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Fed’s Waller: Ongoing wage increases could make inflation more persistent
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said on Wednesday he is concerned that the outbreak of inflation since 2021 has raised wage pressures going forward in ways that coul...
Nov 16, 2022
UK orders sale of microchip factory by China’s Nexperia, citing national security
LONDON (Reuters) -The British government on Wednesday ordered Chinese-owned technology company Nexperia to sell at least 86% of Britain's biggest microchip factory, Newport Wafer Fab, following a nati...
Nov 16, 2022
PFD: Electrical fire leads to thousands in damage to Peoria home
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria fire officials say a home sustained $90,000 dollars in damage as the result of an electrical fire Wednesday afternoon. It happened around noon at a two-story house at 6875 ...
Nov 16, 2022
IDOT: ‘Winter Weather, Get it Together’
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The weather we’ve seen in central Illinois the past few days might be a dress rehearsal for what’s to come — at least, as far as the Illinois Department of ...
Nov 16, 2022
Oath Keepers defendant compares storming of U.S. Capitol to ‘Black Friday’
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A member of the far-right Oath Keepers told a jury on Wednesday that she got "swept up" in the moment when she stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, compar...
Nov 16, 2022
Lab-grown meat cleared for human consumption by U.S. regulator
By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the first time cleared a meat product grown from animal cells for human consumption, the agency announced on Wedn...
Nov 16, 2022
Flutter sees five-fold jump in revenue at U.S. Fanduel unit long term
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Flutter sees revenue at its rapidly growing and market leading U.S. Fanduel business jumping by 4.5 to 5-times over the long term, the world's largest online betting firm said on We...
Nov 16, 2022
U.S. Treasury’s Yellen: more effective oversight needed for crypto markets
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The recent failure of a major cryptocurrency exchange and its impact on holders and investors of crypto assets demonstrate the need for more effective oversight of crypto market...
Nov 16, 2022
Chile’s Codelco trials fully-electric loader in bid to cut emissions
By Natalia A. Ramos Miranda EL TENIENTE MINE, Chile (Reuters) - A huge fully electric-powered 14-ton loading shovel has begun operating at Chile's century-old El Teniente copper mine, in what state mi...
Nov 16, 2022
Fed’s Waller says “more comfortable” with smaller hikes after recent data
By Howard Schneider and Ann Saphir WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller, an early and outspoken "hawk" in the central bank's efforts to confront inflation, said Wedn...
Nov 16, 2022
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