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Kohl’s quarterly sales beat estimates
(Reuters) - Kohl's Corp beat quarterly sales estimates on Thursday as the department store chain, like rival Macy's Inc, benefited from Americans returning to brick-and-mortar stores, following the ro...
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Facebook launches VR remote work app, calling it a step to the ‘metaverse’
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) -Facebook Inc on Thursday launched a test of a new virtual-reality remote work app where users of the company's Oculus Quest 2 headsets can hold meetings as avatar ver...
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U.S. FAA tops $1 million in proposed fines for disruptive airline passengers
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday it was proposing $531,545 in civil penalties against 34 airline passengers over unruly behavior, bringing i...
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Macy’s, Kohl’s raise annual sales forecasts as shoppers return to stores
(Reuters) -Macy's Inc and Kohl's Corp raised their full-year sales and profit forecasts on Thursday, as U.S. shoppers coming back to stores splurge on perfumes, shoes and apparel with vaccinations hel...
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Exclusive-China Evergrande in talks with Xiaomi consortium to sell EV unit stake-sources
HONG KONG/SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Embattled Chinese property developer Evergrande Group is in talks with smartphone maker Xiaomi and Shenzhen state-backed investment firms as it looks to sell part of a 65...
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Estee Lauder gives glossy forecast as demand for makeup rebounds
(Reuters) - Estee Lauder Cos Inc forecast fiscal 2022 net sales largely above estimates on Thursday, encouraged by a rebound in demand for makeup products as people start venturing out following the e...
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Gas leak shuts down N. Knoxville overnight
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Firefighters, Public Works, and Police were called to a large gas leak late Wednesday night. Battalion Chief Stephen Rada said crews responded to the 2200 block of North Kn...
Julia Bradley Aug 19, 2021
Factbox-Countries weigh need for booster COVID-19 shots
By Reuters Staff (Reuters) - COVID-19 vaccine booster shots will be made widely available to Americans starting on Sept. 20, U.S. health officials said, citing data showing diminishing protection from...
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Singapore to start gradual easing of COVID-19 border restrictions
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore will allow quarantine-free entry from next month to travelers from Germany and Brunei who are vaccinated against COVID-19, its aviation regulator said on Thursday, as p...
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Hong Kong and Singapore decide to drop bilateral air travel bubble
HONG KONG (Reuters) - The Hong Kong government said on Thursday that it and the Singapore government decided not to further pursue a bilateral air travel bubble due to the differences in the anti-epid...
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