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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...
Syndicated Content Aug 27, 2021
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...
Syndicated Content Aug 27, 2021
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...
Syndicated Content Aug 27, 2021
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...
Syndicated Content Aug 27, 2021
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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China sovereign fund CIC posts 14.07% overseas investment return in 2020
BEIJING (Reuters) - Sovereign fund China Investment Corp (CIC) said on Friday it had booked a 14.07% net return on overseas investment in 2020. Its annualised accumulative investment return for 2010 t...
Syndicated Content Aug 27, 2021
China’s Bank of Communications posts 15% rise in H1 profit
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Bank of Communications Co Ltd, the country's sixth-largest lender by assets, reported on Friday a 15.1% increase in first-half net profit as the economy recovered from the ...
Syndicated Content Aug 27, 2021
UK banking app Revolut seeks Australian licence
By Paulina Duran SYDNEY (Reuters) - British-based digital banking app Revolut is seeking a banking licence in Australia and is engaged in talks with the country's regulators to be allowed to take cust...
Syndicated Content Aug 27, 2021
Column: Bonds wobble just as forecasters back off
By Mike Dolan LONDON (Reuters) - Just as Wall St firms finally throw in the towel on punchy year-end bond yield forecasts, the market has a wobble. It was more a sulk than a tantrum perhaps. But the b...
Syndicated Content Aug 27, 2021

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