Trading Day: Payrolls, Fed jitters mount
ORLANDO, Florida, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Caution weighed on Wall Street on Monday as investors awaited Tuesday's U.S. jobs report, while underlying selling pressure and uncertainty over who will be nominated to replace Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell e...
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FDA has no plans to put most serious warning on COVID vaccines, Bloomberg News reports
Dec 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has no plans to put a "black box" warning on COVID-19 vaccines, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing the agency's top official Marty Makary. (Reporting by Mariam Sunny in Ben...
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Two promising lives cut short in shooting that shook Brown University campus
By Rich McKay and Helen Coster Dec 15 (Reuters) - One student dreamt of becoming a neurosurgeon after surviving brain surgery as a child. The other was hailed by friends at an ice cream shop where she worked as destined for greatness. Both had earned ...
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FAA to reform safety efforts
WASHINGTON, Dec 15 (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration said on Monday it plans to open a new aviation safety office as part of a strategic plan to improve hiring, training and proactively identify hazards before incidents occur. FAA Adm...
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Argentina to tie peso band to inflation in exchange-rate overhaul
BUENOS AIRES, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Argentina's central bank announced a new monetary framework on Monday, tying the peso's trading band to inflation in a bid to build reserves and stabilize the economy. The measures, effective January 1, are part of a b...
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Belarus' Lukashenko: Maduro is welcome to move to Belarus, but no such discussions have been held
Dec 16 (Reuters) - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro is welcome to come to Belarus should he leave office, but no such discussions had been held with Maduro, according to quotes from an interview wit...
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Exclusive-Nasdaq seeks to extend trading hours, as Wall Street gears up for 24/7 move
NEW YORK, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Nasdaq, one of the world's largest exchanges that is home to tech companies Nvidia, Apple and Amazon, is planning to submit paperwork with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday to roll out round-the-clock tr...
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Ford retreats from EVs, takes $19.5 billion charge as Trump policies take hold
Dec 15 (Reuters) - Ford Motor said on Monday it will take a $19.5 billion writedown and is killing several electric-vehicle models, in the most dramatic example yet of the auto industry's retreat from battery-powered models in response to the Trump adm...
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Trump says he is considering executive order to reclassify marijuana
WASHINGTON, Dec 15 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Monday he is considering signing an executive order to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug. "We are looking at that very strongly," Trump told reporters in the Oval ...
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Exclusive-Goldman Sachs reshapes TMT investment group to focus on digital infrastructure and AI deals, memo says
By Milana Vinn Dec 15 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs is restructuring its influential technology, media, and telecom (TMT) investment banking group with an eye toward infrastructure deals and artificial intelligence, creating two new teams with new leaders...
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