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US buys more Argentine pesos, working on $20 billion debt facility, Bessent says

By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. again purchased Argentine pesos in the open market on Wednesday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told reporters, adding that the department was working with banks and investment funds to create a $20 billion facility ...
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What is the chikungunya virus now transmitted in the US for the first time in years?

A person living in the suburbs of New York City has tested positive for chikungunya, a mosquito-borne virus that is more often seen in South America and hasn’t been transmitted on the U.S. mainland in a decade. Health officials said ...
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Judge says she’s inclined to block the Trump administration from firing workers during the shutdown

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge said Wednesday she was inclined to block President Donald Trump’s administration for now from firing workers during the government shutdown, saying she believed the evidence would ultimately show they were illegal and ...
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Smucker sues Trader Joe’s, saying its new PB&J sandwiches are too similar to Uncrustables

The J.M. Smucker Co. is suing Trader Joe’s, alleging the grocery chain’s new frozen peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are too similar to Smucker’s Uncrustables in their design and packaging. In the lawsuit, which was filed Monday in federal court ...
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US judge says she will likely block Trump’s mass layoffs during government shutdown

By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -A federal judge on Wednesday said at the beginning of a court hearing that she will likely block the Trump administration from laying off thousands of federal workers amid a partial government shutdown. U.S. District Judge Susan ...
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White House budget director Vought says over 10,000 federal workers could be laid off during the shutdown

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -White House budget director Russell Vought said more than 10,000 government employees could be laid off during the government shutdown. “I think we’ll probably end up being north of 10,000,” Vought said during an interview on “The Charlie ...
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Factbox-Wall Street top banks highlight consumer resilience

(Reuters) -Wall Street’s biggest banks kicked off third-quarter earnings by highlighting the resilience of U.S. consumers and added that credit has shown no cracks so far despite higher rates and economic uncertainty. Large lenders provide a window into consumer health ...
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Bessent says he plans to present Fed chief candidates to Trump in December

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday said he plans to present three or four candidates to be the next leader of the Federal Reserve to President Donald Trump for him to interview sometime after the Thanksgiving ...
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New York health officials confirm state’s first locally acquired case of chikungunya virus

MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — A person living in New York has tested positive for the chikungunya virus in what state health officials say is the first reported transmission of the mosquito-borne illness within the United States in six years The ...
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Democratic governors form a public health alliance in rebuke of Trump administration

A group of Democratic state governors has launched a new alliance aimed at coordinating their public health efforts. They’re framing it as a way to share data, messages about threats, emergency preparedness and public health policy — and as a ...
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Bessent says yen will find its own level if Bank of Japan follows ‘proper’ policy

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday the yen will find its own level if the Bank of Japan follows “proper monetary policy.” Bessent made the remarks to reporters when asked whether the yen’s recent level was ...
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Exclusive-Anthropic aims to nearly triple annualized revenue in 2026, sources say

By Krystal Hu and Deepa Seetharaman (Reuters) -Artificial intelligence startup Anthropic is projecting to more than double and potentially nearly triple its annualized revenue run rate next year, fueled by the rapid adoption of its enterprise products, according to ...
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