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Bank of Canada refrained from rate hike at last meeting to wait for more evidence
By Steve Scherer and Ismail Shakil OTTAWA (Reuters) -The Bank of Canada (BoC) did not hike interest rates earlier this month because it wanted to see more evidence of the effects of previous monetary ...
Apr 26, 2023
Minnesota-based company to buy R.P. Home & Harvest
MARSHALL, Minn. – A farm-retail store chain with two central Illinois locations will have new owners soon. Minnesota-based Runnings is planning to purchase R.P. Home & Harvest. The purchase ...
Apr 26, 2023
NHL-Sweden to host four NHL regular-season games in November
(Reuters) - The National Hockey League (NHL) will hold four regular-season games in Sweden next season featuring the Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings, Ottawa Senators and Minnesota Wild, the lea...
Apr 26, 2023
Former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson formally announces White House bid
By Tim Reid (Reuters) - Former Republican Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson formally launched his 2024 presidential bid on Wednesday, in a speech that portrayed himself as a more moderate alternative t...
Apr 26, 2023
GSK’s RSV vaccine first to get EU regulator’s nod
(Reuters) - The European Medicines Agency (EMA) on Wednesday backed GSK's Arexvy vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in adults aged 60 years and older, putting Europe on track to approve the...
Apr 26, 2023
Government paints ex-ComEd officials as ‘grand masters of corruption’ before jury deliberations
CHICAGO (Capitol News Illinois) - Attorneys for both the defendants and the government made the same appeal to a federal jury Tuesday before it was left to deliberate the fate of four former Commonwea...
Apr 26, 2023
British-Sudanese woman ‘takes matters into her own hands’ to flee Sudan
By Anna Magdalena Lubowicka (Reuters) - Caught up in a conflict that flared during what was meant to be a brief trip to Khartoum, British-Sudanese author Rozan Ahmed spent days calling the UK embassy ...
Apr 26, 2023
Venture capital firm Greycroft raises over $1 billion across two funds
(Reuters) - Greycroft has raised over $1 billion across two funds to invest in early and growth-stage companies, the venture capital firm said on Wednesday. The latest fundraise brings the total capit...
Apr 26, 2023
Adjoa Andoh reimagines Richard III’s ‘otherness’ in new version of play
By Marie-Louise Gumuchian LONDON (Reuters) - When actor Adjoa Andoh read William Shakespeare's "Richard III" as a child, she was struck by how he was treated. "I'm sort of 9 or 10 ... I was outraged i...
Apr 26, 2023
Portugal NOS’ quarterly profit drops 15% as 5G capex ups amortisations
By Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters) - Portuguese telecommunications firm NOS posted on Wednesday a 15% fall in first-quarter net profit as amortisation costs rose after strong investments to bring it...
Apr 26, 2023
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