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EU sees no cliff-edge ending for COVID fiscal stimulus
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European governments will not need to abruptly end fiscal support for their economies after the pandemic, top officials said on Monday, noting that any withdrawal of stimulus woul...
Jan 25, 2021
U.S. business borrowing for equipment falls 6% in December: ELFA
(Reuters) - U.S. companies' borrowings for capital investments fell about 6% in December from a year earlier, the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA) said on Monday. Companies signed up f...
Jan 25, 2021
World economy expected to barely regain 2020 losses in 2021 – U.N. report
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - The world economy is expected to make a modest recovery of 4.7 percent this year after shrinking 4.3 percent in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic - more than d...
Jan 25, 2021
Italy says G20 to discuss extension of debt relief for poor countries
ROME (Reuters) - Italy aims to use its presidency of the Group of 20 major global economies to try to ensure further debt relief for poor countries, the Treasury said in a statement on Monday. Finance...
Jan 25, 2021
BlackBerry says unaware of reason for stock price surge
(Reuters) - Canada's BlackBerry Ltd said it was unaware of any reasons for a surge in its share price on Monday that lifted gains to more than 150% since the start of January. U.S.-listed shares of th...
Jan 25, 2021
Chip industry group urges Biden admin to review export controls on China
By Karen Freifeld (Reuters) - A semiconductor industry group on Monday called for a review of the Trump administration's export control policy, and urged the incoming U.S. Commerce Secretary to work w...
Jan 25, 2021
London and New York financial services treated the same, EU says
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - An EU forum for discussing financial services with Britain will be similar to what the United States has, and it must be in place before market access will be considere...
Jan 25, 2021
World economy expected to barely regain 2020 losses: U.N. report
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - The world economy is expected to make a modest recovery of 4.7 percent this year after shrinking 4.3 percent in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic - more than d...
Jan 25, 2021
New York City’s biggest pension funds voted to divest $4 billion from fossil fuels
(Reuters) - New York City's largest pension funds have voted to divest their portfolios of an estimated $4 billion from securities related to fossil fuel companies, Mayor Bill de Blasio, Comptroller S...
Jan 25, 2021
U.N. chief urges business to take the lead on COVID-19, climate and global recovery
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday urged businesses to lead the way to a fair and sustainable recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic while tackling...
Jan 25, 2021
