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Boeing, Taiwan’s China Airlines finalize 787 order
(Reuters) - Taiwan's China Airlines has finalized an order for 16 Boeing Co 787 Dreamliner jets, with an option for 8 more, the companies said on Wednesday, nearly a month after disclosing a provision...
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Singer R. Kelly, already behind bars, ordered to pay victims
NEW YORK (Reuters) - R. Kelly, the multiplatinum R&B singer convicted twice this year of sex crimes, will be required to pay at least $300,000 in restitution to some of his victims, a federal judge sa...
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Explainer-How hurricanes cause dangerous, destructive storm surges
(Reuters) - Hurricane Ian is expected to produce catastrophic storm surges as it powers into Florida's Gulf Coast on Wednesday, with forecasters predicting the sea inundating land up to 18 feet (5.5 m...
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Explainer-Why are Britain’s pension schemes dumping gilts?
LONDON (Reuters) - A dramatic upswing in British government bond yields this week triggered calls for cash from defined benefit pension funds, forcing them to slash positions and prompt the Bank of En...
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UK housing market may face perfect storm as mortgage rates rise, house prices drop
By Andy Bruce, Sinead Cruise and Carolyn Cohn LONDON (Reuters) - A surge in borrowing costs and a likely slowdown in economic growth threaten to trigger a selloff in Britain's housing market with cons...
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Orange juice prices surge as Hurricane Ian nears Florida; small risk to sugar
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Orange juice futures on ICE exchange traded up as much as 5.5% on Wednesday as Hurricane Ian approached the Florida coast, threatening to damage orange trees in the country's larg...
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Britain’s market rout stokes contagion fears around the globe
By Davide Barbuscia, Marc Jones and Dhara Ranasinghe NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - The scale and speed of the sell-off in British assets has jolted world markets, raising concern about contagion as chao...
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Illinois’ early voting gets underway Thursday
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Early voting for the November Election is about to get underway in Illinois, at least in most areas of the state. Chicago and Cook County voters will have to wait until next ...
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CDC Director: U.S. adopting PrEP strategy to expand monkeypox vaccine eligibility
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is expanding eligibility for Bavarian Nordic's Jynneos monkeypox vaccine by moving to a pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) strategy, U.S. Centers for Disease Prev...
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Columbia Threadneedle discussed gilts with BoE, says portfolio manager
LONDON (Reuters) - Investment manager Columbia Threadneedle had several conversations with the Bank of England over recent gilt market moves, a portfolio manager looking after pension fund clients tol...
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