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Analysis: Central banks say no tapering. Markets aren’t buying it
By Sujata Rao and Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON (Reuters) - Central bankers worldwide have been unequivocal: There are no plans to cut back on money-printing any time soon, let alone raise interest rates. M...
Feb 24, 2021
Charlie Munger says GameStop short squeeze reflects horse-racing mentality toward stocks
(Reuters) - Charlie Munger, the longtime business partner of Warren Buffett, on Wednesday said the recent short squeeze in shares of GameStop Corp reflects what could occur when investors gamble on st...
Feb 24, 2021
Milan prosecutors order food delivery groups to hire riders, pay 733 million euros in fines
By Emilio Parodi MILAN (Reuters) - Milan prosecutors said on Wednesday they had ordered four major food delivery companies to officially hire more than 60,000 workers and pay a total of 733 million eu...
Feb 24, 2021
Boeing expects demand for 2,610 jets from Latin America, Caribbean by 2039
(Reuters) - U.S. planemaker Boeing Co said it expects demand for 2,610 new airplanes, valued at $365 billion, from Latin America and the Caribbean over the next two decades. During this period, it exp...
Feb 24, 2021
Fed’s Clarida says U.S. economic prospects have brightened
By Ann Saphir (Reuters) - Despite "very near-term" downside risks to the U.S. economy from the spread of COVID-19 and emergence of new variants, effective vaccines and fiscal relief passed late last y...
Feb 24, 2021
Saudi Arabia’s PIF launches $3 billion tourism, infrastructure venture – SPA
DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) launched a new venture that will invest $3 billion in developing tourism and infrastructure in the southwestern Asir region, the state new...
Feb 24, 2021
Brazil’s federal public debt rises to new high 5.06 trillion reais in January – Treasury
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's federal public debt rose 1% in January from the month before to a fresh record high 5.06 trillion reais ($931.7 billion), the Treasury said on Wednesday, adding the total...
Feb 24, 2021
Global business jet deliveries decline 20% in 2020 due to COVID-19
(Reuters) - Global business jet deliveries declined 20.4% to 644 aircraft in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) said on Wednesday. While business ...
Feb 24, 2021
Exclusive: Baker Hughes, AXA Group, 16 others stopped work on Nord Stream 2 pipeline – U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Baker Hughes and AXA Group and 16 other companies recently wound down work on Russia's Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline and would not be sanctioned, according to a document th...
Feb 24, 2021
Column: Texas blackouts expose planning failure – Kemp
By John Kemp LONDON (Reuters) - Following last week's widespread power failures, Texas policymakers and the state electricity industry must decide whether the blackout was caused by genuinely unforese...
Feb 24, 2021
