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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
Canadian regulator lifts banks’ capital buffer to record, priming for post-pandemic world
By Nichola Saminather TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's financial regulator raised the amount of capital the country's biggest lenders must hold to guard against risks to a record 2.5% of risk-weighted ass...
Jun 17, 2021
U.S. corporate junk-bond spread narrows, lowest since 2007
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The yield spread between junk-rated corporate bonds and U.S. Treasuries tightened further late on Wednesday, falling to its lowest level in more than a decade as yield-hungry inves...
Jun 17, 2021
U.S. says Biden, Erdogan agreed on Afghanistan but S-400 issue is unresolved
By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan agreed in a meeting this week that Turkey would take a lead role in securing Kabul airport as the Unite...
Jun 17, 2021
Austria seeks to build coalition against softening EU budget rules
By Sabine Siebold BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Austria is seeking to build a coalition of EU countries that would prevent a softening of EU budget rules when they come under review later this year and in 2022...
Jun 17, 2021
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