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Fed ethics office encouraged months-long ‘trading blackout’ by officials last year – memo
(Reuters) - U.S. Federal Reserve officials were strongly encouraged to observe a trading blackout for "several months" in the spring of 2020 as the central bank was embarking on a course of extraordin...
Oct 21, 2021
Fed-backed Libor replacement SOFR holds at lower level amid cash deluge, Treasuries volatility
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. secured overnight financing rate (SOFR), the Libor replacement preferred by the Federal Reserve that measures the cost of overnight cash in th...
Oct 21, 2021
Qantas to bring back A380 earlier than planned, may take more 787s
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Qantas Airways Ltd said on Friday it would bring back two of its Airbus SE A380s earlier than planned and was in talks with Boeing Co about the delivery of three new 787-9s in stora...
Oct 21, 2021
Walmart allowing some shoppers to buy bitcoin at Coinstar kiosks
(Reuters) - Walmart Inc said on Thursday customers at some of its U.S. stores will be able to purchase bitcoin using ATM-like machines installed by Coinstar. Coinstar, known for its machines that can ...
Oct 21, 2021
Mexico’s Banorte reports 3nd-quarter net profit of $430 million
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's Grupo Financiero Banorte on Thursday reported net profit of 8.874 billion pesos ($429.9 million) in the third quarter, down 0.4% from 8.906 billion pesos in the same y...
Oct 21, 2021
Explainer-What are the child tax credits Democrats are battling over?
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration's push to get progressive and moderate Democrats to agree to a deal on trillions of dollars in social spending faces a major stumbling ...
Oct 21, 2021
BoE chief economist says UK inflation could top 5% -FT
(Reuters) - The Bank of England's new chief economist, Huw Pill, said inflation in Britain could surpass a "very uncomfortable" 5% and the question of whether to raise interest rates was a "live" one ...
Oct 21, 2021
Judge imposes harsher sentence than requested on man accused of encouraging U.S. Capitol rioters
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A judge on Thursday imposed a longer prison term than prosecutors requested on a Dallas man accused of posting inflammatory social media messages inciting peop...
Oct 21, 2021
Chairman of a U.S. House committee says his goal is to get a $2 trillion bill
(Reuters) - U.S. Democratic Representative Richard Neal, chairman of the House Ways and Means committee, said his goal was to arrive at a $2 trillion plan for the bill pending in Congress and aimed at...
Oct 21, 2021
OSF unveils, blesses new Street Medicine Program shuttle vehicle
PEORIA, Ill. – On the outside, it looks like a typical passenger bus. But on the inside, a former OSF HealthCare passenger bus has been transformed in to a new mobile medical unit. It’s fo...
Oct 21, 2021
Peoria, IL, USA
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