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iPhones may soon detect depression, autism and cognitive decline: report
“Siri, am I depressed?” Apple is working on features designed to detect depression, anxiety, autism and the cognitive decline that can develop into Alzheimer’s and other kinds of dementia, according
Biden sanctions cryptocurrency exchange over ransomware attacks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration on Tuesday will unveil sanctions against a cryptocurrency exchange over its alleged role in enabling illegal payments from ransomware attacks, officials said, part of
Hobby Lobby’s ‘Epic of Gilgamesh’ tablet returned to Iraq
The $1.6 million, 3,500-year-old clay tablet that bears the text of one of the world’s oldest works of literature and was purchased by Hobby Lobby in 2014 will finally be returned
Google buys NYC campus for $2.1 B, one of biggest office deals in history
Who said the office is dead? Google said Monday it is paying $2.1 billion for a New York City building in the largest American office deal since 2018. The deal
U.S. House to vote Tuesday to fund gov’t through Dec. 3, raise debt limit
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The sun rises behind U.S. Capitol ahead of a weekend “Justice for J6” rally in Washington, U.S., September 13, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The
Spain’s economy reboot firms and could reach pre-pandemic levels in 2021
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: People with shopping bags walk on a street at a commercial district in Madrid, Spain, July 27, 2021. REUTERS/Juan Medina By Nathan Allen and Belén Carreño
Merkel ally sounds inflation alarm days before election
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Bavarian State Prime Minister and CSU leader Markus Soeder waves to the delegates of a two-day party convention in Nuremberg, Germany, September 10, 2021. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay
Universal Music Group’s shares jump in stock market debut
Shares of Universal Music Group soared more than 35 percent in the company’s stock market debut in Europe’s largest listing of the year to date. The world’s biggest record label,
UK fuel crisis threatens to cause a turkey shortage ahead of holidays
Soaring fuel costs in the United Kingdom are putting more pressure on turkey supplies — with less than 100 days until Christmas. Rising gas costs are forcing UK fertilizer factories
Ben & Jerry’s releases ‘Change is Brewing’ flavor with Rep. Cori Bush
Woke ice-cream maker Ben & Jerry’s has unveiled a new flavor whose proceeds will partly go to support lefty Rep. Cori Bush‘s $10 billion, anti-police bill that seeks to defund
Bank of America cuts China growth forecast under Evergrande shadow
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Workers labour at a construction site in Shanghai, China July 12, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song By Anushka Trivedi (Reuters) -Bank of America cut its China growth forecast
Thailand approves $807 million relief measures, extends travel scheme
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Tuk-tuks used to transport tourists around the city are seen idle due to travel bans and border closures from the global coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in
Regulators not up to speed on banks’ digital marketplaces, EU watchdog says
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium May 5, 2021. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Regulators have
With Gucci bags and Dyson appliances, Evergrande wooed retail investors
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Cranes stand next to unfinished residential buildings at the Evergrande Oasis, a housing complex developed by Evergrande Group, in Luoyang, China September 15, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia
ECB policymakers acknowledge growing inflation risk
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The headquarters of the European Central Bank (ECB) are pictured in Frankfurt, Germany, July 8, 2020. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski//File Photo FRANKFURT (Reuters) – European Central Bank policymakers
House prices a persistent pressure on euro zone inflation, ECB study shows
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Facades of apartment buildings with micro apartments are pictured at Mitte district in Berlin, Germany, August 29, 2019. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt FRANKFURT (Reuters) – House prices, now
Factbox-Five things to watch at Fed policy meeting this week
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A view shows an eagle sculpture on Federal Reserve building, on the day it will release minutes of Federal Open Market Committee from August 1, 2012,
Investors grappling with Evergrande fallout weigh risk of wider pain
2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: An exterior view of China Evergrande Centre in Hong Kong, China March 26, 2018. REUTERS/Bobby Yip/File Photo 2/2 By David Randall, Maiya Keidan and Svea
OECD sees limited Evergrande fallout
© Reuters. A peeling logo of the Evergrande Oasis, a housing complex developed by Evergrande Group, is seen outside the construction site where the residential buildings stand unfinished, in Luoyang,
BofA cuts China’s GDP growth forecast for the next 3 years
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Workers labour at a construction site in Shanghai, China July 12, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song (Reuters) – A top U.S. investment bank cut China’s economic growth forecast
Regulators lack understanding of banks’ digital marketplaces, EU watchdog says
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium May 5, 2021. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) – Regulators have little understanding of
OECD: Still too early to ease economic support despite inflation spike
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Outside view of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, (OECD) headquarters in Paris September 3, 2009. REUTERS/Charles Platiau/File Photo By Leigh Thomas PARIS (Reuters) –
Swedish Riksbank holds course, no rush to exit pandemic policies
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A view of an entrance of Sweden’s central bank in Stockholm, Sweden, August 12, 2016. Picture taken August 12, 2016. REUTERS/Violette Goarant/File Photo By Simon Johnson
Canada’s Trudeau vows cooperation with opponents after bid for majority fails
By Steve Scherer and David Ljunggren MONTREAL (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday acknowledged he will need to work with other parties after he fell short of
Marketmind: Losing the plot
A look at the day ahead from Julien Ponthus This week was supposed to be all about the so-called ‘dot plot’ and what kind of rate-rise projections U.S. Federal Reserve
UK transport group National Express in takeover talks to buy rival Stagecoach
© Reuters. Parked busses are seen at a Stagecoach depot in South Shields as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, South Shields, Britain, April 3, 2020. REUTERS/Lee Smith
RBNZ comments dampen market expectations of a big rate hike
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Pedestrians walk near the main entrance to the Reserve Bank of New Zealand located in central Wellington, New Zealand, July 3, 2017. REUTERS/David Gray/File Photo (Reuters)
Caterer Compass serves strong outlook as schools open, stadiums fill up
(Reuters) -Compass Group, the world’s largest catering company, on Tuesday forecast fourth-quarter revenues slightly above expectations as sports fans throng stadiums again and students come back to campuses. The return
UK’s Johnson discussed taxation with Amazon’s Bezos
© Reuters. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson walks outside United Nations headquarters during the 76th Session of the U.N. General Assembly, in New York, U.S., September 20, 2021. REUTERS/David ‘Dee’