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U.S. Navy helicopter crashes off San Diego coast, Pacific Fleet says
(Reuters) - A military helicopter took off from the USS Abraham Lincoln and later crashed into the sea leading to search-and-rescue operations off the coast of San Diego, the U.S. Navy's Pacific Fleet...
Aug 31, 2021
Biden pledges federal help for restoring power after Hurricane Ida
(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden held a call with Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm and the CEOs of two of the largest utilities in the Gulf Coast - Leo Denault of Entergy and Tom Fanning of S...
Aug 31, 2021
Intuit in talks to buy Mailchimp for over $10 billion – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) - Intuit Inc, the developer of TurboTax and QuickBooks software, is in talks to buy email marketing company Mailchimp for more than $10 billion, Bloomberg News reported https://bloom.bg/2Wze...
Aug 31, 2021
Asia factories hit by pandemic supply chain disruptions
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - Asia's factory activity lost momentum in August as a resurgence in coronavirus cases disrupted supply chains across the region, raising concerns faltering manufacturi...
Aug 31, 2021
Idaho reactivates National Guard to help with rising coronavirus cases
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - Idaho Governor Brad Little said on Tuesday he was reactivating the National Guard and directing up to 370 additional people to help hospitals as they were overwhelmed wit...
Aug 31, 2021
China moves to cap the cost of renting a home in cities
BEIJING (Reuters) - The Chinese government has said the cost of renting a home in cities should not rise by more than 5% a year - its first move to cap rental prices and part of efforts to provide mor...
Aug 31, 2021
Oil steady ahead of OPEC+ supply decision
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Oil prices were stable on Wednesday ahead of an OPEC+ meeting, at which major producers will decide whether to go ahead with their plan to add supply while COVID-1...
Aug 31, 2021
Asian shares down on slow-growth fear; dollar stays near three-week low
By Alun John HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian shares gave up some of their recent gains in cautious trading on Wednesday while the dollar inched back from three-week lows, as worries about slowing global g...
Aug 31, 2021
China’s factory activity contracts for first time since April 2020
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's factory activity slipped into contraction in August for the first time in nearly 1-1/2 years as COVID-19 containment measures, supply bottlenecks and high raw material pric...
Aug 31, 2021
Evergrande shares fall 2.5% after it warns of default risks
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Shares of debt-laden China Evergrande, the country's No. 2 developer, fell as much as 2.5% on Wednesday after it warned of default risks and legal action from creditors as it scr...
Aug 31, 2021
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