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Column: ‘Excess’ savings – accelerant or mirage?
By Mike Dolan LONDON (Reuters) - With the second wave of the pandemic came the second lockdowns - and now evidence of the second household savings stash, too. But even as expected spending of trillion...
Mar 03, 2021
Danone needs new independent chairman instead of Faber, says investor Artisan
PARIS (Reuters) - U.S investment company Artisan Partners on Wednesday said that Danone needed to appoint a new, independent chairman, adding more pressure on Emmanuel Faber who holds that position at...
Mar 03, 2021
Fall in UK economic activity bottoms out in February: PMI
LONDON (Reuters) - British economic output stabilised in February after a sharp fall the month before, as many businesses continued to suffer from lockdown restrictions affecting hospitality and other...
Mar 03, 2021
World Bank readies COVID-19 vaccine funds for around 30 African countries
By Alexander Winning JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The World Bank is preparing emergency financing to help about 30 African countries access COVID-19 vaccines, the global lender told Reuters, as the contin...
Mar 03, 2021
OPEC+ considers oil output roll over for April, sources say
By Rania El Gamal, Ahmad Ghaddar and Alex Lawler LONDON (Reuters) - OPEC and allies, known as OPEC+, are considering rolling over oil production cuts from March into April instead of raising output be...
Mar 03, 2021
Stellantis aims to lift Fiat Chrysler margins towards PSA levels
By Giulio Piovaccari MILAN (Reuters) - Carmaker Stellantis, created by the merger of Peugeot-maker PSA and Fiat Chrysler (FCA), aims to lift profit margins this year towards the levels attained by its...
Mar 03, 2021
Cyber security group Avast boosted by work-from-home trend
By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) - Cyber security company Avast said demand for its products surged in the second quarter of 2020 as people shifted to working from home in the pandemic, helping it to m...
Mar 03, 2021
Euro zone in double-dip recession but optimism soared in February: PMI
By Jonathan Cable LONDON (Reuters) - The euro zone economy is almost certainly in a double-dip recession as pandemic-linked lockdowns continue to hammer the services industry, a survey showed on Wedne...
Mar 03, 2021
French business activity at three-month low in February: PMI
PARIS (Reuters) - French business activity fell to a three-month low in February, albeit not as much as initially thought, as COVID-19 restrictions weigh on the dominant service sector, a monthly surv...
Mar 03, 2021
Activist investor Cevian urges inclusion of ESG targets in compensation plans
LONDON (Reuters) - Swedish activist investor Cevian Capital urged on Wednesday that companies should include Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) targets in their management compensation plans....
Mar 03, 2021
