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Tribute dinner among fundraising efforts going on for Central Illinois Easterseals
PEORIA, Ill. – The annual Easterseals Tribute Dinner will honor a local businessman and developer who certainly has done a lot of both in recent years. This year’s dinner is Friday night, ...
Nov 04, 2021
German Greens seek backing to beef up coalition climate commitments
By Markus Wacket BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's Greens urged activist groups to lobby their would-be government coalition partners to accept stronger climate protection measures, after supporters of the...
Nov 04, 2021
New York City union reaches agreement on vaccine mandate with NYC administration
(Reuters) - New York City's public-sector employee union District Council 37 and the administration of its Mayor Bill de Blasio on Thursday reached an agreement on a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for over ...
Nov 04, 2021
France’s Axa launches $2 billion share buyback, plans another in 2022
PARIS (Reuters) - French insurer Axa announced the launch of a share buyback programme for up to 1.7 billion euros ($2 billion) on Thursday and said it was planning another next year. Europe's second-...
Nov 04, 2021
Analysis-Unreliable boyfriends? BoE and other central banks rankle investors
By Tommy Wilkes and Saikat Chatterjee LONDON (Reuters) - Investors assailed the Bank of England on Thursday for not delivering an interest rate rise they had bet on, in what may be a sign of things to...
Nov 04, 2021
U.S. judge rejects Blue Origin challenge to NASA’s pick of SpaceX moon lander
(Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday rejected a lawsuit by Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin against the U.S. government over NASA's decision to award a $2.9 billion lunar lander contract to ri...
Nov 04, 2021
Facebook tests paid subgroups in subscription push
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - Facebook is testing ways for creators to make money through Facebook Groups, such as users paying fees for exclusive access to content or conversations within subgro...
Nov 04, 2021
Yellen says investments, revenue provisions of social package to raise over $2 trln in offsets
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Thursday that investments and revenue provisions of President Joe Biden's social policy and climate change package would raise more ...
Nov 04, 2021
Eying higher oil prices, Pioneer Natural Resources to minimize hedging next year
By Liz Hampton (Reuters) - Top Permian Basin oil producer Pioneer Natural Resources will minimize its hedging next year, Chief Executive Officer Scott Sheffield said on Thursday, anticipating oil pric...
Nov 04, 2021
Exclusive-Canada would respond to U.S. tax credits for American built EVs – minister
By Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada would respond "appropriately" to proposed U.S. electric vehicle tax credits for American-built vehicles, which it says would harm workers on both sides of th...
Nov 04, 2021
Peoria, IL, USA
44 °F Light Rain, Mist
