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Oil prices drop as coordinated reserve release eases some supply fears
By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil prices fell on Wednesday as the U.S.-led coordinated release of stocks from strategic reserves eased concerns over tightness in global supply, while investors to...
Nov 23, 2021
Singapore economy seen slowing next year after 7% expansion in 2021
By Chen Lin and Aradhana Aravindan SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's economy is expected to grow about 7% in 2021, at the top of the official forecast range, and will expand at a slower pace next year...
Nov 23, 2021
Goldman Sachs says global oil reserves release ‘a drop in the ocean’
By Florence Tan SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A coordinated release from government oil reserves led by the United States may add about 70 million to 80 million barrels of crude supply, smaller than the more-...
Nov 23, 2021
In surprise move, Mexican president pulls pick to head central bank
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The former finance minister tapped to be the next head of Mexico's central bank said on Tuesday that President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador had changed his mind about choosing h...
Nov 23, 2021
U.S. Democrats ask Yellen to back $2 trillion IMF emergency funds for pandemic abroad
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Four groups of influential Democratic lawmakers urged U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Tuesday to back the issuance of $2 trillion in additional emergenc...
Nov 23, 2021
Exclusive: Major Toshiba shareholder objects to break-up, urges board to solicit new offers
By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) - Toshiba Corp's second-largest shareholder on Wednesday objected to the Japanese conglomerate's plan to split itself into three companies and called on it to instea...
Nov 23, 2021
Japan’s factory activity grows at fastest pace in nearly four years – Flash PMI
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's factory activity grew at the fastest pace in nearly four years in November, as output accelerated on loosening COVID-19 restrictions, defying pressure from the biggest jump i...
Nov 23, 2021
Life in prison for man convicted of Peoria shooting death
PEORIA, Ill. – A Peoria County judge has given a Peoria man life in prison for his role in a 2019 shooting death that happened in the city’s East Bluff Neighborhood. Court records indicate...
Nov 23, 2021
Bidens serve up meal kits with turkey, fixings before Thanksgiving holiday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, served up turkey and sweet potatoes on Tuesday at the D.C. Central Kitchen, an organization that makes fresh food for schools and homeles...
Nov 23, 2021
Samsung Elec picks Taylor, Texas as new $17 billion U.S. chip plant site
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Wednesday it had picked Taylor, Texas as the location for a new $17 billion chip plant, instead of state capital Austin. Th...
Nov 23, 2021
Peoria, IL, USA
51 °F Thunderstorm In Vicinity, Mist
