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© Reuters. Macron Doubles Down on Plan to ‘Piss Off’ the Unvaccinated (Bloomberg) — President Emmanuel Macron on Friday stood by the uncompromising stance and combative language he directed earlier this week at France’s unvaccinated citizens amid record numbers of new Covid-19 cases.  Macron in a Tuesday interview with Le Parisien used salty language — saying…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: United States one dollar bills are curled and inspected during production at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington November 14, 2014. REUTERS/Gary Cameron/File Photo By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) – Futures on the federal funds rate on Wednesday have priced in a roughly 80% chance of a quarter-percentage-point…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks before the media at his official residence as an extraordinary Diet session was closed, in Tokyo, Japan December 21, 2021. Yoshikazu Tsuno/Pool via REUTERS TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday called on business lobbies and unions to work together to “boldly…

2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A sign of China Mobile is seen on a street in Shanghai, China January 4, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song 2/2 SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China Mobile Ltd shares gave up strong early gains but finished the day higher in their Shanghai debut on Wednesday, after the company raised 48.7 billion yuan ($7.64 billion)…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: “Stock Exchange” is seen over an entrance to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Wall St. in New York City, U.S., March 29, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) -Investors have piled into traditionally defensive stocks in the last weeks of the year, spurring a rally…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A trader works inside a booth on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., November 8, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid By Tommy Wilkes LONDON (Reuters) – Stock markets dipped on Friday in thin trading but were set to see in the New Year with double-digit…

© Reuters. Brian Niccol, new CEO of Chipotle Mexican Grill, poses for a picture in this undated handout photo. Courtesy Chipotle Mexican Grill/Handout via REUTERS By Chris Taylor NEW YORK (Reuters) – When you order at Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG), you are probably not thinking about the complex supply chain that got your food into…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A street sign, Wall Street, is seen outside New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, New York, U.S., January 3, 2019. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo By David Randall NEW YORK (Reuters) -Investors are closely watching the latest news on the rapidly spreading Omicron variant https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/how-worried-should-we-be-about-omicron-variant-2021-12-14 for signs of how much…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Signage is seen directing people to wear face masks at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) as the Omicron coronavirus variant continues to spread in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., December 20, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly By Echo Wang and Abhinav Ramnarayan NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – Initial public offerings (IPOs) around the…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A trader works on the trading floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., December 17, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly (Corrects name of firm in 5th and 14th paragraphs to AE Wealth Management from Advisors Excel Wealth Management) By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) -…