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Exclusive-Fed’s Bostic says ‘reasonable’ to begin bond-buying taper in October
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It would be "reasonable" for the Federal Reserve to trim its bond-buying program beginning in October if strong job gains continue, Atlanta Fed President Rap...
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Biden shedding support from independent voters as Delta variant spreads: Reuters poll
By Chris Kahn and James Oliphant NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Joe Biden is shedding support from independents, a crucial voting bloc that helped Democrats win the White House and Congress last year,...
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Europe’s banks lagging on sustainability – BlackRock study
By Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) - Europe's banks are proving slow to act on sustainability and have only a limited grasp of their exposure to environmental, social and governance-related risks, a rep...
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Game developer Nexters debuts on Nasdaq with help of Kismet
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Video game developer Nexters and a Russian special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Kismet have completed their business combination to start trading Nexters Inc. shares on the U....
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East Peoria not enforcing Illinois’ new COVID mandates
EAST PEORIA, Ill. — East Peoria Mayor John Kahl said in a Facebook post Thursday night that his city will not be enforcing Gov. J-B Pritzker’s latest COVID restrictions. He said quote, ...
Julia Bradley Aug 27, 2021
British music festivals ready to rock despite high COVID-19 cases
By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of revellers will descend on late summer music festivals across Britain this weekend, armed with a negative COVID test or proof of vaccination in an...
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Tropical storm Ida strengthens over Cayman Islands
(Reuters) - Tropical storm Ida has strengthened as its center passes through the Cayman Islands, and is forecast to pass over western Cuba later on Friday and reach the U.S. northern Gulf coast on Sun...
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Britain to raise contactless payment limit to 100 stg on Oct. 15
LONDON (Reuters) -Banks will start rolling out the new 100 pound ($137) spending limit for contactless payments from Oct. 15, Britain's banking industry body UK Finance said on Friday. Contactless pay...
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Geely’s EV brand Zeekr raises $500 million in first external funding
BEIJING (Reuters) - Zeekr, the premium electric vehicle brand by Geely, said on Friday it raised $500 million in its first external funding from investors including Intel, battery maker CATL and onlin...
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Barclays buys $3.8 billion Gap credit card portfolio in the U.S
By Lawrence White LONDON (Reuters) -Barclays said on Friday its United States arm will buy a $3.8 billion credit card portfolio co-branded with clothing retailer The Gap Inc, as the British bank conti...
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