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Mixed emotions as McDonald’s leaves Kazakhstan
ALMATY (Reuters) -Workers removed the branding from McDonald's outlets in Kazakhstan's biggest city, Almaty on Friday after the fast food giant's local business appeared to fall victim to collateral d...
Jan 06, 2023
Fed’s Bostic: jobs data another sign economy is gradually slowing
By Lindsay Dunsmuir (Reuters) - The latest U.S. jobs figures are another sign that the economy is gradually slowing and should that continue the Federal Reserve can step down to a quarter percentage p...
Jan 06, 2023
Storm in California leaves thousands without power, more rough weather ahead
(Reuters) - Torrential downpours and damaging winds left tens of thousands of homes and businesses without power in northern California on Friday even as the area braced for the next onslaught of seve...
Jan 06, 2023
Former U.S. Senator Burr says SEC has closed probe concerning him without action
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -Former U.S. Senator Richard Burr said on Friday that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission informed him this week it has concluded investigation concerning him with no...
Jan 06, 2023
Center for Prevention of Abuse raises awareness about human trafficking
PEORIA, Ill. — Illinois is ranked 10th in the nation in regards to human trafficking numbers. Carol Merna, with the Center for Prevention of Abuse in Peoria, says they see victims of all ages, b...
Jan 06, 2023
U.S. factory orders tumble in November on aircraft
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New orders for U.S.-manufactured goods fell more than expected in November amid a sharp decline in bookings for aircraft, while higher borrowing costs cooled demand for other go...
Jan 06, 2023
Hermes expands in Nanjing as luxury industry bets on Chinese return
By Mimosa Spencer PARIS (Reuters) - Birkin bag maker Hermes is opening a new, enlarged store in China's Nanjing city, signalling the luxury industry's confidence in a strong return of Chinese shoppers...
Jan 06, 2023
U.S. EPA tightens soot standards for first time in decade
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday said it would tighten national air quality standards for fine particle pollution for the first time since...
Jan 06, 2023
U.S. service sector contracts in December, price increases slow – ISM survey
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. services industry activity contracted for the first time in more than 2-1/2 years in December amid weakening demand, while the pace of increase in prices paid by businesses...
Jan 06, 2023
Germany tells Musk it expects Twitter to fight disinformation
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's digital minister recently met Elon Musk to clarify what Berlin expects from Twitter, especially in fighting disinformation, since the Tesla founder took over the social me...
Jan 06, 2023
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