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![Retirements common factor in US, UK labor shortage: IMF](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/fe/23/48/Retirements-common-factor-in-US--UK-796271_small.jpg)
Retirements common factor in US, UK labor shortage...
An exodus of older workers is the "common thread" behind the baffling labor shortages faced by companies in the United States and...
![French champagne houses toast record sales](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/9c/3b/8e/French-champagne-houses-toast-recor-527112_small.jpg)
French champagne houses toast record sales
French champagne sales rebounded last year to reach a record 5.5 billion euros ($6.2 billion) as demand soared despite the lingeri...
![Omicron will pinch, not derail US economic growth: Yellen](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/73/01/5f/Omicron-will-pinch--not-derail-US-e-477744_small.jpg)
Omicron will pinch, not derail US economic growth:...
The latest coronavirus variant will weigh on US economic growth in the months ahead but will not derail it, Treasury Secretary Jan...
![P&G profits up on strong consumer demand, higher pricing](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/13/b6/df/P-G-profits-up-on-strong-consumer-d-514747_small.jpg)
P&G profits up on strong consumer demand, higher p...
Procter & Gamble raised its full-year forecast Wednesday as robust consumer demand enabled the company to notch higher sales even...
![Millionaires make unusual plea: 'Tax us now'](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/2a/5b/1e/Millionaires-make-unusual-plea---Ta-417751_small.jpg)
Millionaires make unusual plea: 'Tax us now'
More than 100 millionaires made an unusual plea on Wednesday: "Tax us now".
![WHO says pandemic 'nowhere near over' as France, Germany post record cases](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/ff/c1/81/WHO-says-pandemic--nowhere-near-ove-777577_small.jpg)
WHO says pandemic 'nowhere near over' as France, G...
The World Health Organization has warned that the Covid-19 pandemic is far from over, as France, Germany and Brazil posted new rec...
![Microsoft's acquisition of Activision to face antitrust test](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/5c/42/af/Microsoft-s-acquisition-of-Activisi-559412_small.jpg)
Microsoft's acquisition of Activision to face anti...
Microsoft's $69 billion deal to buy video game powerhouse Activision Blizzard is expected to win out with regulators despite vows...
![Austria gears up to fight EU 'green' nuclear energy plan](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/5d/33/58/Austria-gears-up-to-fight-EU--green-576724_small.jpg)
Austria gears up to fight EU 'green' nuclear energ...
As the EU moves to label energy from nuclear power and natural gas as "green" investments, Austria is gearing up to fight this, in...
!['Game changer' e-moped batteries spread from Taiwan across Asia](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/49/e7/39/-Game-changer--e-moped-batteries-sp-746174_small.jpg)
'Game changer' e-moped batteries spread from Taiwa...
Every day, Aiden Lee joins the hundreds of thousands of people getting around Taipei on two wheels.
![Tension in Spain over use of EU recovery funds](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/eb/85/2d/Tension-in-Spain-over-use-of-EU-rec-547677_small.jpg)
Tension in Spain over use of EU recovery funds
The Spanish government is increasingly under fire over its use of the European Union's massive economic recovery funds, with criti...
![AT&T, Verizon agree to delay 5G implementation at some airports](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/91/e7/cf/AT-T--Verizon-agree-to-delay-5G-imp-671407_small.jpg)
AT&T, Verizon agree to delay 5G implementation at...
AT&T and Verizon agreed Tuesday to a partial delay in activating their 5G networks following an outcry from US airlines, who said...
![Judge OKs adjustment plan to end Puerto Rico bankruptcy](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/bd/bd/b5/Judge-OKs-adjustment-plan-to-end-Pu-772514_small.jpg)
Judge OKs adjustment plan to end Puerto Rico bankr...
A federal judge on Tuesday approved a plan to restructure Puerto Rico's public debt, which will allow the US territory to end the...
!['Throwaway economy' thwarting climate goals: report](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/28/3e/cc/-Throwaway-economy--thwarting-clima-224256_small.jpg)
'Throwaway economy' thwarting climate goals: repor...
Countries are neglecting the massive impact of the "throwaway" economy on planet-warming emissions, according to research publishe...
![Covid tests spark Argentine supply chain fears over border queues](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/fa/9b/88/Covid-tests-spark-Argentine-supply--525257_small.jpg)
Covid tests spark Argentine supply chain fears ove...
Up to 2,000 trucks are backed up at Argentina's main border crossing with Chile due to tougher Covid-19 testing requirements, Arge...
![Oil hits seven-year highs on recovery hopes, unrest](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/51/08/1c/Oil-hits-seven-year-highs-on-recove-665455_small.jpg)
Oil hits seven-year highs on recovery hopes, unres...
Oil prices hit their highest levels in more than seven years Tuesday, driven in part by hopes of a global economic recovery that w...
![Microsoft to buy gaming giant Activision Blizzard for $69 bn](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/49/be/9f/Microsoft-to-buy-gaming-giant-Activ-277457_small.jpg)
Microsoft to buy gaming giant Activision Blizzard...
