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SVB collapse may prompt Fed to go slow on rate hikes
(Corrects typographical error in the second column header in the table) (Reuters) - Traders no longer expect a rate hike of 50 basis points by the U.S. Federal Reserve next week as the surprise collap...
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U.S. weekly jobless claims fall more than expected
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, pointing to continued labor market strength, though financial markets turm...
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UK bans TikTok on government devices
LONDON (Reuters) - British minister Oliver Dowden said on Thursday the government would ban the use of TikTok on government devices, saying there was a risk about how sensitive data could be used on c...
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Russia’s Avtovaz aims to almost double car sales in 2023
(Reuters) - Russia's top carmaker Avtovaz said on Thursday it plans to sell at least 370,000 vehicles this year, the TASS news agency reported - almost double last year's sales volumes. The company so...
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Saddam’s rusting yacht serves as picnic spot for Iraqi fishermen
BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) - Capsized in a river in southern Iraq, the rusting wreck of a yacht that belonged to Saddam Hussein serves as a stark reminder of his iron-fisted rule that ended with the U.S.-l...
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ABB invests in US robot factory as reshoring trend hots up
By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) - ABB is expanding its main US robot factory as its customers there in the automotive, packaging and machinery industries confront a tight labour market as they bring p...
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Yellen tells senators US banking system ‘remains sound’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. banking system remains sound and Americans can feel confident that their deposits will be there when needed, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will tell the Senate F...
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Arson suspected in Peoria house fire
PEORIA, Ill. — Fire crews were called to a home on Peoria’s south side Wednesday night on reports of a fire. Peoria Fire Battalion Chief Tom Stimeling says two people were home when fire b...
Julia Bradley Mar 16, 2023
Alzheimer’s Association lobbies for Medicare coverage of Leqembi and other drugs
By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON(Reuters) - The Alzheimer's Association has deployed 1,000 people diagnosed with, or caring for someone with the disease, to meet with all 535 members of Congress across ...
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U.S. grapples with forces unleashed by Iraq invasion 20 years later
By Arshad Mohammed and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) - From an empowered Iran and eroded U.S. influence to the cost of keeping U.S. troops in Iraq and Syria to combat Islamic State fighters, th...
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