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Delta delays great exit as RBNZ holds fire on hikes
LONDON (Reuters) - The Delta variant has delayed an expected rate hike in New Zealand, leaving Norway likely the first G10 economy to begin the journey out of an era of emergency-level interest rate l...
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China’s Geely Automobile first-half profit up 4%
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd said on Wednesday its first-half net profit grew 4%, as the world's biggest car market recovers. Hangzhou-based Geely, China's highest-profile...
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California wildfire crisis escalates amid extreme winds
By Fred Greaves POLLOCK PINES, Calif. (Reuters) - California's wildfire crisis escalated on Tuesday as resurgent strong winds fanned the state's biggest conflagration, drove flames from a separate, sm...
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Second-half surge: How to maximize life’s later chapters
By Chris Taylor NEW YORK (Reuters) - Think for a moment about all the stereotypes of older workers. Michael Clinton has a suggestion for you: Blow those stereotypes up. The former president and publis...
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China zinc manufacturer halts production after gas leak kills three
(Reuters) - Yunnan Chihong Zinc & Germanium, a unit of state-run Chinese metals group Chinalco, said late on Tuesday one of its zinc subsidiaries had suspended production after three workers were kill...
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Woodside investors jittery on petroleum merger, BHP falls on listing change
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Shares in BHP Group Ltd. and Woodside Petroleum fell on Wednesday as investors digested details of the Perth-based oil and gas group's $40 billion merger with BHP's petroleum arm...
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Dollar stands tall as COVID stalks kiwi
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar hit a nine-month high against the euro and held broad gains elsewhere on Wednesday as investors have cut exposure to riskier currencies, mostly on vir...
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Huawei will return to smartphone ‘throne’ despite crippling sanctions, chairman says
SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) - Huawei Technologies' chairman said while U.S. sanctions have choked its smartphone business, it will not give up and plans to eventually return to the industry's "throne". ...
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Asian shares pinned at lows after Wall St falls, NZ holds rates steady
By Alun John HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian shares held near year-to-date lows on Wednesday as overnight declines on Wall Street reinforced worries about the economic impact of the Delta coronavirus vari...
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U.S. real estate heir Robert Durst says he would lie about murder in L.A. trial
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) - Real estate heir Robert Durst said in a Los Angeles courtroom on Tuesday that he would lie under oath rather than admit killing someone, but that he had not lied during fi...
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Peoria, IL, USA
69 °F Thunderstorm In Vicinity
