By Ann Saphir and Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve’s aggressive drive to bring inflation down to its 2% target will take years to complete and come at …
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Queen Elizabeth’s funeral watched by 11.4 million people in U.S. -Nielsen
by Reutersby ReutersBy Lisa Richwine (Reuters) – Roughly 11.4 million people in the United States watched the funeral of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, the first time TV cameras were allowed at the funeral …
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Prosecutor says Trump ally Barrack peddled influence at criminal trial
by Reutersby ReutersBy Luc Cohen and Jody Godoy NEW YORK (Reuters) -Tom Barrack, the private equity executive and onetime fundraiser for former President Donald Trump, and his former assistant acted as a …
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By David Shepardson NEW YORK (Reuters) – California’s choice of 2035 as the deadline to end gasoline-only new car sales was the “sweet spot” that will sharply cut emissions but …
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IHC’s $2.15 billion Nutresa bid boosts shares in Colombian conglomerate GEA’s companies
by Reutersby ReutersBOGOTA (Reuters) – Shares in companies that are part of Colombia’s largest conglomerate GEA rose on Wednesday after Abu Dhabi-based investor International Holding Company (IHC) launched a bid to buy …
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Putin speech sends sterling to fresh 37-year low ahead of Fed, BoE meetings
by Reutersby ReutersBy Lucy Raitano LONDON (Reuters) – The pound touched a new 37-year low against the dollar on Wednesday after Russian President Vladimir Putin’s accusation of “nuclear blackmail” by the West …
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Russia releases U.S. citizens Alexander Drueke and Andy Huynh in prisoner exchange -family representative
by Reutersby ReutersLONDON (Reuters) -Russia has released U.S. citizens Alexander Drueke, 39, and Andy Huynh, 27, in a prisoner exchange brokered by Saudi Arabia, a family representative told Reuters on Wednesday. The …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican former President Donald Trump blasted New York’s attorney general for suing him, several of his adult children and his company for financial fraud on Wednesday, calling …
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By Siddharth Cavale (Reuters) -Aldi’s U.S. arm said on Wednesday that same-store sales in the country rose in the double digits over the last 12 months as rampant inflation pushed …
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U.S. to resume full immigrant visa processing in Havana in early 2023
by Reutersby ReutersBy Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States plans to resume full immigrant visa processing in Havana for the first time since 2017, a move that follows high-level talks …
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Al Gore sees the world at ‘tipping point’ for climate action
by Reutersby ReutersBy Juliette Portala and Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) -The world is at a “positive tipping point” in the fight against climate change as surging oil and gas costs spur governments …
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Germany takes over Uniper, raising rescue bill to $29 billion
by Reutersby ReutersBy Kirsti Knolle and Anne Kauranen BERLIN/HELSINKI (Reuters) -Germany on Wednesday agreed to nationalise Uniper, raising the bill to rescue the gas importer to 29 billion euros ($28.7 billion) amid …
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Nvidia CEO sees ‘large space’ for China sales despite U.S. restrictions
by Reutersby ReutersBy Stephen Nellis (Reuters) -Nvidia Corp Chief Executive Jensen Huang said Wednesday that he continues to see a large market for Nvidia’s data center chips in China despite U.S. restrictions …
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Russian rouble, stocks off lows after mobilisation triggers slump
by Reutersby ReutersBy Alexander Marrow KAZAN, Russia (Reuters) -The rouble recovered from two month lows and Russian stocks pared losses on Wednesday after earlier plunges triggered by President Vladimir Putin’s move to …
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Citigroup CEO says higher rates to moderate growth in U.S., world
by Reutersby ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) – Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser told Congress on Wednesday higher rates to tame inflation are likely to moderate economic growth in the United States and in the …
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Ukrainian ex-serviceman claims Russians tortured him in eastern city of Izium
by Reutersby ReutersBy Tom Balmforth IZIUM, Ukraine (Reuters) – Alexander Glushko says he spent the last fortnight of the Russian occupation of his hometown of Izium in northeast Ukraine jailed by Russian …
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BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s banks will remain shut indefinitely, the country’s banking association said in a statement on Wednesday, citing ongoing “risks” to employees following a spree of bank stick-ups …
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European shares recover from geopolitical shock ahead of big Fed move
by Reutersby ReutersBy Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian (Reuters) -European shares ended higher on Wednesday ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s likely third straight jumbo-sized interest rate hike later in the …
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SAO PAULO (Reuters) – At least nine people have died after part of a warehouse near the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo collapsed on Tuesday, during a visit by two …
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Former Minneapolis police officer gets 3 years in prison in Floyd killing
by Reutersby ReutersBy Jonathan Allen (Reuters) – A former Minneapolis police officer who pleaded guilty to a state charge of aiding and abetting in the killing of George Floyd, a Black man …
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China’s Xpeng says CATL is no longer its largest battery supplier
by Reutersby ReutersSHANGHAI (Reuters) – Xpeng has diversified its battery suppliers and no longer counts industry giant CATL as its primary supplier, the Chinese electric car maker’s president said on Wednesday. The …
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Renters occupy rising share of newer homes in Canada, census shows
by Reutersby ReutersBy Julie Gordon OTTAWA (Reuters) – Renters are increasingly likely to occupy newer homes in Canada, suggesting investors may be displacing owner-occupiers as the country looks to build its way …
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By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two-year Treasury yields hit 4% on Wednesday for the first time since 2007 before the Federal Reserve is expected to hike interest rates …
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Airbus eases pressure on suppliers but keeps output goals -sources
by Reutersby ReutersBy Tim Hepher and Jamie Freed PARIS/SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Airbus is quietly relaxing pressure on suppliers to commit to a sharp output hike to 75 narrow-body jets a month by mid-decade, …
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Russian mobilization hikes urgency of oil price cap -Ukrainian presidential advisor
by Reutersby ReutersBy Sarah Marsh BERLIN (Reuters) – Russia’s first mobilization since World War Two makes more urgent the need for a cap on Russian oil prices to cut off the “blood …