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BlackRock files for Nasdaq-100 fund, expanding competition with Invesco
2+ hour, 10+ min ago (248+ words) April 6 (Reuters) " BlackRock has filed for an exchange-traded fund that will track the Nasdaq-100, in a challenge to Invesco's "dominance in a market where only a "handful of funds directly follow the tech-heavy index. The world's largest asset manager is…...
City officials to vote on plans for Washington’s first cannabis dispensary
7+ hour, 19+ min ago (242+ words) TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill." (25 News) " Plans are moving forward for what could be Washington's first adult-use marijuana dispensary. Zepln Enterprise, LLC has applied for a special use permit to open a Key Cannabis Dispensary at Centennial Drive and McClugage Road. The nearly…...
Illinois pursues abortion coverage for people with little or no insurance
6+ hour, 35+ min ago (784+ words) SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) " Gov. JB Pritzker and Democrats have added a new abortion access measure to their agenda that would allow people with limited or no insurance to get financial assistance for abortion care in Illinois. House Bill 5408 would…...
Saudi Arabia’s non-oil business activity shrinks in March amid conflict, PMI shows
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (283+ words) April 5 (Reuters) " Saudi Arabia's non-oil private sector activity contracted in March for the first time since August 2020, as the war in the "Middle East snarled up supply chains, a business "survey showed on Sunday. The seasonally adjusted Riyad Bank Saudi…...
Trump proposes to begin privatizing TSA screening operations
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (294+ words) WASHINGTON, April 3 (Reuters) " President Donald Trump on Friday proposed to begin privatizing airport security operations handled by the Transportation Security Administration, in an effort to save money. The White House budget proposes cutting "funding for the federal agency created after…...
Britain’s greenhouse gas emissions fell 2% last year
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (215+ words) LONDON, April 2 (Reuters) " Britain's greenhouse gas emissions fell by 2% last year, provisional government data showed "on Thursday, as emissions from industry "fell. Britain has a target to reach net zero emissions by 2050, which will require a huge increase in renewable…...
Crisis contractor for OpenAI, Anthropic eyes a move to combat extremism
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (706+ words) SYDNEY, April 2 (Reuters) " People who show violent extremist tendencies on ChatGPT will be directed to human and chatbot'based deradicalisation support through a new tool in'development in New Zealand, the people behind it said. The initiative is the latest attempt to…...
Analysis-US defense stocks see no Iran war lift after early surge
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (630+ words) By Purvi Agarwal, Rashika Singh and Johann M Cherian April 1 (Reuters) " U.S. defense stocks have declined even as the Iran war drags on, indicating that the typical "buy-on-conflict" trade had largely peaked in the weeks before in anticipation of tougher action…...
India factory activity cooled in March with oil costs rising amid Middle East turmoil, PMI shows
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (93+ words) India factory activity cooled in March with oil costs rising amid Middle East turmoil, PMI shows1470 & 100.3 WMBD India factory activity cooled in March with oil costs rising amid Middle East turmoil, PMI shows BENGALURU, April 2 (Reuters) " India's manufacturing sector grew at…...
US retail sales strong in February; rising gasoline prices will hurt spending
5+ day, 10+ hour ago (861+ words) WASHINGTON, April 1 (Reuters) " U.S. retail sales increased by the most in seven months in February as motor vehicle purchases rebounded and temperatures warmed up, but surging gasoline prices because of war in the Middle East were expected to crimp spending in…...