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JPMorgan’s blockchain payments test is literally out of this world
By Anna Irrera LONDON (Reuters) - Stuck in space with bills to pay? Don't worry, the satellites could take care of it. JPMorgan Chase & Co has recently tested blockchain payments between satellites or...
Syndicated Content Feb 24, 2021
Brazil distributors scramble for diesel amid Petrobras shakeup
By Marta Nogueira RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian fuel distributors are scrambling to secure diesel supplies for March and April after state-run oil company Petrobras said it would not fully meet...
Syndicated Content Feb 24, 2021
EU seeks views on gig workers’ rights ahead of new law by year end
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission kicked off a public consultation on Wednesday to determine whether to propose a law that would give gig economy workers greater rights as c...
Syndicated Content Feb 24, 2021
Nasdaq futures subdued as tech sell-off deepens
By Devik Jain (Reuters) - Futures tracking the tech-heavy Nasdaq were muted on Wednesday after sliding for six straight sessions as investors swapped growth-oriented technology shares with stocks that...
Syndicated Content Feb 24, 2021
Japan advisers urge quick adoption of carbon pricing to hit emissions goal
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan must introduce carbon pricing and fiscal incentives for green investment to achieve its goal of becoming carbon-neutral by 2050, private-sector members of a key...
Syndicated Content Feb 24, 2021
Goldman Sachs-backed ReNew Power to go public via $8-billion SPAC deal
(Reuters) - India's largest renewable energy firm ReNew Power on Wednesday agreed to go public through a merger with blank-check firm RMG Acquisition Corporation II, in a deal that values the merged e...
Syndicated Content Feb 24, 2021
Facebook says it inadvertently blocked content during Australia news ban
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc said on Wednesday some content was inadvertently blocked on its social network platform when it banned all news content in Australia. The block on non-news content was, howeve...
Syndicated Content Feb 24, 2021
EU countries’ COVID-19 curbs must not hurt trade: official
By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union countries must ensure travel and border restrictions imposed to prevent the spread of new coronavirus variants do not hurt trade in goods and ...
Syndicated Content Feb 24, 2021
Brazil’s consumer confidence rises in February for first time in five months
By Jamie McGeever BRASILIA (Reuters) - Consumer confidence in Brazil rose in February for the first time in five months, a survey indicated on Wednesday, lifted by the start of a nationwide vaccinatio...
Syndicated Content Feb 24, 2021
Analysis: Urban states come out ahead, rural states get less in Biden’s COVID-19 relief bill
By Andy Sullivan and Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package now making its way through the U.S. Congress would provide $350 billion to help pandemic-hit state and...
Syndicated Content Feb 24, 2021




