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U.S. private payrolls pick up in September -ADP
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. private payrolls increased more than expected in September as COVID-19 infections started subsiding, allowing Americans to travel, frequent restaurants and reengage in othe...
Oct 06, 2021
Homicide victim identified as Manual High School student
UPDATE – Peoria, Ill. – A Manual High School senior has been identified as the victim of a fatal shooting. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says Jerry L. Snipes, Jr., 17, of Peoria was ...
Oct 06, 2021
Quantum computer maker Rigetti to go public via $1.5 billion SPAC deal
By Jane Lanhee Lee OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - Quantum computer maker Rigetti & Co Inc said on Wednesday it will go public through a merger with a blank-check firm in a deal that potentially values th...
Oct 06, 2021
New Zealand joins the great central bank exit
LONDON (Reuters) - New Zealand's central bank hiked interest rates on Wednesday for the first time in seven years, becoming the second major developed economy to raise rates and one of several to dial...
Oct 06, 2021
Gas price explosion jolts UK bond market
By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's government bond market is showing signs of strain from the country's energy crisis, with headlines about gas prices sparking heavy selling this week - a new ...
Oct 06, 2021
Biden administration expands student loan forgiveness eligibility
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration on Wednesday announced changes to the federal student loan forgiveness program that would allow thousands more public sector workers, including members ...
Oct 06, 2021
Sub-Saharan Africa GDP to grow 3.3% this year, 3.5% in 2022 -World Bank
By George Obulutsa NAIROBI (Reuters) - Sub-Saharan Africa's economy is expected to grow by 3.3% this year and 3.5% in 2022, buoyed by rising commodity prices, the lifting of some anti-coronavirus rest...
Oct 06, 2021
IKEA to shift more production to Turkey to shorten supply chain
By Ceyda Caglayan ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Sweden's flat-pack furniture giant IKEA is planning to move more production to Turkey to minimise problems with global supply chains and increased shipping costs...
Oct 06, 2021
Dubai Expo offers close-up of Michelangelo’s David, but only from neck up
By Alexander Cornwell DUBAI (Reuters) - Expo Dubai visitors hoping to see the 3-D twin of Michelangelo's David in all its glory at Italy's pavilion may be disappointed as only the statue's head is vis...
Oct 06, 2021
Dow expects to add $3 billion to core earnings by 2030
(Reuters) - Dow said on Wednesday it expects to add $3 billion to its core earnings by 2030, and laid out plans to build a new net-zero carbon emissions ethylene and derivatives facility. The chemical...
Oct 06, 2021
Peoria, IL, USA
51 °F Thunderstorm In Vicinity, Mist
