[ad_1] Dec 2 (Reuters) – The Omicron variant of COVID-19 could potentially prolong some of the supply chain challenges that heightened inflationary pressures during the pandemic and central banks need…
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Electric car sales surge as Europe’s climate targets bite
[ad_1] BRUSSELS, June 29 (Reuters) – One in every nine new cars sold in Europe last year was an electric or plug-in hybrid vehicle, with low-emission car sales surging even…
U.S. economy can withstand Fed tightening, Omicron surge, Powell says
[ad_1] Jan 11 (Reuters) – Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, in a congressional hearing that pointed to his likely confirmation for a second term as head of the U.S. central…
Some Cathay Pacific staff released from quarantine in Hong Kong
[ad_1] Nov 20 (Reuters) – Hong Kong authorities said on Saturday they had ended a compulsory quarantine of 111 Cathay Pacific employees who had stayed in the same hotel in…
Dutch to cull around 84,000 chickens after bird flu detected
[ad_1] AMSTERDAM, March 1 (Reuters) – Around 47,000 chickens on a farm in the eastern Dutch city of Wageningen will be culled after the detection of highly infectious bird flu,…
Asian shares fall as Delta variant casts shadow over growth
[ad_1] HONG KONG, Aug 6 (Reuters) – Asian shares failed to catch a firm lead from a bumper Wall Street session on Friday as the spread of the Delta variant…
Russian regions extend workplace shutdown, Moscow to lift curbs
[ad_1] MOSCOW, Nov 3 (Reuters) – Five Russian regions said on Wednesday they would extend a one-week workplace shutdown that took effect nationwide on Oct. 30 in response to a…
Canadian lender RBC increases work-from-office time as COVID ebbs
[ad_1] March 21 (Reuters) – Royal Bank of Canada (RY.TO) on Tuesday asked its employees to return to office three or four days a week, as Canada’s largest lender eases…
Aussie, rand flounder as Omicron spooks investors
[ad_1] Dec 2 (Reuters) – The safe-haven yen hovered near a seven-week high on Thursday while the rand and riskier currencies languished as the Omicron coronavirus variant established itself as…
Firms see increasing labor shortages and wage pressures – Bank of Canada survey
[ad_1] OTTAWA, Jan 17 (Reuters) – Canadian firms see labor shortages intensifying and wage pressure increasing, with strong demand growth and supply chain constraints putting upward pressure on prices, a…