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Bed Bath & Beyond CEO Mark Tritton on the changing home
By Chris Taylor NEW YORK (Reuters) - Of the many changes over the past year, the meaning of home likely tops the list. No longer just a nest at the end of the day, home has also become a workplace, sc...
Jul 19, 2021
Oil Search rejected unsolicited $6.5 billion bid from Santos
By Sonali Paul and Nikhil Nainan MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Oil Search rejected an unsolicited scrip-based takeover proposal from Santos Ltd that valued the Papua New Guinea-focused oil and gas producer at...
Jul 19, 2021
Japan’s core inflation hits 15-month high on energy costs
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's core consumer prices rose 0.2% in June from a year earlier to mark the fastest annual pace in over a year, data showed on Tuesday, a sign the impact of global...
Jul 19, 2021
Olympics-Softball-Japan, Australia to meet for first event of Tokyo Games
By Paresh Dave (Reuters) - Action at the Tokyo Olympics is scheduled to start on Wednesday as Japan meet Australia in softball with each team holding vastly different stakes in the sport's return to t...
Jul 19, 2021
U.S. Representative McCarthy to name five Republicans to Jan. 6 committee -aide
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy will name five members of his party, including staunch Trump ally Jim Jordan, to serve on a special congressional panel probing the J...
Jul 19, 2021
Australia’s Victoria reports 13 local COVID-19 cases as lockdown call looms
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's Victoria state reported on Tuesday 13 locally acquired COVID-19 cases, the same number as a day earlier, as the state's near seven million residents wait to see how long...
Jul 19, 2021
Sao Tome presidential run-off to pit ex-PM against former minister
(Reuters) - A former infrastructure minister and a former prime minister have advanced to the second round of Sao Tome and Principe's presidential election, the electoral commission said on Monday. Ca...
Jul 19, 2021
U.S. states to unveil $26 billion opioid settlement with drug distributors, J&J this week – source
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) - U.S. state attorneys general and lawyers for local governments are expected on Wednesday to unveil a landmark, $26 billion settlement resolving claims that the three...
Jul 19, 2021
Afterpay begins trial run of ‘Money’ application, to launch in October
(Reuters) - Australian buy-now-pay-later firm Afterpay Ltd said on Tuesday it will launch a new banking application in October to attract young customers and shore up its core "buy now pay later" user...
Jul 19, 2021
Schumer sets procedural vote for $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said on Monday he would set a procedural vote on a bipartisan $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill for Wednesday. (Reporting by Makini B...
Jul 19, 2021
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