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UK body sets billion-pound budget for COVID financial firm collapses
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's scheme for compensating consumers hit by financial company failures has set itself a billion-pound ($1.37 billion) budget for the coming year to cope with a l...
Jan 22, 2021
Futures down as IBM, Intel fall after results
By Devik Jain and Medha Singh (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures slid from record levels on Friday as shares of blue-chip technology companies Intel and IBM tumbled following their quarterly results...
Jan 22, 2021
Biden’s rescue plan will give U.S. economy significant boost: Reuters poll
By Indradip Ghosh and Richa Rebello BENGALURU (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's proposed fiscal package will boost the coronavirus-hit economy significantly, according to a majority of economists...
Jan 22, 2021
Biden names U.S. SEC Commissioner Herren Lee acting head of regulator
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden has named U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Commissioner Allison Herren Lee, a Democrat, as acting chief of the financial industry regulator, the ...
Jan 22, 2021
Exclusive: Walmart expands vaccinations in boost to U.S. COVID-19 program
By Melissa Fares and Lisa Baertlein NEW YORK/ LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Walmart Inc is preparing to offer COVID-19 vaccinations in seven more states, as well as in Chicago and Puerto Rico, this week and...
Jan 22, 2021
Take Five: Davos goes virtual
1/NON-DAVOS DAVOS It is the end of January, so time for the Davos World Economic Forum (WEF), and Chinese President Xi Jinping, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga ...
Jan 22, 2021
Stellantis’ Tavares launches charm offensive with Italian unions
MILAN (Reuters) - Stellantis Chief Executive Carlos Tavares is touring the group's Italian plants, getting relations with local unions off to a good start as the newly-formed automaker seeks over 5 bi...
Jan 22, 2021
German government sees 2021 GDP growth of 3%: source
BERLIN (Reuters) - The German government expects Europe's largest economy to grow by 3% this year, a government official told Reuters, a sharp downward revision from last autumn's estimate of 4.4% cau...
Jan 22, 2021
Analysis: As pandemic prolongs easing, BOJ warms to idea of wider band for yield target
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan is dropping hints it will consider allowing long-term interest rates to deviate further from its 0% target, a move that could undermine the purpose ...
Jan 22, 2021
Yellen vote in U.S. Senate committee to test support for Biden economic plan
By David Lawder and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate Finance Committee will vote on Friday on Janet Yellen's nomination for Treasury secretary, an early litmus test of bipartisan suppor...
Jan 22, 2021
