Walmart names insider Latriece Watkins as US merchandising chief
(Reuters) – Walmart Inc appointed Latriece Watkins as its U.S. chief merchandising officer, according to a memo seen by Reuters…
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German artist nearing 100,000 cobblestones to mark victims of Nazis
By Tilman Blasshofer COLOGNE, Germany (Reuters) – A German artist who is preparing to lay the 100,000th cobblestone commemorating a…
New York City congestion pricing plan clears key hurdle
By David Shepardson (Reuters) -The Biden administration on Friday approved the release of the final environmental assessment for New York…
Lawmaker and head of NSF warn of delays to funding U.S. tech research
By Jane Lanhee Lee Santa Clara, California (Reuters) – Silicon Valley’s U.S. Democratic Representative Ro Khanna and the director of…
DeSantis signs bill allowing Florida board to cancel Disney deals
By Joseph Ax and Dawn Chmielewski (Reuters) -Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Friday signed a bill into law that gives…
Sudanese say warring factions ignore their plight as hardships grow
By Khalid Abdelaziz and Nafisa Eltahir PORT SUDAN, Sudan (Reuters) -Heavy gunfire echoed around Khartoum on Friday as civilians trapped…
Fed’s Goolsbee: ‘way too premature’ to expect June rate hike
-Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Austan Goolsbee on Friday said it is “way too premature” to suggest that stronger-than-expected job…
U.S. regional banks rally, capping whipsaw week
By Manya Saini and Chibuike Oguh (Reuters) – Shares in PacWest Bancorp jumped nearly 82% amid a broader rebound in…
Retailer Christmas Tree Shops files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
(Reuters) – Christmas Tree Shops, a home-decor retailer that was spun off from Bed Bath & Beyond in 2020, filed…
US Bank Lending Edges Up In Latest Week, Deposits Fall – Fed Data
(Reuters) – Deposits at U.S. commercial banks fell in the week ended April 26, data released on Friday by the…