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U.S. House Speaker Pelosi wraps up long and historic leadership career
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nancy Pelosi is wrapping up a long career of congressional leadership in which she became the only woman to serve in the powerful post of U.S. House of Repr...
Nov 17, 2022
Swiss National Bank issued 140 billion Sfr of bills, repos following rate hike
ZURICH (Reuters) - The Swiss National Bank has issued bills and repurchase agreements (repos) worth nearly 140 billion Swiss francs ($148.6 billion) after the central bank started its latest round of ...
Nov 17, 2022
New Zealand’s Fonterra divests Chile operations for $641 million
(Reuters) - New Zealand's dairy exporter Fonterra Co-operative Group said early on Friday that it had divested its Soprole dairy operations in Chile for an aggregate 591.07 billion Chilean pesos ($641...
Nov 17, 2022
Pelosi says she will not seek re-election to House Democrats’ top job
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday announced that she will not seek re-election to the leadership of the Democratic caucus, making way for a younger ...
Nov 17, 2022
China’s BYD expands electric vehicle operation in Brazil
By Alberto Alerigi SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Chinese automaker BYD Co Ltd will start selling two new electric vehicle models in Brazil this month, betting on favorable political and environmental developm...
Nov 17, 2022
Up to 4 feet of lake-effect snow may fall on Western New York, parts of Ohio
By Lindsey DeDario and Rich McKay BUFFALO, N.Y. (Reuters) - Western New York and parts of Ohio, Pennsylvania and Michigan may be inundated by up to four feet of lake-effect snow by the end of the week...
Nov 17, 2022
Factbox-From Genesis to Voyager, crypto firms’ exposure to FTX is coming to light
(Reuters) - After major crypto exchange FTX filed for U.S. bankruptcy protection on Friday, the crypto industry is bracing for further fallout. BlockFi and Genesis, two firms with exposure to FTX or i...
Nov 17, 2022
St. Croix refinery cannot restart without new permit, air pollution tech -EPA
By Laura Sanicola (Reuters) -U.S. regulators will require a new Clean Air Act permit for a troubled oil refinery in the U.S. Virgin Islands, which could cost its owners hundreds of millions of dollars...
Nov 17, 2022
Peoria’s Famous Dave’s BBQ closing down
PEORIA, Ill. — The owners of Famous Dave’s BBQ in Peoria are preparing to close the restaurant’s doors for good. Currently, Famous Dave's, near the Shoppes at Grand Prairie, is only ...
Nov 17, 2022
Meta’s WhatsApp makes Brazil a key test market for business messaging
By Katie Paul (Reuters) - Meta Platforms said on Thursday its WhatsApp messaging service will introduce a commercial directory and test a payments tool in Brazil, as it bets on business messaging as a...
Nov 17, 2022
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