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Yellen says Fed, Biden administration will take steps to control inflation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Thursday she was confident the Federal Reserve and the Biden administration would take steps needed to bring down inflation over the...
Jan 20, 2022
Brazilian samba singer Elza Soares dead at 91
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Elza Soares, one of the most revered singers in Brazilian samba music, died at her home in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday, aged 91. She died of natural causes, her press represe...
Jan 20, 2022
New York Fed names new head of markets team
(Reuters) - The New York Federal Reserve said on Thursday it is tapping Michelle Neal to head its markets group, filling a key leadership role as the central bank prepares to reduce its balance sheet ...
Jan 20, 2022
Brazil central bank chief sees no major Omicron impact on economy yet
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's central bank chief Roberto Campos Neto said on Thursday the Omicron variant of the coronavirus has not yet had a major impact on the country's economy and was not expecte...
Jan 20, 2022
Siemens Energy cuts outlook as fresh problems emerge at wind unit
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Siemens Energy on Thursday cut its outlook after wind division Siemens Gamesa warned of prolonged supply chain issues, renewing pressure on the German firm to fully take over the...
Jan 20, 2022
Police investigating Central Peoria bank robbery
UPDATED 5:14 p.m. PEORIA, Ill. – Police are investigating a mid-afternoon bank robbery in Central Peoria. Peoria Police say officers were called to the PNC Bank branch just after 2 p.m. Thursday...
Jan 20, 2022
Netflix misses subscriber addition estimates; shares tumble 10%
(Reuters) -Netflix Inc on Thursday reported fewer-than-expected subscriber additions for the fourth quarter, highlighting the video-streaming pioneer's struggles to attract users as pandemic restricti...
Jan 20, 2022
Graphic: Five ways the U.S. housing market stood apart in 2021
By Dan Burns (Reuters) - The market for existing U.S. homes softened unexpectedly in December, but 2021 still wrapped up with the strongest annual sales in 15 years, data from the National Association...
Jan 20, 2022
U.S. lawmakers urge USTR to expand tariff exclusions on Chinese goods
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan group of more than 140 U.S. lawmakers called on U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai to immediately revive and expand a tariff exclusion process on Chinese goods...
Jan 20, 2022
Analysis-Microsoft faces challenge cleaning up Activision Blizzard’s culture
By Sheila Dang, Julia Love and Dawn Chmielewski (Reuters) - The success of Microsoft's biggest deal ever rides on rehabilitating Activision Blizzard's culture, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella declared aft...
Jan 20, 2022
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