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U.S. holiday sales endure supply chain, Omicron snags to hit $887 billion – NRF
(Reuters) - U.S. holiday sales hit a record $886.7 billion in 2021, data from a trade body showed on Friday, as people rushed to buy gifts online and in stores amid a jump in COVID-19 cases and supply...
Jan 14, 2022
NY Fed’s Williams says Omicron wave may slow growth temporarily
(Reuters) - The surge of infections caused by the Omicron COVID-19 variant may slow growth over the next several months and prolong supply chain challenges, but the U.S. economy should return to a str...
Jan 14, 2022
US bond funds post ouflows on expectations of Fed tightening
(Reuters) - U.S. bond funds faced outflows for the first time in four weeks in the seven days to Jan. 12 on rising prospects that the U.S. Federal Reserve will begin tightening its policy with an inte...
Jan 14, 2022
Lebanese central bank seeks to strengthen currency after sharp weakening
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's central bank said on Friday it was seeking to strengthen the Lebanese pound against the dollar after it weakened to a record low this week, fuelling fresh protests about r...
Jan 14, 2022
Peoria home sales top $1 billion
PEORIA, Ill. — 2021 was a record-breaking year for home sales in the Peoria area. The Peoria Area Association of Realtors (PAAR) said 7,634 homes were sold locally last year, topping the 2020 to...
Jan 14, 2022
CDC is not communicating with teachers on COVID safety, unions say
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has not been communicating well enough with educators, teachers unions say, as COVID-19 hospitalizations hit...
Jan 14, 2022
Factbox-Women’s quotas on company boards: The EU’s frontrunners and laggards
By Sabine Siebold (Reuters) - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is making a new push at boosting women's representation on company boards, trying to unblock European legislation for a...
Jan 14, 2022
Automobiles boost U.S. business inventories in November
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. businesses maintained a strong pace of inventory accumulation in November, with motor vehicle stocks rebounding a bit more than initially thought, suggesting the worst of g...
Jan 14, 2022
U.S. consumer sentiment sours in early January to second lowest level in decade
(Reuters) - U.S. consumer sentiment soured in early January, falling to the second lowest level in a decade as Americans fretted about soaring inflation, a survey showed on Friday. The University of M...
Jan 14, 2022
Tumbling Sberbank shares lead sharp Russian stock market sell-off
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Shares in Russia's largest lender Sberbank fell more than 8% at one point on Friday, leading a massive sell-off on the country's stock market which hit several blue chip companies a...
Jan 14, 2022
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