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Analysis: Hotter inflation fails to shake U.S. markets out of torpor, with Fed in driver's seat Reuters 2 hrs ago By Karen Pierog CHICAGO (Reuters) - Investors are not freaking out over a spike in U.S. inflation in the past two months, showing confidence that the Federal Reserve is deftly handling a rebound in economic growth even as it leaves markets guessing about how it defines "transitory" when it talks about price increases. In fact, Wall Street's benchmark index inched to a record high after days of sideways trading, and U.S. Treasury yields eased after Thursday's Labor Department ...

accountable one of the most beloved men on television. I was perched on the corner of my bed, in my parent’s cozy cottage-style house in Pickering, Ontario, as a chilly mid-February day faded outside. This place had been my refuge for almost a year now—ever since I’d returned from Philadelphia after many years far from home. I was holding my cellphone to my ear, listening carefully. I knew this conversation was coming, but there was part of me that wasn’t quite ready to have it. A few hours earlier, I had been out running errands with my sister when my mother phoned. �...

A Starbucks worker reveals the average customer order costs more than she makes an hour, as the coffee giant focuses on more expensive, complicated drinks mmeisenzahl@businessinsider.com (Mary Meisenzahl) Starbucks is relying on fewer customers who are spending more on their orders. Workers told Insider that customizations with the expectation of fast food delivery is unsustainable. Some workers say the company has not adjusted staffing needs appropriately to deal with the new volume. With the US job market heating up, a shift supervisor at an Atlanta Starbucks told Insider sh...

JCPenney FILE PHOTO: A J.C. Penney employee helps a customer with her purchase at the J.C. Penney department store in North Riverside Reuters Department store chain JCPenney told Insider that masks and social distancing will still be required in its stores as it continues to monitor the situation. Apple JB Lacroix/Getty Images Apple is also keeping masks mandatory in stores for the time being, according to a Bloomberg report.  Insider reach...

U.S. House Republicans expected to oust Trump critic Cheney despite risk of deepening divisions Reuters 5/9/2021 By David Morgan © Reuters/JOSHUA ROBERTS FILE PHOTO: House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks to the media in Washington (Refiles to insert dropped words at beginning of paragraph 4) By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Top U.S. Republicans on Sunday sought to portray their expected ouster of Representative Liz Cheney as an act of unity, despite warnings that the move could deepen divisions over former President Donald Trump and sink party hopes in ...