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Dollar hovers near one-month high with market frozen before Fed test
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar hovered below a one-month high compared with major peers on Tuesday ahead of a much-anticipated Federal Reserve meeting that could signal a change in the...
Jun 14, 2021
U.S., Canada set to discuss lifting of border restrictions -sources
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. and Canadian officials are set to meet Tuesday to discuss how to eventually lift pandemic-related border restrictions between the two countries, but no ...
Jun 14, 2021
Supermarket cashier killed in U.S. state of Georgia in mask-wearing dispute
By Brendan O'Brien (Reuters) - A supermarket cashier in the U.S. state of Georgia was shot and killed by a customer on Monday in a dispute over the wearing of a face mask before the gunman was wounded...
Jun 14, 2021
U.S. congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene apologizes for comparing COVID-19 masks to Holocaust
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene publicly apologized on Monday for her remarks last month comparing COVID-19 mask requirements and vaccinat...
Jun 14, 2021
Singaporean automotive marketplace Carro says raises $360 million to become unicorn
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore-headquartered Carro, a Southeast Asian online automotive marketplace, said on Tuesday it has raised $360 million in its latest funding round led by SoftBank Vision Fund...
Jun 14, 2021
U.S. judge dismisses antitrust lawsuits over college textbooks
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -A U.S. judge on Monday dismissed antitrust lawsuits accusing the dominant on-campus bookstore chains and college textbook publishers of conspiring to eliminate ...
Jun 14, 2021
Brazil says 31 Copa America players, officials test positive for COVID-19
(Corrects to remove extraneous word from 1st paragraph) BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's Ministry of Health said on Monday that 31 players and Copa America delegation members had tested positive for COVI...
Jun 14, 2021
Australia’s Crown Resorts gets $2.4 billion funding offer from Oaktree
(Reuters) - Australia's Crown Resorts said on Tuesday it had received a modified proposal from Oaktree Capital Group, with a provision for funding of A$3.1 billion ($2.39 billion) for the casino opera...
Jun 14, 2021
U.S. financial executive dies by suicide as firm faces fraud claims
By Lawrence Delevingne BOSTON (Reuters) - The co-founder of a Florida financial firm facing investor lawsuits alleging securities fraud has died by suicide, and a spokesperson on Monday denied wrongdo...
Jun 14, 2021
Two Republican U.S. senators introduce antitrust bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Senators Mike Lee and Chuck Grassley introduced a bill on Tuesday that would move all antitrust enforcement to the Justice Department, stripping the Federal Trade Com...
Jun 14, 2021
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