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Canada cuts 2021/22 budget deficit forecast, cites strong economy
OTTAWA, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Canada's Liberal government on Tuesday cut its forecast budget deficit for the 2021/22 fiscal year, citing higher tax revenues and less emergency aid spending, while earmark...
Dec 14, 2021
U.S. Senator Sanders will oppose Biden nominee for FDA commissioner
By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders said on Tuesday he would oppose President Joe Biden's nominee for Food and Drug Administration Commissioner, Robert Califf, becaus...
Dec 14, 2021
Ark’s Cathie Wood remains concerned about deflation, not inflation
By David Randall NEW YORK (Reuters) - Star stock picker Cathie Wood of Ark Invest struck a defiant tone in a webinar Tuesday in which she repeated her warning that deflation, rather than inflation, wi...
Dec 14, 2021
Bank of America CEO says credit quality strong; no impact from Omicron variant
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bank of America Chief Executive Brian Moynihan said on Tuesday that the bank hadn't seen any impact on consumer spending from the spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus,...
Dec 14, 2021
What is short-selling and why does the DoJ care?
(Reuters) - Short-selling, a bearish investing practice, has become a target of an expansive U.S. Department of Justice criminal investigation. The DoJ has issued subpoenas as it examines short-sellin...
Dec 14, 2021
White House not surprised some Republicans publicly silent about U.S. Capitol attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Tuesday that it is disappointing but not surprising that some Republican lawmakers warned privately about what was happening during...
Dec 14, 2021
Former Boeing pilot says FAA official called him ‘scapegoat’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former chief technical pilot for Boeing Co charged with fraud for deceiving federal regulators evaluating the company's 737 MAX jet says a Federal Aviation Administration offi...
Dec 14, 2021
Arizona asks U.S. Supreme Court to allow abortion restriction
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The state of Arizona on Tuesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow a Republican-backed law that bans abortions performed due to fetal genetic abnormalities...
Dec 14, 2021
U.S. passenger railroad Amtrak suspends vaccine mandate for employees
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. passenger railroad Amtrak said on Tuesday it will temporarily suspend a vaccine mandate for employees and now no longer expects to be forced to cut some service in January....
Dec 14, 2021
UNESCO honours Congolese rumba as cultural treasure
DAKAR (Reuters) - The heady beats of Congolese rumba were hailed by UNESCO on Tuesday as it added the central African music and dance to its list of global cultural treasures. The Democratic Republic ...
Dec 14, 2021
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