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Ukraine raises rate to 10% as inflation and Russia standoff weigh
By Natalia Zinets KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's central bank raised its main interest rate to 10% from 9% on Thursday, crossing into double digits for the first time since April 2020, to try to tackle pe...
Jan 20, 2022
Banks loan growth focus could impact U.S. Treasuries – Credit Suisse
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. banks' appetite for U.S Treasuries could slow down as they shift their focus to loan growth, at the same time that the Federal Reserve plans to shrink asset holdings and rais...
Jan 20, 2022
McDonald’s expands U.S. test of Beyond Meat ‘McPlant’ burger
NEW YORK (Reuters) -McDonald's Corp said on Thursday it will expand its U.S. test of a plant-based burger it created with vegan meat maker Beyond Meat Inc to about 600 locations next month. The restau...
Jan 20, 2022
Toyota to curb more production in Japan as COVID spreads
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp is slowing production at as many as 11 plants in Japan because of rising COVID-19 infections among its workers and those at parts suppliers, it said on Thursday. Th...
Jan 20, 2022
Mercedes-Benz teams up with Luminar on self-driving tech
By Hyunjoo Jin San Francisco (Reuters) - Luxury carmaker Mercedes-Benz will partner with self-driving sensor maker Luminar Technologies Inc to enable fully automated driving on highways for its next-g...
Jan 20, 2022
British artist Henry Hudson embraces new horizons in London exhibit
LONDON (Reuters) - British artist Henry Hudson says he took inspiration from flying in empty planes during the COVID-19 pandemic for his latest exhibition, presenting a collection of paintings depicti...
Jan 20, 2022
U.S. preparing for possible future COVID variants -White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration is preparing for future variants of COVID-19, White House chief of Staff Ron Klain told MSNBC in an interview that aired on Thursday as the Omicron-rela...
Jan 20, 2022
U.S. weekly jobless claims increase amid Omicron surge
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose last week, likely as a winter wave of COVID-19 infections disrupted business activity, whic...
Jan 20, 2022
Global hedge fund industry assets top $4 trillion for the first time
LONDON (Reuters) - Assets under management at global hedge funds topped $4 trillion for the first time ever at the end of 2021, as the prospect of rising interest rates combined with the pandemic made...
Jan 20, 2022
U.S. colleges get another $198 million to tackle COVID -statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration is giving U.S. colleges and universities another $198 million to help them curb COVID-19 and address student needs such as housing and food amid the ong...
Jan 20, 2022
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