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Capital One to eliminate all overdraft fees
(Reuters) - Capital One Financial Corp said on Wednesday it would eliminate all overdraft and non-sufficient funds fees for consumers, ending a practice that drew the ire of U.S. lawmakers at a Senate...
Dec 01, 2021
Yellen: bank access for cannabis firms would aid U.S. tax collections
(Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Wednesday that she agreed that allowing state-legal cash-only cannabis businesses to access the U.S. banking system would allow the Internal Re...
Dec 01, 2021
Armani to ban angora wool from next winter season
MILAN (Reuters) - Armani Group said on Wednesday it would no longer use angora wool starting from the 2022-23 autumn/winter season, adding it to the list of excluded materials under its fur-free polic...
Dec 01, 2021
Treasury’s Yellen: Biden stimulus only “small contributor” to inflation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan stimulus package in March contributed to stronger demand but is only a small factor in current higher rates of infl...
Dec 01, 2021
Massachusetts’ Republican governor, Baker, will not seek third term
By Tim McLaughlin BOSTON (Reuters) - Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker, a popular Republican leader in a Democratic stronghold, said on Wednesday he will not seek a third term in 2022. Baker, a for...
Dec 01, 2021
U.S. Senate panel advances Biden’s pick Bedoya for FTC
By Diane Bartz and David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee voted on Wednesday to advance law professor and privacy advocate Alvaro Bedoya's nomination to the U.S. Fe...
Dec 01, 2021
Fed’s Powell: Wages not rising at rate that would spark higher inflation
NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. wages are rising as the economy continues to rebound from the blow dealt by the coronavirus pandemic, but the increases are not happening at a pace that could spark higher inf...
Dec 01, 2021
Biden administration turns focus to space as rivals China, Russia loom
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration on Wednesday laid out a new strategy for responsible civil, commercial and national security-related use of space amid growing commercial interests and ...
Dec 01, 2021
Reddit rolls out real-time features to keep users engaged
(Reuters) - Social media platform Reddit said on Wednesday it would launch several real-time features, including voting animations and typing indicators, some of which are already available on rival a...
Dec 01, 2021
A clown and an orchestra: conductor brings love of music to the stage
By Marie-Louise Gumuchian LONDON (Reuters) - Mexican conductor Alondra de la Parra hopes to entice audiences with her love of classical music through a new multi-disciplinary performance in which she ...
Dec 01, 2021
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