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Deliveroo ticks up as retail investors join trading
LONDON (Reuters) - Deliveroo shares opened slightly higher on Wednesday, the first day of unrestricted trading when retail investors were allowed to trade the shares bought during the food delivery gr...
Apr 07, 2021
European stocks hover near record high, UK outperforms
(Reuters) - European stocks hovered near record highs on Wednesday as investors awaited data on services sector activity for the region, while optimism over speedy vaccination drives and a weaker poun...
Apr 07, 2021
Sweet-toothed Britons spend 150 million pounds more on Easter treats: NielsenIQ
LONDON (Reuters) - Britons spent 439 million pounds ($608 million) on confectionaries ahead of Easter in the four weeks to March 27, a 34% rise compared with the same period in 2020, industry data sho...
Apr 07, 2021
Analysis: High stakes at sea in global rush for wind power
By Susanna Twidale and Nora Buli LONDON(Reuters) - Global competition for offshore wind power is so hot that licence auctions now resemble the oil and gas competitions of just a few years ago, and som...
Apr 07, 2021
Pandemic drives Germany to highest deficit in 30 years: statistics office
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's public sector deficit reached 189.2 billion euros ($225 billion) in 2020 thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, the first deficit since 2013 and the highest budget shortfall ...
Apr 07, 2021
Singapore economic contraction seen easing in first quarter, central bank on hold: Reuters poll
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's economy is expected to contract only slightly in the first quarter as activity continues to recover from a pandemic-induced shock, a Reuters poll showed, with the cen...
Apr 07, 2021
Climate change protesters break windows at Barclays London HQ
LONDON (Reuters) - Protesters against climate change broke windows at the London headquarters of Barclays in the Canary Wharf business district on Wednesday. The activists from the Extinction Rebellio...
Apr 07, 2021
Australia’s CBA ordered to pay $5 million fine for overcharging interest
(Reuters) - An Australian court fined top lender Commonwealth Bank of Australia A$7 million ($5.36 million) for overcharging interest in a case stemming from a gruelling financial sector inquiry, the ...
Apr 07, 2021
Shell expects Texas storm to have up to $200 million hit on first-quarter earnings
LONDON (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell said on Wednesday it expected its first-quarter adjusted earnings to see a hit of up to $200 million due to an extreme cold snap in Texas in the quarter. In an upd...
Apr 07, 2021
Japan households’ confidence hits 8-year high, inflation expectations rise
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese households' inflation expectations rose in March from three months ago and their confidence on the economic outlook improved to an eight-year high, a central...
Apr 07, 2021
