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October, 2021

• 7 October 2021 1:19 am

  Bank of America hikes its minimum wage to $21 an hour

  

  Bank of America is now paying its U.S. workforce at least $21 an hour; nearly three times the federal minimum wage of $7.25, which has not moved in 10 years even though a majority of Americans support an increase.The pay hike announced by the nation’s second-biggest bank on Wednesday follows …

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• 7 October 2021 12:57 am

  Democrats indicate short-term debt ceiling increase approved

  

  Democratic Senator Chris Coons, a close ally of President Biden, told CNN that while the caucus was still meeting, his overwhelming impression was that Minority Leader Mitch McConnell had blinked and Democrats would look to push ahead with a short-term increase of the debt limit.Coons, however, warned that Democrats would …

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• 7 October 2021 12:31 am

  McConnell offers short term debt ceiling extension

  

  The Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied after President Joe Biden met with top CEOs, spurring a GOP debt ceiling offer. The debate on the U. S. debt ceiling has eased after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell offered on Wednesday a short-term suspension to avert a national default and economic crisis …

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• 6 October 2021 11:53 pm

  Bitcoin’s $50000 to hold support in Q4

  

  Bitcoin’s meteoric rise above $50,000 this week is likely to continue well into the fourth quarter on rising market sentiment considerations.The October edition of the Bloomberg Galaxy Crypto Index, which provided an overview of where digital assets could be headed for the rest of the year, was out Tuesday.The report …

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• 6 October 2021 11:43 pm

  U. S. considers taming fuel price surge by emergency oil reserves

  

  U. S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm has said the administration is facing a politically dangerous rise in gasoline prices, raising the prospect of releasing crude oil from the government’s strategic petroleum reserves. The White House’s average price of gasoline in pumps has remained at $ 3.19 a gallon (the …

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• 6 October 2021 11:18 pm

  WTI crude oil futures settle at $77.43

  

  The price of West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures are settling at $77.43. That is down $1.50 or -1.9%. The price is settling near the lows for the day at $77.06. The high for the day was up at $79.78.The move to the downside was helped by comments early in …

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• 6 October 2021 11:09 pm

  Biden urges lawmakers to act on U. S. debt ceiling

  

  U. S. Joe Biden met with business leaders on debt ceiling. Biden reiterated that raising the debt limit is about paying what the Americans owe.Biden also stressed that any action regarding raising the debt limit should be bipartisan. Senate Republicans are threatening to stop the debt limit increase by using …

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• 6 October 2021 11:02 pm

  Gas price eases after 60% surge as Putin offers to stabilize market

  

  Gas prices fluctuated wildly on Wednesday, by 60% over just two days in Europe before sliding fast after Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said his country is ready to help stabilize global energy markets.Dutch and U.K. futures plunged more than 7%. That’s after hitting fresh records earlier over increasing concerns of …

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• 6 October 2021 10:34 pm

  Russia: Nord Stream 2 could cool gas prices in Europe

  

  Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Wednesday that certification of the Nord Stream 2 undersea gas pipeline could soften the crisis due to hiking European gas prices.Prices have spiked in response to a recovery in demand, particularly from Asia, when storage levels are low.European Dutch wholesale gas for …

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• 6 October 2021 10:21 pm

  Putin steps in as Europe’s energy crisis intensifies

  

  European and U.K. gas prices surged Wednesday by more than 25%, trigerred by high demand before the winter months.Critics have accused Moscow of intentionally limiting gas supplies to Europe to hasten the launch of Nord Stream 2, a controversial pipeline connecting Russia with Germany. Earlier on Wednesday, Putin’s spokesman Dmitry …

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• 6 October 2021 9:58 pm

  Johnson promises transformed economy for Britain

  

  The British prime minister sketched an economic vision for the U. K., but he avoided mentions to the fuel crisis and food shortages the country has suffered from during recent weeks.Boris Johnson vowed that Britain would not return to the “broken model” of the past. He also vowed on Wednesday …

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• 6 October 2021 9:16 pm

  U. S. stocks fall over taper concerns triggered by jobs data

  

  U.S. stock indexes fell on Wednesday shortly after strong private jobs in September was announced. The ADP National Employment Report showed private payrolls increased by 568,000 jobs last month. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast a rise of 428,000 jobs.The jobs data fueled investors’ concerns that the U. S. Fed …

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• 6 October 2021 8:48 pm

  NZD/USD slid despite RBNZ’s interest rate decision

  

  The NZD/USD pair slid Wednesday to 0.0052 -0.75% despite the Reserve Bank of New Zealand lifted its benchmark rate to 0.5% from a record-low 0.25% and signaled more increases over the next year, as it seeks to tame inflation stoked by higher oil prices, rising transport costs and supply-chain disruptions. …

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