Tag: Cuts
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German government cuts 2022 economic growth forecast to 3.6%
[ad_1] Containers are handled at a logistic port in Duisburg, Germany, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022. Europe’s biggest economy, has picked up unexpectedly after a six-month slide, a closely watched survey showed Tuesday. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) BERLIN (AP) — The German government on Wednesday cut its growth forecast for this year, but said that…
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CDC cuts recommended isolation period for Americans to 5 days; can India follow suit?
[ad_1] The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended reducing the quarantine period from 10 days to five days for Americans who have tested positive for Covid-19. And similarly, for their close contacts too. “CDC has shortened the recommended time for #COVID19 isolation and quarantine,” a Twitter post on its official handle stated.…
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States volunteer to take more cuts in Colorado River water
[ad_1] FILE – A buoy rests on the ground at a closed boat ramp on Lake Mead at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area near Boulder City, Nev., on Aug. 13, 2021. To help stave off another round of mandatory cutbacks, water leaders for Arizona, Nevada and California are preparing to sign an…
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One in three small firms plan staff cuts, survey reveals | City & Business | Finance
[ad_1] However, one analyst has warned plans for job losses are ready to be implemented if they are needed. The alert comes as it was revealed one in three owner-run firms expect to make staff redundant. They are typically considering shedding 45 per cent of their workforce over the next six months now the furlough…
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Shortage of Christmas trees cuts down selection, drives up prices
[ad_1] It turns out the mad rush for Christmas trees this year wasn’t caused by another social media hoax. There really is a shortage. As we go to press you will be hard pressed to find a nice tree in town. On Friday, the yard at Paul’s Greenhouses on St. Mary’s Road, traditionally a great…
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Turkish Lira tumbles to new low as central bank cuts interest rates as inflation soars | City & Business | Finance
[ad_1] Turkey’s Monetary Policy Committee announced it would reduce interest rates from 16 to 15 percent in a move likely to be seen as heavily influenced by Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan. In a statement the Bank warned that despite the recovery in economic activity risks were still posed by new Covid variants and supply…
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Apple cuts iPhone 13 output forecast on chip shortage: report
[ad_1] Apple boss Tim Cook has warned about the impact of supply chain problems on production. Apple is unlikely to meet production goals for its new iPhone before the holidays because of a global electronic chip shortage, a report said Tuesday. The firm had planned to produce 90 million iPhone 13s before the end of…
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Discussion needed on cuts to fertilizer use
[ad_1] Fertilizer Canada, which represents companies producing and selling fertilizer products, certainly got people’s attention late last month when it said proposed cuts to fertilizer use could cost Canadian farmers $48 billion. That’s a big number, albeit an estimate spread over the next decade or so. It’s based on tallying up the cost of lower…
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China’s factories, households grapple with power cuts
[ad_1] FILE – In this Nov. 28, 2019, file photo, smoke and steam rise from a coal processing plant in Hejin in central China’s Shanxi Province. Global shoppers face possible shortages of smartphones and other goods ahead of Christmas after power cuts to meet government energy use targets forced Chinese factories to shut…
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Biden, world leaders push climate action, vow methane cuts
[ad_1] President Joe Biden delivers remarks to the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate, in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus, Friday, Sept. 17, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden tried on Friday to hammer out the world’s next steps against rapidly worsening…