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Uber, Lyft use rides to vaccines to get drivers, customers back on the platform
By Tina Bellon (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft Inc are spending millions of dollars to provide drivers with access to COVID-19 vaccines and offering tens of millions of free or discounted r...
Apr 09, 2021
Spain cuts 2021 growth forecast to 6.5% after first-quarter contraction
By Beln Carreo and Nathan Allen MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's government slashed its forecast for this year's economic recovery on Friday to reflect a COVID-induced contraction in the first quarter and e...
Apr 09, 2021
Amazon union drive facing long odds as final votes counted
(Reuters) - The union hoping to change U.S. labor history by organizing Amazon.com warehouse employees in Alabama faces a steep uphill slog when vote counting resumes on Friday. Amazon workers at the ...
Apr 09, 2021
Futures tepid after S&P 500 ends at record level
By Shivani Kumaresan (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were subdued on Friday as a rise in bond yields weighed on richly valued technology stocks a day after the S&P 500 closed at a record high. Hi...
Apr 09, 2021
Explainer: Fight over Amazon U.S. union could continue after the vote
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - Officials with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) will continue counting ballots on Friday in the closely watched union election at an Amazon.com Inc warehouse in...
Apr 09, 2021
Sky Italia to cut workforce by 25% in four year plan: sources
MILAN (Reuters) - U.S. Comcast's Italian unit SKY has told national union representatives it plans to reduce its total workforce, including contractors, by 25% under a four year reorganization plan, t...
Apr 09, 2021
Boeing flags possible production issue in some 737 MAX jets to customers
(Reuters) - Boeing Co has asked 16 of its customers to address a potential production issue related to an electrical power system in certain 737 MAX jets prior to further operations, the U.S. planemak...
Apr 09, 2021
Japan’s ‘izakaya’ dining bars, wedding halls feeling COVID pinch
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - The number of Japan's "izakaya" dining bars that went bankrupt hit a record high in the year that ended in March, a sign some service-sector firms are being left behi...
Apr 09, 2021
Rebounding private flights fuel M&A interest in corporate jet services providers
By Allison Lampert and Maiya Keidan (Reuters) - As U.S. business aviation traffic rebounds to pre-pandemic levels, a niche, fragmented industry providing services ranging from hangars to fueling is dr...
Apr 09, 2021
Commodities trader Trafigura launches carbon trading desk
By Julia Payne LONDON (Reuters) -Trafigura has begun launching a carbon trading desk led by Hannah Hauman, the global commodities trading firm said on Friday, as part of its push to gain a foothold in...
Apr 09, 2021
