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U.S. Black workers still earning less than whites – report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Black workers in the United States continue to earn less than their white counterparts even as American companies are raising diversity and inclusion as a cornerstone of their b...
Jun 17, 2021
Analysis: As Fed wakes sleeping dollar, jolted bears may bolster gains
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed and Saikat Chatterjee (Reuters) - A hawkish shift from the Federal Reserve has woken up a slumbering dollar, sending the U.S. currency to its highest level in months and stoking e...
Jun 17, 2021
Canada PM Trudeau nominates first judge of color to sit on Supreme Court
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday made history by nominating the first judge of color to sit on the country's Supreme Court, which has only ever had white justices ...
Jun 17, 2021
Tennis-Osaka pulls out of Wimbledon but aims for Olympics
By Rohith Nair (Reuters) - Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from the Wimbledon championships starting this month for personal reasons but her agent said on Thursday that the world number two will be ready fo...
Jun 17, 2021
Cruise operator Carnival discloses personal data breach, shares down
(Reuters) -Cruise operator Carnival Corp said on Thursday it had detected unauthorized access to its computer systems in March, after which it alerted regulators and hired a cybersecurity firm to inve...
Jun 17, 2021
U.S. administers nearly 315 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines – CDC
(Reuters) - The United States has administered 314,969,386 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Thursday morning and distributed 377,215,060 doses, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...
Jun 17, 2021
UK’s Sunak refuses help for businesses hit by extended COVID-19 restrictions – FT
(Reuters) - British Finance Minister Rishi Sunak has ruled out further extension of support to businesses in England, despite the UK government forcing many to close for an extra four weeks, The Finan...
Jun 17, 2021
O’Rourke to host Texas voting rights rally as U.S. Democrats push reforms
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - Former presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke will headline a voting rights rally in Texas on Sunday, a day before Democrats in the U.S. Senate take up a sweeping bill aimed at ...
Jun 17, 2021
Drought spreads in key U.S. crop states
By Karl Plume (Reuters) - A harsh drought grew more severe across major parts of the U.S. farm belt this week, threatening recently planted corn, soybean and spring wheat crops in Iowa, Minnesota and ...
Jun 17, 2021
Canadian home price gains accelerate again in May – Teranet
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian home prices accelerated again in May from the previous month, posting the largest monthly rise in the history of the Teranet-National Bank Composite House Price Index, data...
Jun 17, 2021
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