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CAT/UAW’s contract is about to expire
PEORIA, Ill. — The current contract between Caterpillar Inc. and the United Auto Workers Union expires at midnight Tuesday. Union members at Peoria area Caterpillar plants gave leaders the autho...
Feb 28, 2023
Visa, Mastercard pause crypto push in wake of industry meltdown – sources
By Manya Saini (Reuters) - U.S. payment giants Visa and Mastercard are slamming the brakes on plans to forge new partnerships with crypto firms after a string of high-profile collapses shook faith in ...
Feb 28, 2023
Norwegian Cruise sees weak annual profit as fuel, labor costs soar
(Reuters) - Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd on Tuesday forecast full-year profit below Wall Street estimates, as the cruise operator struggles with soaring fuel and labor costs even as travel deman...
Feb 28, 2023
Fed might raise policy rates to 6% – BofA
(Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve may hike interest rates to nearly 6%, BofA Global Research said, as strong U.S. consumer demand and a tight labor market would force the central bank to battle inf...
Feb 28, 2023
India’s growth slowed in December quarter on weakness in manufacturing
(Reuters) -India's economic growth slowed further in the December quarter as a series of interest rate hikes by the country's central bank hurt demand and weakness in the manufacturing sector continue...
Feb 28, 2023
Brazil’s jobless rate drops to 7.9 pct in quarter through December
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil's jobless rate fell to 7.9 percent in the three months through December, statistics agency IBGE said on Tuesday, below market expectations. The median forecast in a R...
Feb 28, 2023
Tech service startup Bitwise Industries raises $80 million in latest funding round
By Krystal Hu (Reuters) - Bitwise Industries, a tech service provider that trains workers in underrepresented communities, has raised $80 million in a funding round led by existing investors Kapor Cen...
Feb 28, 2023
Pfizer, GSK face FDA panel review in race for RSV vaccines
By Manas Mishra (Reuters) - The frontrunners in a crowded race to develop the first respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine - Pfizer Inc and GSK - will face scrutiny from a panel of experts to the U...
Feb 28, 2023
Less roast pork, more lentils needed to reach Denmark’s climate targets – govt adviser
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Danes should replace two-thirds of their meat intake with vegetables and other plants as part of efforts to reach the country's ambitious climate targets by the end of the decad...
Feb 28, 2023
Masks required again at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center
PEORIA, Ill. — Staff, patients and visitors will be required to wear face masks again starting Tuesday (February 28) at OSF HealthCare’s St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria due to elevate...
Feb 28, 2023
Peoria, IL, USA
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