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Two Crown Resorts directors resign after critical regulator report
By Nikhil Nainan and Shriya Ramakrishnan (Reuters) - Australia's Crown Resorts Ltd said on Wednesday two directors nominated by top shareholder James Packer have resigned, a day after a critical repor...
Feb 09, 2021
UK COVID lending risks creating zombie firms, think tank warns
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's government has risked creating a legion of 'zombie' companies by encouraging banks to lend 45 billion pounds ($62 billion) to small businesses with a 100...
Feb 09, 2021
South Korea January jobs fall at sharpest pace in more than two decades
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's unemployment rate soared to a 21-year high in January, while the number of people employed fell at the sharpest pace in more than two decades, government data showed on...
Feb 09, 2021
U.S. House panels to vote on $57 billion boost for transportation
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two U.S. House panels will vote Wednesday on a plan to provide about $57 billion in assistance to transportation sectors and workers as part of a $1.9 trilli...
Feb 09, 2021
U.S. lawmakers introduce legislation to help Black farmers
By Christopher Walljasper CHICAGO (Reuters) - Lawmakers introduced two bills to help minority farmers this week, aiming to address longstanding injustices in the agricultural sector. Georgia Senator R...
Feb 09, 2021
U.S. Chamber names Suzanne Clark CEO to succeed long-time leader Donohue
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Chamber of Commerce President Suzanne Clark will take over as chief executive of the biggest U.S. business lobby group on March 11, succeeding Tom Donohue, who is retiring ...
Feb 09, 2021
Tesco faces shareholder vote to do more to tackle UK obesity
By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) - Tesco shareholders will vote on a resolution at this year's annual meeting calling for Britain's biggest food retailer to set targets to increase the proportion of he...
Feb 09, 2021
Chesapeake Energy emerges from bankruptcy and shifts back to natural gas
By Jennifer Hiller HOUSTON (Reuters) - U.S. shale producer Chesapeake Energy Corp on Tuesday exited Chapter 11 bankruptcy with business plan that nods to its founders' emphasis on natural gas after a ...
Feb 09, 2021
NYSE short interest fell 5.7 percent in late January
NEW YORK, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Short interest on the New York Stock Exchange fell 5.7 percent in late January, the exchange said on Tuesday. As of Jan. 29, short interest fell to about 12.931 billion sha...
Feb 09, 2021
Lyft sticks to year-end profitability goal, projects rides recovery in second quarter
By Tina Bellon and Akanksha Rana (Reuters) - Lyft Inc said on Tuesday it stood by its goal to become profitable on an adjusted basis by the end of this year despite the pandemic, forecasting a rebound...
Feb 09, 2021
