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SoftBank and celebrities back funding for faith-based app
By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) - A Christian worship and meditation app, Glorify, raised $40 million from investors including SoftBank, venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz and reality TV ...
Dec 02, 2021
U.S. to restart Trump-era border program forcing asylum seekers to wait in Mexico
By Dave Graham and Ted Hesson (Reuters) - The Biden administration will restart a controversial Trump-era border program that forces asylum seekers to wait in Mexico for U.S. immigration hearings, in ...
Dec 02, 2021
As shutdown looms, U.S. lawmakers agree on funding government through Feb. 18
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lawmakers in the U.S. Congress have reached agreement to fund federal agencies until Feb. 18, House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Rosa DeLauro said on Thursday, as t...
Dec 02, 2021
U.S. weekly jobless claims rise less than expected; layoffs at lowest since 1993
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits increased less than expected last week, pointing to tightening labor market conditions, while layoffs tumbled...
Dec 02, 2021
Brazil in recession as drought and inflation hammer economy
By Marcela Ayres and Camila Moreira BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's economy contracted slightly in the three months to September, government data showed on Thursday, as surging inflation and a severe dr...
Dec 02, 2021
Apollo to buy Griffin Capital’s wealth-distribution, asset-management units
(Reuters) - Apollo Global Management Inc said it would buy the U.S. wealth-distribution and asset-management businesses of Griffin Capital for an undisclosed sum, as it looks to boost its offerings fo...
Dec 02, 2021
Management turmoil complicates Telecom Italia bid response
By Elvira Pollina, Stephen Jewkes and Pamela Barbaglia MILAN (Reuters) - Telecom Italia (TIM) is looking to draw up a list of candidates on Friday to advise it on a takeover approach from U.S. group K...
Dec 02, 2021
Vietnam factories short of workers after heavy-handed lockdowns – Cento Ventures
By Sayantani Ghosh and Miyoung Kim (Reuters) - Factories in Vietnam are struggling for staff after many migrant workers returned home when a coronavirus lockdown that had kept them in Ho Chi Minh City...
Dec 02, 2021
ELLE magazine bans fur in all its titles to support animal welfare
By Marie-Louise Gumuchian LONDON (Reuters) - Fashion magazine ELLE is banning fur from the pages of all its international editions in a move to support animal welfare and reflect changing tastes, the ...
Dec 02, 2021
Kroger raises profit forecast as at-home cooking sustains grocery demand
(Reuters) - Kroger Co raised its full-year profit forecast on Thursday, boosted by a sustained demand for groceries as the pandemic-induced boom in at-home cooking persists, sending shares up 4% in pr...
Dec 02, 2021
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