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Uruguay’s free-trade deal ambitions rattle South American trade bloc
By Fabian Werner MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) - South America's major Mercosur trade bloc, which includes regional powerhouses Brazil and Argentina, has been rattled by one of its smaller members, Uruguay, se...
Dec 06, 2022
Chile’s central bank maintains interest rate at 11.25%
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile's central bank maintained its benchmark interest rate at 11.25% on Tuesday, as the bank said the country had reached its peak in the current hiking cycle, which began in Jul...
Dec 06, 2022
Activist investor Bluebell seeks to replace BlackRock CEO Fink
(Reuters) - Activist investor Bluebell Capital Partners Ltd has sought to replace BlackRock Inc Chief Executive Officer Larry Fink, after taking a position in the asset manager. Bluebell, in a letter ...
Dec 06, 2022
Minnesota nurses reach tentative deal with hospitals to avoid strike
By Dan Whitcomb (Reuters) - The union representing thousands of Minnesota nurses said on Tuesday it had reached a tentative agreement with hospitals on a new contract that, if approved by members, wou...
Dec 06, 2022
Marketmind: When bad news is bad news
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever. Two steps forward, one step back. What Asian markets have gained recently on Fed Chair Jerome Powell's dovis...
Dec 06, 2022
TSMC expects $10 billion in annual revenue from Arizona fabs
By Jane Lanhee Lee PHOENIX (Reuters) - Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC on Tuesday estimated annual revenue of $10 billion when its two planned chips fabrication plants open in Arizona. TSMC said Tuesday it w...
Dec 06, 2022
U.S. military says no ‘hard data’ showing vaccine mandate hurts recruiting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. military has no data to back up claims by top Republicans in Congress that the Pentagon's COVID-19 vaccine mandate is hurting recruiting, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ...
Dec 06, 2022
Bezos’ space company teams with Lockheed, Boeing for NASA moon lander pitch
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jeff Bezos' space company is partnering with Boeing Co and Lockheed Martin Corp to pitch a lunar lander to NASA, the companies announced on Tuesday, making a renewed bid to land...
Dec 06, 2022
Holiday displays – including the Satanic Temple’s – return to Illinois Capitol
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) – The Satanic Temple of Illinois debuted a new display in the Illinois Capitol rotunda Tuesday, taking its place next to the annual Christmas and Hanukk...
Dec 06, 2022
U.S. watchdog levies $7.7 million in fines against KPMG entities
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) on Tuesday said it imposed $7.7 million in fines and sanctioned three firms across KPMG's global network for violations of p...
Dec 06, 2022
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