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Pritzker: New jobs coming to central Illinois chocolate plant
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — There will be roughly 200 new jobs coming to central Illinois now that a high end chocolate maker is buliding a new factory in nearby Bloomington. Ferrero has announced plans...
Cooper Banks Nov 02, 2022

City moves forward with ‘smart’ street lighting project
PEORIA, Ill. – A local lawmaker is helping to shed some light on a problem that could help upgrade the city, while also reducing crime. State Representative Jehan Gordon-Booth says she’s s...
Will Stevenson Nov 02, 2022
Fed’s Powell: ‘Soft landing’ chances have narrowed
(Reuters) - There remains a chance that the U.S. economy can escape a recession as the Federal Reserve raises interest rates to lower inflation, but that window of opportunity for a "soft landing" has...
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Exclusive-Italy pushes to weaken fossil fuel financing pledge – sources
By Kate Abnett and Giuseppe Fonte BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Italy is attempting to weaken a pledge 10 European governments intend to make on Thursday to stop export credit support for fossil fuel projects,...
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Digital bank Chime cuts 12% of workforce as stormy markets hurt fintechs
(Reuters) - Online banking company Chime has laid off 12% of its employees, a spokesperson said on Wednesday, blaming "current market dynamics" as this year's tech rout slams the once-high valuations ...
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Mickey Mouse, Spider-Man, Super Mario added to Russia’s parallel imports scheme
(Reuters) - Moscow on Wednesday added Walt Disney, Marvel and DC Comics to a list of brands that can be imported without permission, ensuring sanctions will not hit Russians' ability to snap up authen...
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ECB will need more rate hikes to fight off inflation, De Cos Says
MADRID (Reuters) - The European Central Bank "will need additional interest rate increases" to fight off inflation even considering the growing likelihood of a euro zone recession, policymaker Pablo H...
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Marketmind: Turn, turn … turn?
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever And so it came to pass: the Fed raised interest rates by three quarters of a percent for the fourth consecuti...
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Fed’s Powell: ‘Ultimate level’ of rates likely higher than earlier estimates
(Reuters) - The "ultimate level" of the Federal Reserve's benchmark policy rate is likely higher than previously estimated, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said on Wednesday. In remarks at a press conference ...
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CBS, Moonves to pay $9.75 million to settle N.Y. attorney general’s securities claims
By Jody Godoy (Reuters) - CBS Corp and former Chief Executive Leslie Moonves agreed to pay investors an additional $9.75 million as part of a pending settlement of the New York attorney general's prob...
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