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More than half of American adults vaccinated as COVID-19 cases ebb

More than half of all adults in the United States have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, the White House said…

5 years ago

Asian shares up, dollar wallows as Fed soothes inflation fears

Asian shares rose on Wednesday while the U.S. dollar stood near its lowest levels this year after U.S. Federal Reserve…

5 years ago

Wall Street pauses as investors eye inflation clues

U.S. stocks closed slightly lower on Tuesday, and each of Wall Street's main indexes failed to stray far from the…

5 years ago

Oil near one-week high as prospect of Iran glut wanes

Oil prices slipped on Tuesday, but were near one-week highs after jumping more than 3% the previous session as investors…

5 years ago

U.S. Treasury deputy chief sees G7 backing for 15%-plus global minimum tax

U.S. Treasury Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo said he expects strong backing from G7 peers for Washington's proposed 15%-plus global minimum…

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U.S. chip funding could result in seven to 10 new factories -officials

U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said on Monday a proposed $52 billion boost in U.S. government funding for semiconductor production…

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Investor opposition to U.S. CEO pay at its highest ever -report

Investors have rejected a record number of executive compensation plans in non-binding votes of U.S.-listed companies this year, objecting to…

5 years ago

Wall Street climbs on tech gains as U.S. Treasury yields dip

U.S. stocks climbed on Monday, with both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq jumping more than 1% as a retreat in…

5 years ago

Oil prices up over $1 amid potential Iran talks hitch

Oil prices rose on Monday as a potential snag emerged in reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal that could add…

5 years ago

Analysis: The Fed thinks it can have it all: strong economy, job growth, stable inflation

Tension between sticky job markets and rising prices could pose a growing problem for U.S. Federal Reserve officials who have…

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