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BoE’s Tenreyro sees case for small increase in rates
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) - Bank of England policymaker Silvana Tenreyro said on Wednesday that she - like other BoE policymakers - saw a case for higher interest rates to tackle inflation ne...
Feb 23, 2022
U.S. plans sanctions on company building Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline -CNN
(Reuters) - The Biden administration is expected to announce on Wednesday it will allow sanctions to move forward on Nord Stream 2 AG, the company in charge of building Russia's Nord Stream 2 gas pipe...
Feb 23, 2022
U.S. Agriculture Secretary touts importance of low-carbon biofuels
By Stephanie Kelly NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - The U.S. secretary of agriculture on Wednesday touted the importance lower-carbon biofuels will have in meeting the Biden administration's targets for reduci...
Feb 23, 2022
Francis Bacon’s ‘Trotsky’ triptych tipped to fetch up to $75 million at auction
LONDON (Reuters) - A Francis Bacon triptych that depicts the aftermath of Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky's 1940 assassination in Mexico City is expected to fetch up to $75 million when it goes und...
Feb 23, 2022
Jumia Technologies eyes free shipping, logistics service to boost income
By Duncan Miriri NAIROBI (Reuters) - African e-commerce firm Jumia Technologies will offer more free shipping of goods to its customers in selected locations to boost usage this year, it said on Wedne...
Feb 23, 2022
Private equity-backed carbon offset vendors Bluesource, Element to merge
By David French and Timothy Gardner (Reuters) - Bluesource and Element Markets, two private equity-backed providers of products and services such as carbon credits to companies seeking to take action ...
Feb 23, 2022
Trial of officer charged in Breonna Taylor case to begin in Kentucky
(Reuters) - With a jury now in place, the trial of a white former Kentucky police officer charged with wanton endangerment during the 2020 shooting death of Breonna Taylor will gear up on Wednesday, c...
Feb 23, 2022
Governments should prepare to restructure, liquidate badly scarred firms – IMF
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Governments across the world should beef up their insolvency systems and prepare to restructure or liquidate badly scarred firms as they withdraw massive support provided during...
Feb 23, 2022
Bank of England reviews staff financial rules after Fed ethics scandal
LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England is conducting an internal review into its policy on officials' personal financial dealings, in the wake of an ethics scandal that shook the U.S. Federal Reserve....
Feb 23, 2022
Ukrainian government, foreign ministry and parliament websites down
KYIV (Reuters) - Several Ukrainian state websites, including the government and foreign ministry home pages, were inaccessible on Wednesday. Ukrainian authorities said this week they had seen online w...
Feb 23, 2022
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