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Update: Pritzker reinstates indoor mask mandate
CHICAGO — Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker announced a new COVID-19 policy for the state on Thursday, requiring eligible students and school staffers to be vaccinated and all to wear masks in sch...
Julia Bradley Aug 26, 2021
EU worried at Lebanon’s fast deterioration, says time has run out
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The European Union is deeply concerned at the rapid deterioration of the crisis in Lebanon, its ambassador to Beirut said on Thursday, telling Lebanese leaders the time for action h...
Syndicated Content Aug 26, 2021
Canada’s CIBC, TD earnings beat estimates but loan growth performance diverges
By Nichola Saminather TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD) and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) both beat estimates for third-quarter profits on Thursday, driven mostly by releases ...
Syndicated Content Aug 26, 2021
Graffiti artist captures lightness of clouds to lift spirits
By Denis Balibouse MOLESON, Switzerland (Reuters) - A French graffiti artist's monumental mountaintop project aims to encourage a more contemplative approach to life by inspiring childlike wonder at c...
Syndicated Content Aug 26, 2021
Illinois governor to announce mask mandate, order vaccines for schools – reports
(Reuters) -Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker is expected to announce a new COVID-19 policy for the state on Thursday, requiring eligible students and school staffers to be vaccinated and to wear masks i...
Syndicated Content Aug 26, 2021
Fed’s George: Taper should come ‘sooner rather than later’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Kansas City Federal Reserve president Esther George said Thursday the Fed should start trimming its monthly bond purchases "sooner rather than later" given expected continued jo...
Syndicated Content Aug 26, 2021
U.S. says war in Ethiopia’s north could affect trade benefits
NAIROBI (Reuters) - The ongoing war and humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia's north could affect the country's trade benefits under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), the U.S. Trade Representa...
Syndicated Content Aug 26, 2021
Dollar Tree cuts full-year earnings forecast
(Reuters) - Dollar Tree Inc cut its full-year profit forecast on Thursday as the discount retailer joined rival Dollar General Corp in flagging that surging supply chain costs were pinching its margin...
Syndicated Content Aug 26, 2021
Exclusive-Brazil grains co. Amaggi raises capex sevenfold, boosts capacity -CEO
By Ana Mano SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian agricultural conglomerate Amaggi is boosting capital spending sevenfold this year to 2.3 billion reais ($436 million) as part of an aggressive expansion int...
Syndicated Content Aug 26, 2021
Futures edge lower ahead of weekly jobless claims, GDP numbers
(Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures edged lower on Thursday, a day after the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq hit record closing highs, as investors refrained from making big bets ahead of a barrage of economi...
Syndicated Content Aug 26, 2021
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