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U.S. SEC will not greenlight leveraged bitcoin fund – WSJ
(Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has asked at least one asset manager to scrap plans for a leveraged bitcoin exchange-traded fund, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wedn...
Oct 27, 2021
Microsoft nearly overtakes Apple as most valuable company
(Reuters) - A surge in Microsoft Corp's shares nearly unseated Apple Inc as the world's most valuable company on Wednesday, a day before the iPhone maker reports its quarterly results. Fueled by stron...
Oct 27, 2021
Bolsonaro asks Supreme Court to intervene to avoid social media suspension
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to block a possible ruling suspending him from social media. A Senate investigative committee on Tuesday cal...
Oct 27, 2021
PPD: Woman’s body discovered “with obvious trauma” triggers death investigation
Peoria, Ill — Peoria Police are launching a death investigation following the discovery of a woman’s body on Wednesday. Officers say they got called to a home along North Dechman Avenue, j...
Oct 27, 2021
Wildfires, logging turn protected forests into carbon emitters – report
By Oliver Griffin BOGOTA (Reuters) - Some of the world's most protected forests are emitting more carbon than they absorb, driven by things like logging and wildfires, a new report said on Wednesday, ...
Oct 27, 2021
ECB to push back over mounting rate-hike expectations
By Balazs Koranyi and Francesco Canepa FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank is all but certain to keep policy unchanged on Thursday and push back against growing expectations for an interes...
Oct 27, 2021
Supermarket Coles sales rise as recurring lockdowns keep demand steady
(Reuters) - Australian supermarket chain Coles Group on Thursday reported a 1.6% rise in first-quarter sales, as consumers stocked up on household essentials during fresh lockdowns to contain the COVI...
Oct 27, 2021
Head of New York City firefighters union says members ‘insulted’ by vaccine mandate
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The head of the New York City firefighters union said on Wednesday he had instructed unvaccinated members to keep working, even though they feel "insulted" by Mayor Bill de Blasio...
Oct 27, 2021
Telecom Italia cuts 2021 core profit goal on home market weakness
MILAN (Reuters) - Telecom Italia (TIM), Italy's largest telecoms company, on Wednesday said it had further cut its 2021 core profit guidance to reflect worsening market conditions. It said its board h...
Oct 27, 2021
White House signals flexibility over Dec. 8 vaccine deadline for businesses
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House coronavirus response coordinator Jeff Zients said on Wednesday the Biden administration's COVID-19 vaccination deadline will not require immediat...
Oct 27, 2021
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