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‘Desperate for tires.’ Components shortage roils U.S. harvest
By P.J. Huffstutter and Mark Weinraub CHICAGO (Reuters) - Dale Hadden cannot find any spare tires for his combine harvester. So the Illinois farmer told his harvest crew to avoid driving on the sides ...
Oct 12, 2021
Nasdaq futures lifted by Big Tech as focus turns to earnings
By Devik Jain (Reuters) - Gains in technology stocks kept Nasdaq futures afloat on Tuesday, while futures tracking the Dow and the S&P 500 were pressured by worries of higher inflation and its impact ...
Oct 12, 2021
Israeli AI chipmaker Hailo raises $136 million, valued at $1 billion
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Hailo, an artificial intelligence-focused, Israel-based chipmaker, said on Tuesday it raised $136 million in a private funding round led by Poalim Equity and Gil Agmon. A source ...
Oct 12, 2021
As Brazilians flock to the U.S. border, an alleged smuggler cashes in
By Gabriel Stargardter BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil (Reuters) - Record numbers of Brazilians have been arrested at the U.S. southern border this year, part of the United States' broader migration crisis. Po...
Oct 12, 2021
J&J’s chief scientific officer to retire this year
(Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday said Chief Scientific Officer Paul Stoffels, who spearheaded the development of the company's single-shot COVID-19 vaccine, will retire at the end of this year...
Oct 12, 2021
Czech opposition says would be great result to have government by January
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Forming a government and receiving the confidence of parliament by the end of January would be a "great" result, said Zbynek Stanjura, senior lawmaker for the opposition centre-righ...
Oct 12, 2021
EU increases aid pledge to Afghanistan and its neighbours to 1 billion euros
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union will give an additional 700 million euros ($809.2 million) in emergency aid to Afghanistan and its neighbouring countries, the European Commission said ahead of...
Oct 12, 2021
Energy crunch stokes inflation, economic recovery fears
By Muyu Xu and Shivani Singh BEIJING (Reuters) - Authorities from Beijing to Chennai scrambled to fill a yawning power supply gap on Tuesday, triggering global stock and bond market wobbles on worries...
Oct 12, 2021
Polish prime minister accuses opposition of lying about ‘Polexit’
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Poland's government does not want Poland to leave the European Union, the prime minister said on Tuesday, accusing opposition politicians of spreading what he said were lies. "Our...
Oct 12, 2021
EU plans stricter drugs supply rules to avoid reliance on ‘autocracies’
By Francesco Guarascio BRDO, Slovenia (Reuters) - Drugmakers may face stricter rules to ensure the supply of medicines in the European Union, EU officials said on Tuesday, as the bloc tries to reduce ...
Oct 12, 2021
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