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Over 220,000 still without power due to California storm
(Reuters) - More than 220,000 homes and businesses were still without power on Tuesday, as severe flooding hits California after a massive storm last week, according to data from PowerOutage.us. Bad w...
Jan 10, 2023
UK parliament considers recalling Amazon exec after lawmaker “unhappy” with testimony
By Martin Coulter LONDON (Reuters) - A British parliamentary committee will discuss recalling a senior Amazon executive on Tuesday after at least one member raised concerns he may have given "misleadi...
Jan 10, 2023
Powell: Fed needs independence to fight inflation, should avoid climate policy
By Lindsay Dunsmuir and Howard Schneider STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve's independence from political influence is central to its ability to battle inflation, but requires it stay out of is...
Jan 10, 2023
Greenpeace-led case against Volkswagen admissible, unlikely to succeed, German court says
By Victoria Waldersee BRAUNSCHWEIG, Germany (Reuters) - A case led by Greenpeace against Volkswagen demanding that the automaker tighten its carbon reduction targets is admissible but unlikely to succ...
Jan 10, 2023
Fire displaces Peoria residents overnight
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria Fire Department was called out late Monday night to a home in the area of N. Douglas and W. Windom Streets. When fire crews arrived around 11:30 p.m., they found smoke ...
Jan 10, 2023
Banks still need to learn lessons from 2022 crises – BoE says
By Iain Withers LONDON (Reuters) - Banks still need to improve their risk management and learn the lessons from various crises that rocked markets in 2022, regulators at the Bank of England said on Tu...
Jan 10, 2023
Brazil’s 2022 inflation slows sharply, misses government target
By Marcela Ayres BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's inflation ended 2022 with a sharp slowdown from double-digit peaks seen throughout the year on the back of fiscal measures and an aggressive monetary pol...
Jan 10, 2023
Spain seeks to set nuclear and hydro prices to end windfall profits
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain wants the EU to allow it to set prices for nuclear and hydroelectric as it seeks to decouple the cost of electricity production from gas and curb windfall profits, Energy Mini...
Jan 10, 2023
Morgan Stanley bumps up China growth, stocks and yuan forecasts
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley has bumped up its China growth, stock market and yuan forecasts again, becoming the latest Wall Street heavyweight to do so as the country rapidly disma...
Jan 10, 2023
Amazon to widely launch ‘Buy with Prime’, says offering improved merchant sales
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc will widely roll out a feature by end-January that allows online merchants outside its platform to use the e-commerce giant's payment and delivery services, as it takes on r...
Jan 10, 2023
Peoria, IL, USA
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