrill staffers going to office
(Reuters) - Bank of America Corp will pay out $200 awards to its employees at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management who have been fully vaccinated and going to office regularly, according to a memo shared w...
Oct 06, 2021
Dimon, business leaders warn debt ceiling brinkmanship risks ‘catastrophe’
By Steve Holland and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, JPMorgan Chase &Co Chief Executive Jamie Dimon and Nasdaq CEO Adena Friedman warned on Wednesday of fi...
Oct 06, 2021
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