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2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A person waits at a Walmart Pharmacy where the Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine is available as Walmart and other major U.S. pharmacies take part in the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program, to increase vaccinations in the U.S. in Wes 2/2 (Corrects to opticians from optometrists in first paragraph) By Siddharth Cavale BENTONVILLE, Ark. (Reuters) – Walmart (NYSE:) is raising wages for thousands of U.S. pharmacists and opticians, the retailer said on Wednesday, part of its broader plan to expand primary care services across the country. The Bentonville, Arkansas-based chain said about 3,700 pharmacists would get…

© Reuters. Investing.com — Oil prices hit four-week lows on Wednesday after weak manufacturing data from China, the world’s largest crude importer, raised fears about demand growth in the second half of the year.  The dollar’s surge on expectations that the will raise interest rates again in June added to the weight on crude futures that are priced in the U.S. currency. The , which tracks six other competing currencies, hit a two-month high, making dollar-priced crudes costlier for those buying them with other currencies. New York-traded West Texas Intermediate, or WTI, crude settled down $1.37, or 2%, at $68.09…

Source: Adobe / Александр ПоташевThe US Government’s push for an independent inquiry of the now-bankrupt crypto exchange FTX was on Tuesday referred to the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals.The ruling, made by Delaware District Judge Colm F. Connolly, argued that the question of whether the case should be referred to the appeals court was not up to the judge to decide.This is true as long as the U.S. Trustee – a branch of the Department of Justice (DOJ) – has asked for it, and there is no “question of fact” involved, the ruling said.In this case, “the facts are…

The technology could help reduce fatal accidents.Traffic fatalities are one of the most persistent causes of death in the United States, and they are increasing despite technological advances such as warning and crash avoidance systems, and increasing airbag use. Traffic deaths had been declining until about a decade ago, when they began rising rapidly. According to the traffic safety agency, 42,795 people died in auto crashes in 2022. That was down slightly from 2021, but 31 percent higher than in 2014.The rise has been driven by a spike in pedestrian deaths. An estimated 3,500 pedestrians were killed in the first…

Pathfinder Ventures GAAP EPS of -$0.01, revenue of $0.51M

WASHINGTON, DC – AUGUST 18: The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022 … [+] in Washington, DC. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Former IRS Commissioner David Kautter, now with RSM, discusses the recently released report on the feasibility of an IRS-run direct file program. This transcript has been edited for length and clarity. David D. Stewart: Welcome to the podcast. I’m David Stewart, editor in chief of Tax Notes Today International. This week: cutting out the middleman. On May 16, the IRS released a report on the…

A drinks company owned by Sean Combs, known as Diddy, has sued Diageo for alleged racial discrimination, arguing the global conglomerate has not adequately invested in brands associated with the rapper.In court documents filed in New York state court in Manhattan, the musician’s company Combs Wines and Spirits said: “Diageo has treated Mr Combs and his brands worse than others because he is black.”The DeLeón tequila brand co-owned by the two groups, and Diageo’s Cîroc vodka brand in which it collaborates with Combs, have been “typecast” and treated as “black brands” that should be targeted to “urban” consumers, according to…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Larry Fink, Chairman and CEO of BlackRock, speaks during an interview with CNBC on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., April 14, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid By Davide Barbuscia and Tom Sims NEW YORK (Reuters) – BlackRock Inc (NYSE:) Chief Executive Laurence Fink said on Wednesday that inflation remained sticky and the Federal Reserve may need to hike interest rates further to contain price pressures. Fink, who heads the world’s largest asset manager, said at a Deutsche Bank (ETR:) financial services conference that he expects at least two more…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: An Amazon Ring sign is shown as a security warning at the entrance to a residential home in Encinitas, California, U.S., September 30, 2021. Picture taken September 30, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Blake WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Amazon.com’s doorbell camera unit Ring has reached a settlement with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission regarding privacy, according to a filing on Wednesday with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. As part of the agreement, Ring is to pay $5.8 million, according to a filing. The FTC said Ring gave employees unrestricted access to customers’ sensitive video data said “as…

LUNC/USD Chart / TradingViewThings aren’t looking good for Terra Luna Classic (LUNC).The cryptocurrency, which powers the original Terra blockchain that experienced catastrophe after its associated algorithmic “stablecoin” UST lost its 1:1 per to the US dollar last May, was last trading around 3% lower on Wednesday in the $0.000084 area.UST lost its 1:1 peg to the US dollar last year when the market cap of LUNC (formerly LUNA), which acted as collateral for UST, fell below the supply of UST, triggering a bank run that caused a so-called “death spiral” in LUNC.LUNC holders lost everything as the supply was hyper-inflated…