Microsoft on Tuesday announced a landmark $69 billion deal to buy US gaming giant Activision Blizzard, betting big on the prospect...
![AT&T agrees to delay 5G implementation at some airports](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/91/e7/cf/AT-T-agrees-to-delay-5G-implementat-476194_small.jpg)
AT&T agrees to delay 5G implementation at some air...
AT&T will delay activating its 5G network on a "limited number of towers" near some airport runways following warnings from US air...
![IMF risks losing legitimacy over Argentina loan: minister](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/0a/3b/9f/IMF-risks-losing-legitimacy-over-Ar-129262_small.jpg)
IMF risks losing legitimacy over Argentina loan: m...
Argentina's economy minister, renegotiating a massive loan with the International Monetary Fund, warned the lender risked losing c...
![Poland, Hungary resist EU's corporate minimum tax push](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/77/6c/b3/Poland--Hungary-resist-EU-s-corpora-451972_small.jpg)
Poland, Hungary resist EU's corporate minimum tax...
The EU's effort to implement an internationally agreed minimum tax on big multinationals was met with opposition by Poland and Hun...
![Toyota yearly production target hit by chip shortage](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/3e/8b/fd/Toyota-yearly-production-target-hit-247769_small.jpg)
Toyota yearly production target hit by chip shorta...
The world's top-selling carmaker Toyota said Tuesday it no longer expects to meet its annual production target with operations ham...
![Tongan Olympic flagbearer Taufatofua prays for news of father](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/f5/49/02/Tongan-Olympic-flagbearer-Taufatofu-544226_small.jpg)
Tongan Olympic flagbearer Taufatofua prays for new...
Tongan Olympic flagbearer Pita Taufatofua -- who made global headlines for going bare-chested at the Games -- is praying for news...
![UK jobs picture robust as Omicron struck](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/ee/a0/9d/UK-jobs-picture-robust-as-Omicron-s-148772_small.jpg)
UK jobs picture robust as Omicron struck
Britain's unemployment rate dropped and payrolls recovered further at the end of last year despite the onset of the Omicron varian...
![China orders overseas mail disinfection over Omicron fears](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/5e/8c/c1/China-orders-overseas-mail-disinfec-465144_small.jpg)
China orders overseas mail disinfection over Omicr...
China's postal service has ordered workers to disinfect international deliveries and urged the public to reduce orders from overse...
![Bank of Japan lifts inflation forecast, no policy change](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/03/b0/31/Bank-of-Japan-lifts-inflation-forec-727675_small.jpg)
Bank of Japan lifts inflation forecast, no policy...
Japan's central bank revised its inflation forecast on Tuesday and adjusted its view of price risks, while leaving its monetary ea...
![US airlines warn of 'calamity' if 5G deployed near airports](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/71/aa/f2/US-airlines-warn-of--calamity--if-5-154129_small.jpg)
US airlines warn of 'calamity' if 5G deployed near...
The chief executives of America's largest airlines warned of a "catastrophic disruption" to travel and shipping operations if tele...
![Activision says it fired dozens over harassment allegations](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/bc/d1/f4/Activision-says-it-fired-dozens-ove-482748_small.jpg)
Activision says it fired dozens over harassment al...
The video game giant Activision Blizzard said Monday it has fired nearly 40 employees and disciplined more than 40 others since Ju...
![US airlines warn of 'chaos' if 5G not limited near airports: letter](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/71/aa/f2/US-airlines-warn-of--chaos--if-5G-n-414715_small.jpg)
US airlines warn of 'chaos' if 5G not limited near...
The chief executives of America's largest airlines warned ahead of Wednesday's 5G service rollout that the technology should be li...
![Unexpected star of gay rights best-seller, Pence family rabbit dies](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/94/41/84/Unexpected-star-of-gay-rights-best--254717_small.jpg)
Unexpected star of gay rights best-seller, Pence f...
The family of former US vice president Mike Pence has announced the death of Marlon Bundo, their pet rabbit who starred in a child...
Credit Suisse chief quits over Covid rules breach
The chairman of Credit Suisse resigned Monday over Covid quarantine violations, leaving the bank's new risk committee chief holdin...
![European stocks rise tracking big corporate news, China growth](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/3d/0b/78/European-stocks-rise-tracking-big-c-744561_small.jpg)
European stocks rise tracking big corporate news,...
European stock markets climbed on Monday as China's unexpectedly muted growth slowdown and optimism over the impact of the Omicron...
![Canada health authority approves Pfizer's anti-Covid pill](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/4e/19/60/Canada-health-authority-approves-Pf-425467_small.jpg)
Canada health authority approves Pfizer's anti-Cov...
Canada's health authority said Monday it has approved Pfizer's anti-Covid pill, Paxlovid, for adults at high risk of progressing t...
![Covid-flu joint booster jab possible late 2023: Moderna](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/15/a6/dd/Covid-flu-joint-booster-jab-possibl-755647_small.jpg)
Covid-flu joint booster jab possible late 2023: Mo...
Moderna aims to roll out a combined Covid-flu-RSV booster vaccine in late 2023, the US pharmaceutical firm said Monday, hoping a j...