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Fed’s last rate hike coming at July meeting, economists say
By Indradip Ghosh and Prerana Bhat BENGALURU (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve will raise its benchmark overnight interest rate by 25 basis points to the 5.25%-5.50% range on July 26, according to ...
Jul 18, 2023
Private equity firm One Equity investigated by SEC – WSJ
(Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating private equity firm One Equity over communications with investors, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people f...
Jul 18, 2023
US House rebuffs bid by Republican hardliners to end some sanctions
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday turned back a bid by hardline conservatives to end five presidential emergency declarations th...
Jul 18, 2023
South Korea to hike minimum wage by 2.5% in 2024, smallest in three years
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea has decided to raise the minimum wage by a three-year low of 2.5% in 2024, its Minimum Wage Commission said on Wednesday, amid slowing growth and high inflation. The mini...
Jul 18, 2023
J&J must pay $18.8 million to California cancer patient in baby powder suit
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) -Johnson & Johnson's must pay $18.8 million to a California man who said he developed cancer from exposure to its baby powder, a jury decided on Tuesday, a setback for the...
Jul 18, 2023
US Senate confirms Ohio public interest lawyer to federal appeals court
By Andrew Goudsward and Jacqueline Thomsen (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed an Ohio public interest lawyer as President Joe Biden's latest nominee to the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appe...
Jul 18, 2023
Texas Democrats urge governor to halt aggressive border security tactics
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of Democratic lawmakers from Texas on Tuesday urged the state's Republican governor to halt his aggressive border security campaign after a report alleged ...
Jul 18, 2023
Japan companies less confident about business conditions – Reuters Tankan
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Confidence at big Japanese manufacturers fell in July for the first time in six months, the Reuters Tankan survey showed on Wednesday, in a sign of growing expor...
Jul 18, 2023
US writers guild, SAG-AFTRA file NBCUniversal grievance – The Hollywood Reporter
(Reuters) - The Writers Guild of America (WGA) and SAG-AFTRA have filed a grievance with the National Labor Relations Board against NBCUniversal, the Hollywood Reporter said on Tuesday. The union clai...
Jul 18, 2023
A local agency helping victims of violence may have to close soon. Here’s why
PEORIA, Ill. – The Peoria Community Against Violence organization says it may have to shutter if it doesn’t get more financial and community support. The agency may have to close at the en...
Jul 18, 2023
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