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Brazil’s top court upholds central bank autonomy amid rising inflation
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that a law granting the central bank autonomy was constitutional, guaranteeing monetary policymakers a freer rein to tackle rising inflati...
Aug 26, 2021
Tom Cruise shows off latest daredevil ‘Mission: Impossible’ stunt
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Tom Cruise on Thursday presented what he called his most dangerous stunt ever in a clip from his upcoming "Mission: Impossible 7" movie. Cruise, known for doing his own stunts,...
Aug 26, 2021
U.S. EPA recommends lowering 2020 biofuel mandates retroactively -sources
By Stephanie Kelly and Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) -The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has recommended retroactively lowering biofuel blending mandates for 2020, two sources familiar with the matt...
Aug 26, 2021
Peloton slashes price of its bike, warns of hit from higher costs
(Corrects last paragraph to say net loss of $1.05 per share, not 1.05 cents, and year-ago profit of 27 cents, not 31 cents) (Reuters) -Peloton Interactive Inc on Thursday lowered the price of its exer...
Aug 26, 2021
Altice’s Teads shelves U.S. listing plan
(Reuters) - Advertising technology company Teads BV, owned by French telecom company Altice, is no longer pursuing an initial public offering (IPO), according to a request for withdrawal filed with U....
Aug 26, 2021
Factbox-What investors want to learn from Fed’s Powell
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Investors will be scouring remarks on Friday by U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for clues on tapering the central bank's asset purchases, as well as how the economy is far...
Aug 26, 2021
Biden to speak on Kabul airport attack on Thursday -White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will speak on Thursday about the Kabul airport attack, which killed a dozen American troops, at the White House at 5 p.m. EDT (2100 GMT), the White House sai...
Aug 26, 2021
Two-thirds of Americans seeking to leave Afghanistan are taking steps to evacuate -State Dept
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department said on Thursday it was in contact with roughly 1,000 Americans who remain in Afghanistan, and more than two-thirds of those have told the department t...
Aug 26, 2021
Senior U.S. military commander confirms 12 service members killed in Kabul attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. General Frank McKenzie, the head of U.S. Central Command, confirmed on Thursday that two suicide bombers assessed to be from Islamic State carried out an attack at Kabul's ...
Aug 26, 2021
Explainer-Who are the Afghan refugees coming to the U.S. and what happens when they arrive?
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Thousands of Afghans have arrived in the United States since the hurried evacuation of Afghanistan began in mid-August, including many who helped U.S. forces durin...
Aug 26, 2021
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