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Copper heads for worst weekly loss in a year, nickel and tin plunge
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U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade abortion landmark
Date: June 24, 2022
By Lawrence Hurley and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday took the dramatic step of overturning the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that recognized a woman’s constitutional right to an abortion and legalized it nationwide, handing a momentous victory to Republicans and religious conservatives who want to limit or ban...
OK Senate Nominee Rep. Kendra Horn Statement on Supreme Court Decision Overturning Roe v. Wade
Date: June 24, 2022
OKLAHOMA CITY – Former Oklahoma Congresswoman and U.S. Senate nominee Kendra Horn statement on today’s Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade: “Today’s Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade is a devastating blow for the health and wellbeing of all women. It is government overreach, plain and simple, and it’s wrong. Never before has the...
Ireland’s PTSB may absorb initial ECB rate hikes – CEO
Date: June 24, 2022
DUBLIN (Reuters) -Ireland’s Permanent TSB may choose to absorb the first two rounds of European Central Bank interest rate hikes and not increase its own mortgage pricing in a bid to grow its market share, the bank’s chief executive said on Friday. The ECB outlined plans this month to end quantitative easing on July 1...
Ryanair cabin staff strike cancels dozens of flights in Europe
Date: June 24, 2022
By Catarina Demony and Miguel Pereira LISBON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Some cabin crew at Ryanair went on strike in Belgium, Spain and Portugal on Friday in a dispute over pay and working conditions, the latest in a wave of walkouts staged by workers across different sectors in Europe. Surging inflation across the continent has led to millions...
Pressure mounts on UK’s Boris Johnson after crushing election defeats
Date: June 24, 2022
By Alistair Smout, Elizabeth Piper and Andrew MacAskill LONDON/KIGALI (Reuters) -Boris Johnson’s Conservatives lost two parliamentary seats on Friday, a crushing blow to the governing party that prompted the resignation of its chairman and intensified doubts about the future of Britain’s prime minister. In Rwanda for a meeting of Commonwealth nations, Johnson was defiant, pledging...
Stocks temper their inflation expectations on copper pounding
Date: June 24, 2022
By Carolyn Cohn LONDON (Reuters) – World stocks headed for their first weekly gain in a month and Wall Street was set to open higher on Friday on hopes that slides in copper and other commodities could put a brake on runaway inflation. The week has been marked by steep declines for commodities on concern...