Channing Tatum’s new movie “DOG” shares a pro-American message by shining a light on the tenacity and grit of soldiers even when they are not on the battlefield. Tatum, best …
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A Waller, Texas, skydiving instructor died Saturday during a jump after his parachute failed to open, multiple sources reported. The victim, whose identity has not been released, suffered severe injuries …
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LONDON – Tech-dominated “growth” stocks are still not cheap despite some sharp falls over the last six months, analysts at U.S. investment bank JPMorgan cautioned on Monday. The so-called FAANGs …
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– Brazilian wholesaler Assai posted on Monday fourth-quarter net income of 527 million reais ($103.26 million), beating estimates as store openings accelerated.Net income rose 76% from a year earlier, above …
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Haiti hikes minimum wage by up to 54% following worker protests
by Reutersby ReutersPORT-AU-PRINCE – Haiti’s government on Monday hiked the minimum wage by as much as 54% following weeks of demonstrations by garment workers who say their wages are not enough to …
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By Marcela Ayres BRASILIA – Brazil’s central bank chief Roberto Campos Neto said on Monday consumer prices continue to trend higher as core inflation speeds up despite aggressive monetary tightening …
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World stocks hit 3-week lows, oil rises on Russia-Ukraine fears
by Reutersby ReutersBy Carolyn Cohn LONDON – Global stocks hit three-week lows and oil rose on Monday as worries increased that Russia will invade Ukraine. Russian forces killed a group of five …
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EU draft law would require firms to check suppliers for human rights, environmental ethics
by Reutersby ReutersBy Simon Jessop and Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS – The European Commission will unveil on Wednesday a proposal to make large companies operating in the European Union check that their suppliers …
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Baltics call for swift EU sanctions on Russia after it recognizes Ukrainian breakaway republics
by Reutersby ReutersBy Andrius Sytas VILNIUS – The European Union must impose sanctions on Russia immediately after it recognised two Ukrainian breakaway regions as independent, the governments of the Baltic states of …
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Trump’s Truth Social tops downloads on Apple App Store; many waitlisted
by Reutersby ReutersBy Kenneth Li, Julia Love and Helen Coster -Donald Trump’s new social media venture, Truth Social, launched late on Sunday in Apple’s App Store, potentially marking the former president’s return …
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Rouble sinks, stocks plunge as Russia recognises Ukraine breakaway regions
by Reutersby ReutersBy Alexander Marrow MOSCOW -The rouble tanked on Monday, slipping past 80 against the dollar, while stocks plunged to their lowest in over a year as Russian President Vladimir Putin …
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Mexico inflation seen on the rise again in early February: Reuters poll
by Reutersby ReutersMEXICO CITY – Mexican annual inflation likely accelerated in the first half of February after slowing during the past eight weeks, a Reuters poll showed Monday, reinforcing expectations that the …
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Brothers Sentenced in Heroin Trafficking Conspiracy
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressLouisville, Kentucky – Two Louisville men were sentenced on Friday, February 18, 2022, for conspiring to distribute over three-quarters of a kilogram of heroin in Jefferson County, Kentucky. Marcus Bennett, …
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Itau BBA predicts Brazilian fixed income issues to rise this year, M&A volume stable
by Reutersby ReutersSAO PAULO -Executives of Itau Unibanco Holding SA wholesale unit Itau BBA said on Monday they expect Brazilian companies to issue more fixed income instruments this year and sell less …
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By Noah Browning LONDON/HOUSTON -Oil prices rose on Monday over the stand-off between Russia and the West over Ukraine, adding to supply concerns that have kept oil prices near $100 …
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On February 21, 2022, at approximately 11:38 a.m., Southern District patrol officers responded to the 800 block of Glade Court, for a report of a shooting. Once there, officers located …
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Florida man charged after pulling 3-year-old from shopping cart at Walmart
by Jeff Jonesby Jeff JonesNAPLES, FL – A 40-year-old Naples man is facing felony charges after deputies say he approached a 3-year-old child he did not know and removed the child from a shopping …
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Don’t create booms and busts with post-Brexit reforms, Bank of England says
by Reutersby ReutersBy Huw Jones LONDON – Requiring regulators to keep the financial sector globally competitive following Brexit must not bring back the damaging booms and busts of the past, a senior …
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EU investment funds need overhaul to exploit single market, says report
by Reutersby ReutersBy Huw Jones LONDON -The European Union’s 19 trillion euro ($21.6 trillion)investment funds industry is failing to exploit the bloc’s single market, saddling investors with high costs and opaque selling …
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Financial think-tank calls for regulated ESG ratings in Britain
by Reutersby ReutersBy Huw Jones LONDON – Britain should regulate sustainability ratings on companies to improve transparency, reduce the risk of greenwashing and protect investors, a regulatory research body said on Monday. …
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Fed’s Bowman keeping open mind on possible half percentage point rate hike in March
by Reutersby ReutersBy Lindsay Dunsmuir -Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman said on Monday that she will assess incoming economic data over the next three weeks in deciding whether a half percentage point …
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Fed’s Bowman: too soon to tell if half percentage point rate hike needed in March
by Reutersby Reuters– It is too early to know if the Federal Reserve will need to start its tightening cycle at its next policy meeting in March with a half percentage point …
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Markets pricing some geopolitics, but risk premia can grow further -Goldman
by Reutersby ReutersBy Joice Alves LONDON -Global markets are already pricing chunky geopolitical risks, but there is scope for risk premia to rise further across all sectors, if a conflict breaks out …
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Chevron seeks to sell Equatorial Guinea oil and gas assets -sources
by Reutersby ReutersBy Ron Bousso and David French LONDON – Chevron is looking to sell its stakes in three oil and gas fields in Equatorial Guinea, hoping a recent rally in energy …
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OECD expects Mexico economy to rebound by 3rd-qtr, growing in 2023
by Reutersby ReutersMEXICO CITY -Economic growth in Mexico is expected to return to pre-pandemic levels by the third quarter this year, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said on Monday. …