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Britain’s Christmas shopping hurt by rail strikes and snow
LONDON (Reuters) - British retailers have been hurt by a sharp dip in shopper numbers this week, a crucial Christmas trading period, as snowy weather and a national rail strike deterred people from ve...
Dec 16, 2022
Retail investors turn to ETFs as recession fears knock down meme stocks
By Medha Singh (Reuters) - Retail investors are doubling down on Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) as rising interest rates and volatile markets curb their appetite for risky assets such as meme stocks, SP...
Dec 16, 2022
Mike Ashley’s Frasers buys premium fashion brands from JD Sports for $58 million
(Reuters) - Mike Ashley's Frasers Group said on Friday it has bought shares in premium fashion brands of JD Sports for about 47.5 million pounds ($57.7 million). Frasers, which was formerly called Spo...
Dec 16, 2022
Brittney Griner released from medical center at Texas military base – CNN
(Reuters) - Brittney Griner left the Brooke Army Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, on Friday, eight days after the U.S. basketball star arrived at the facility following her release from a Ru...
Dec 16, 2022
Dutch plan highest borrowing in a decade for 2023
By Yoruk Bahceli AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Netherlands expects to borrow 101.5 billion euros ($107.8) on the debt markets next year, the most since 2012, and its funding needs are "extremely uncertain...
Dec 16, 2022
Angelina Jolie leaves U.N. refugee agency after more than 20 years
GENEVA (Reuters) - Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie will quit her role as a special envoy for the U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) but will remain a humanitarian activist, the United Nations said on Friday...
Dec 16, 2022
Exclusive-Germany set to assume $230 billion in Uniper derivatives
By John O'Donnell and Christoph Steitz FRANKFURT (Reuters) - After setting aside almost half a trillion dollars to date tackling its energy crisis, Germany is also poised to take on the risks associat...
Dec 16, 2022
Analysis-EU unity over Russia sanctions falters as Europe’s economy wilts
By John O'Donnell BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union unity over sanctions on Russia has started to falter as jitters about the impact on Europe's own stumbling economy weakens resolve to punish Mosco...
Dec 16, 2022
Pelosi backs adding TikTok government device ban to funding bill
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi supports adding legislation passed by the Senate this week, which would bar federal government employees from using Chinese-o...
Dec 16, 2022
U.S. Treasury’s Morton steps down, sees growing recognition of climate change risks
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - John Morton, the U.S. Treasury's first climate counselor, is stepping down, effective Friday, but says he is confident his work in coordinating climate change p...
Dec 16, 2022
Peoria, IL, USA
51 °F Thunderstorm In Vicinity, Mist
