Almost 1,000 U.S. Flights Canceled Over Weekend
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Almost 1,000 U.S. Flights Canceled Over Weekend

Topline A total of 959 U.S. flights have been canceled in the U.S. over the Memorial Day weekend so far, as bad weather conditions and Covid-19-related staffing shortages interfere with airline operations. A Delta Air Lines jet at Southern California Logistics Airport on March 24, 2020 in Victorville, … [+] California. David McNew/Getty Images Key… […]

10 Injured In Stampede At New York’s Barclays Center Amid Shooting Scare
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10 Injured In Stampede At New York’s Barclays Center Amid Shooting Scare

Topline A stampede broke out at the Barclays Center in New York City’s Brooklyn borough early Sunday morning after a “sound disturbance” led people in a crowd leaving a boxing match to believe there was a shooter in the area, leaving at least ten people injured, according to police, as the U.S. continues to grapple… […]

Rampant dollar pauses for breath as bears stalk stocks
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Rampant dollar pauses for breath as bears stalk stocks

2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Pound and U.S. dollar banknotes are seen in this illustration taken January 6, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration 2/2 By Carolyn Cohn and Xie Yu LONDON/HONG KONG (Reuters) – World stocks picked up from 21-month lows on Tuesday and sterling rallied after hitting record lows versus the dollar a day earlier on… […]

Reversing UK confidence crash requires policy U-turn: economists
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Reversing UK confidence crash requires policy U-turn: economists

Please try another search Economy 2 hours ago (Sep 27, 2022 04:06AM ET) 2/2 © Reuters. Commuters, reflected in windows of an office, walk across London Bridge toward the financial district, in London, Britain, September 26, 2022. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls 2/2 By Andy Bruce and Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) – Rock-bottom investor confidence in Britain will… […]

Pound rebounds as traders turn to BoE response
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Pound rebounds as traders turn to BoE response

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Woman holds British Pound banknotes in this illustration taken May 30, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration By Tom Westbrook and Alun John SYDNEY/LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar on Tuesday took a pause in what has been a relentless climb higher as the euro and even the besieged Japanese yen and British pound managed… […]

Analysis-Central Europe’s policymakers try to call time on rate hikes
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Analysis-Central Europe’s policymakers try to call time on rate hikes

Please try another search Economy 3 hours ago (Sep 27, 2022 02:16AM ET) 2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Czech Crown coins are seen in front of a displayed logo of Czech central bank (CNB) in this picture illustration taken April 1, 2017. REUTERS/David W Cerny/Illustration/ 2/2 By Jason Hovet PRAGUE (Reuters) – Central European policymakers… […]

Battling market forces, BOJ conducts special operation to curb rising yields
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Battling market forces, BOJ conducts special operation to curb rising yields

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Exterior of Bank of Japan’s headquarter is pictured in Tokyo, Japan, June 17, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan said it would purchase Japanese government bonds in a special operation on Tuesday, with the benchmark 10-year yield brushing against the 0.25% policy ceiling as… […]

Shell makes $9.65 bln profit in first quarter, beating forecasts
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Shell makes $9.65 bln profit in first quarter, beating forecasts

LONDON, May 4 (Reuters) – Shell (SHEL.L) on Thursday posted first-quarter net profit of $9.65 billion as strong earnings from trading and higher liquefied natural gas (LNG) sales offset cooling energy prices, while extending its large share repurchase programme.The stronger-than-expected profits followed a string of forecast-beating results from rivals including BP (BP.L) and Exxon Mobil… […]