By Ross Kerber and Simon Jessop BOSTON/LONDON – Investors concerned about climate change and social justice had a bumper year in 2021, successfully pushing companies and regulators to make changes …
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JAKARTA – Indonesia’s exports this year could reach between $225 billion to $230 billion, the biggest on record for Southeast Asia’s largest economy, the country’s trade minister said on Thursday. …
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WASHINGTON – More than 4.6 million people gained health coverage in the United States in 2021 through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. President Joe …
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Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. Attorney Erek L. Barron announced that financial collections in criminal and civil actions in Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 in the District of Maryland reached $26,206,937.09. The …
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More than 200 law enforcement officers died by suicide in 2019. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline may be reached at 1-800-273-8255 and provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in …
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The world’s three largest auction houses reported record sales of over $15 billion in 2021, highlighting a surge in global wealth and more first-time, young collectors entering the market, multiple …
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By Noor Zainab Hussain and Carolyn Cohn – Devastation from tornadoes that slammed parts of the United States this month will push the insurance industry’s 2021 bill for weather-related claims …
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Today Jessica D. Aber, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, announced an update on the Eastern District of Virginia’s criminal and civil enforcement efforts …
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United States Attorney Richard G. Frohling announced on December 20, 2021, that the Eastern District of Wisconsin collected $10,974, 686.11 in criminal and civil actions in Fiscal Year 2021. Of …
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By Eric Onstad LONDON – Commodities outperformed other assets this year as a recovery from the pandemic boosted demand though gold’s poor showing dented investor appetite. Heading into 2022, commodities, …
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By Helena Soderpalm and Supantha Mukherjee STOCKHOLM – Northvolt Chief Executive Peter Carlsson wants to take on his old boss Elon Musk with the greenest electric vehicle batteries in the …
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BERLIN – German collectively agreed wages barely grew this year despite soaring inflation, data showed on Thursday, effectively leaving consumers with less money in their wallets, which could hurt future …
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By Patturaja Murugaboopathy and Simon Jessop LONDON – The number of companies sharing climate data with CDP, the world’s leading disclosure platform, jumped by nearly 40% over the last year …
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BERLIN – Axel Springer’s chief financial officer Julian Deutz sees big things ahead for the German media group, especially in the key U.S. market, as the company had not been …
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FRANKFURT -Hurricane Ida and a winter storm that brought freezing temperatures to Texas made 2021 one of the costliest years on record for insurers, Swiss Re said on Tuesday. It …
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BEIJING – Major Chinese manufacturing province Zhejiang is fighting its first COVID-19 cluster this year, with tens of thousands of citizens in quarantine and virus-hit areas suspending business operations, cutting …
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BERLIN – German engineering association VDMA on Tuesday cut its 2021 production forecast as supply chain bottlenecks weighed on output in Europe’s biggest economy. VDMA revised down its production growth …
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– Health insurance costs for employers rose the most in over a decade this year as Americans resumed non-urgent procedures delayed earlier due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a …
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By Anastasia Moloney BOGOTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A record number of U.S. states have sought to restrict access to abortion this year, but countries including Argentina, Mexico and Thailand …
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PARIS – French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Monday that France’s economic growth this year will be better than the government’s forecast of 6.25%, even though inflation was …
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COLUMBUS, OH – On December 10, 2021 at 10:40pm, Columbus Police were dispatched to the 300 block of E. 12th Ave. on a shooting. Upon arrival, officers observed a blood …
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PHILADELPHIA, PA – In 2021, 685 people have been carjacked as of December 5th. Some of those carjackings were violent and others fatal. Many victims were held up at gunpoint. …
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– U.S. bond funds have attracted record inflows this year, despite worries about inflation and expectations the Federal Reserve could roll back its pandemic-era stimulus measures earlier. According to Refinitiv …
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WASHINGTON, DC – Biden Administration spokesperson Jen Psaki, when asked whether or not President Joe Biden will host another Press Conference before the end of 2021 said there is nothing …
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By Helen Coster – The number of journalists worldwide who are behind bars reached a global high in 2021, according to a new report from the nonprofit Committee to Protect …