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National

A secret weapon for self-driving car startups: Humans

An empty driver's seat is seen inside a vehicle equipped with Pony.ai's self-driving technology during a demonstration in Fremont, California, U.S. June 17, 2021. REUTERS/Nathan Frandino/File Photo

• Fed chief Powell's record 'mixed,' think tank says

International

German growth could miss Bundesbank forecast this year

Christmas shoppers wear mask and fill Cologne's main shopping street Hohe Strasse (High Street) during the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Cologne, Germany, 12, December, 2020. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/File Photo

• UK sends cricket star Botham to bat for British exports

• Branson's Virgin Orbit to go public through $3.2 billion SPAC merger

• Euro zone business boom roared on in August -PMI

Economy

Delta variant, having put kibosh on Fed event, begins to menace recovery

A sign at the entry to a beauty salon informs of mask requirement due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) measures in the Bronx borough of New York City, U.S., July 27, 2021. REUTERS/David 'Dee' Delgado

• Global dividends to near pre-pandemic levels in 2021 -report

• Dollar dips after last week's climb as Fed doubts resurface

Markets

Futures rebound as oil stocks jump; PMI data in focus

Signage hangs over the trading floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., August 19, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

• Wall Street set to open higher, oil jumps, even as Delta fears persist

Money

Column-Plan to add dental care to U.S. Medicare is a game-changer for seniors

A dental surgeon, wearing a protective face mask, treats a patient at his dental office in Vincennes near Paris after France softened its strict lockdown rules during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in France, May 14, 2020. REUTERS/Lucien Libert

• Griffin's Citadel plans to redeem $500 million from Melvin Capital - WSJ

Energy

Oil jumps 3% on weaker dollar after seven days of losses

Oil drills are pictured in the Kern River oil field in Bakersfield, California November 9, 2014. REUTERS/Jonathan Alcorn/File Photo
 

Internet  & Technology

Ethiopia to build local rival to Facebook, other platforms

3D-printed Facebook and Twitter logos are seen in this picture illustration made in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina on January 26, 2016. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic

• Synopsys design software uses AI to make chips more power efficient

• India court gives police three weeks to conclude Paytm ownership probe

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• SIU student wildlife biologist researches how coyotes’ and bobcats’ travels impact ecosystem