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Nigerian woman poised to lead WTO after rival withdraws, Washington offers support
By Hyonhee Shin, Emma Farge and Andrea Shalal SEOUL/GENEVA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was poised to become the first African and first woman to lead the embattled World Trade...
Feb 05, 2021
U.S. Chamber of Commerce CEO Thomas Donohue to leave: Axios
(Reuters) - U.S. Chamber of Commerce CEO Thomas Donohue will leave the biggest and most influential U.S. business lobby group, Axios reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. Board l...
Feb 05, 2021
UK to offer businesses more flexibility to pay back COVID loans
LONDON (Reuters) - Companies that took out loans under a COVID-19 scheme will be allowed more flexibility in paying them back by lengthening the period during which businesses can make no repayments, ...
Feb 05, 2021
Speculators’ bearish bets on U.S. dollar fall: CFTC, Reuters data
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) - Speculators' net bearish bets on the U.S. dollar fell to a 7-week low in the latest week, according to calculations by Reuters and U.S. Commodity Futures Trad...
Feb 05, 2021
U.S. throws support behind Okonjo-Iweala to lead the WTO
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Friday threw its support behind Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to head the World Trade Organization after a South Korean rival withdrew. The Office of the U....
Feb 05, 2021
Fed Chair Powell and Mnuchin collaboration cooled in December
(Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell spoke less frequently with outgoing Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin in December than in any month since the coronavirus crisis began, Powell's calenda...
Feb 05, 2021
Exclusive: Amazon orders more than 1,000 natgas engines for U.S. truck fleet
By Laura Sanicola (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc said on Friday it has ordered more than 1,000 truck engines that run on compressed natural gas as it tests ways to shift its fleet away from heavier pollut...
Feb 05, 2021
GameStop frenzy reveals potential for broader market stress
By April Joyner NEW YORK (Reuters) - As the trading frenzy that took shares of GameStop Corp and other favorites of retail investors on a wild ride recedes, investors are eyeing signs of potential mar...
Feb 05, 2021
IMF chief warns of stability risks, urges more help for low-income countries
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the IMF on Friday urged advanced economies to provide more resources to low-income countries, warning that an emerging "Great Divergence" in global growth that could...
Feb 05, 2021
U.S. faces risk of bankruptcies, unemployment if fiscal support not maintained: IMF
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the International Monetary Fund on Friday warned that the United States faced a possible "dangerous wave" of bankruptcies and unemployment if it did...
Feb 05, 2021
