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Italy hikes 2021 budget deficit to 11.8% of GDP: source
ROME (Reuters) - Italy has hiked its target for this year's budget deficit to 11.8% of gross domestic product from an 8.8% projection made in January, a government source told Reuters. The new target ...
Apr 15, 2021
White House blames Russian spy agency SVR for SolarWinds hack: statement
By Christopher Bing (Reuters) - The White House said in a statement on Thursday that Russia's foreign intelligence service, known as the SVR, was responsible for the SolarWinds hack, which led to the ...
Apr 15, 2021
What does it mean to invest ‘ethically’ or with ‘impact’?
By Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) - Demand for funds which cherry pick investments with strong environmental, social or governance (ESG) credentials has surged in recent years. Many of these funds incl...
Apr 15, 2021
Time running out to resolve U.S. metal tariffs dispute, EU official says
By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union is concerned that time is running out for the United States to remove tariffs imposed by former President Donald Trump on steel and alumini...
Apr 15, 2021
Apple creates fund for ‘working forests’ as part of carbon-removal efforts
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - Apple Inc has created a $200 million fund to invest in timber-producing forest properties that will be managed to help remove carbon from the atmosphere while also genera...
Apr 15, 2021
Self-driving startup Cruise raises $2.75 billion from Walmart, others
By Hyunjoo Jin San Francisco (Reuters) - Self-drive automaker Cruise, backed by General Motors Co, on Thursday said it raised $2.75 billion in its latest funding round with additional investment from ...
Apr 15, 2021
U.S. imposes wide array of sanctions on Russia for ‘malign’ actions
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday imposed a broad array of sanctions on Russia to punish it for election interference, cyber-hacking, bullyin...
Apr 15, 2021
Advocacy group urges Zuckerberg to cancel plans to launch Instagram for kids
(Reuters) - An advocacy group on Thursday called on Facebook Inc Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg to not create a version of photo-sharing app Instagram for children who are under 13, as it wou...
Apr 15, 2021
Reuters website goes behind paywall in new strategy
(Reuters) - Reuters News on Thursday unveiled a new subscription website as part of a broad initiative to court business professionals. In addition to targeting its current global readership, the newl...
Apr 15, 2021
Nissan to slash production in Japan in May due to chip shortage: sources
By Maki Shiraki TOKYO (Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co will slash production at severalfactories in Japan next month due to a critical shortage ofsemiconductors, three sources with direct knowledge of the ...
Apr 15, 2021
