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Internet groups, U.S. Chamber sue Maryland over digital advertising tax
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group representing Amazon.com Inc, Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc joined the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and others in filing suit on Thursday to challenge Mar...
Feb 18, 2021
Cryptocurrency Ethereum hits record high, lifted by bitcoin, institutional demand
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ethereum, the second largest cryptocurrency in terms of market capitalization and volume, hit a record high on Thursday, lifted by growing institutiona...
Feb 18, 2021
U.S.-based stock funds attract $7.8 billion in latest week – Lipper
(Reuters) - U.S.-based stock funds attracted $7.8 billion in the week to Wednesday, as the S&P 500 traded near a record high, according to Lipper data released on Thursday. U.S. taxable bond funds pul...
Feb 18, 2021
German health minister ramps up funding demand, stretching 2022 budget
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's health minister is demanding more government money for his department next year, a government source told Reuters, stretching the public finances as tax revenues dwindle. ...
Feb 18, 2021
Exclusive: Mexico’s government readying roughly $5 billion Pemex lifeline, source says
By Ana Isabel Martinez MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's government will inject between $1.3 billion and $1.6 billion into state oil company Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) this year and offer a tax break ...
Feb 18, 2021
SolarWinds hackers studied Microsoft source code for authentication and email
By Joseph Menn SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The hackers behind the worst intrusion of U.S. government agencies in years won access to Microsoft's secret source code for authenticating customers, one of t...
Feb 18, 2021
Amazon, Facebook, Google-backed groups sue Maryland over new online ad tax – Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and an industry group backed by Amazon, Facebook Inc and Google have sued Maryland over new its new online advertising tax aimed at funding educatio...
Feb 18, 2021
BlackRock’s Fink says investors demand sustainable strategies
By Ross Kerber BOSTON (Reuters) - Companies that do not adopt sustainable business strategies can expect less investment as shareholders grow more focused on topics like climate change, BlackRock Inc ...
Feb 18, 2021
Key quotes from the GameStop testimonies: ‘I’m not a cat’
(Reuters) - At a grilling by lawmakers over the frenzied trading in retailer GameStop, Keith Gill, a YouTube streamer known as Roaring Kitty, hedge fund managers and the head of Robinhood and Reddit d...
Feb 18, 2021
McDonald’s ties executive bonuses to diversity, releases workforce data
By Hilary Russ NEW YORK (Reuters) - McDonald's Corp on Thursday said it will tie executive bonuses to new goals for diversifying the company and for the first time publicly release demographic details...
Feb 18, 2021
