Next wave of North American LNG export projects to face labor challenges

By Curtis Williams and Nia Williams HOUSTON (Reuters) – A coming wave of North American liquefied natural gas (LNG) export projects faces staffing challenges that are prompting some of the biggest developers to expand training and coordinate projects to keep construction workers. There are eight export projects now under way that when completed would add…

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Analysis-U.S. crypto lobbyists court Democrats in fresh legislative push

By Michelle Price WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Embattled by a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) crackdown, crypto companies are making a renewed push on Capitol Hill to drum up support for legislation they hope will rein in the agency and provide regulatory clarity for the industry. The Blockchain Association, Chamber of Digital Commerce, Crypto Council…

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Bank of Canada seen hiking rates quarter point to tame stubborn inflation

By Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) – The Bank of Canada (BoC) is heading toward a second consecutive quarter-point interest rate hike on Wednesday after a month of economic data revealed resilient growth, a stubbornly tight labor market and sticky underlying inflation, analysts said. In June, the central bank raised its overnight rate to a 22-year…

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