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Departing EXIM chief urges Biden team to counter Chinese lending dominance
By Andrea Shalal and David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) on Monday urged the Biden administration to keep pushing to neutralize Chinese e...
Jan 18, 2021
Shares in Samsung C&T, Life extend losses after heir Jay Y. Lee jailed
SEOUL (Reuters) - Shares in Samsung Electronics affiliates Samsung C&T Corp and Samsung Life Insurance fell on Tuesday, extending losses from the previous day after Samsung Electronics Vice Chairm...
Jan 18, 2021
Asia shares look to China for recovery lead, earnings in focus
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian share markets edged ahead on Tuesday as investors wagered China's economic strength would help underpin growth in the region, even as pandemic lockdowns threaten...
Jan 18, 2021
British firms call for immediate $10.3 billion in COVID aid
By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) - British firms called on Tuesday for another 7.6 billion pounds ($10.3 billion) of emergency government help, saying they cannot wait until finance minister Rish...
Jan 18, 2021
French central bank to exit coal, cap oil and gas investments
PARIS (Reuters) - The French central bank said on Monday it would exit from coal and limit exposure to gas and oil in its investment portfolio by 2024 as part of a shift towards more environmentally f...
Jan 18, 2021
Bankers call for ‘hybrid’ shares to plug COVID corporate capital gap
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - European companies hit by COVID-19 could issue "hybrid" shares to plug a predicted capital gap of up to 600 billion euros ($723.48 billion) when government relief measu...
Jan 18, 2021
U.S. asks Australia to scrap proposed laws to make Facebook, Google pay for news
By Paulina Duran SYDNEY (Reuters) - The U.S. government has asked Australia to scrap proposed laws that will make it the first country in the world to force Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google to p...
Jan 18, 2021
Analysis: Oil majors beat traders, gas rivals to cash in on LNG price spike
By Jessica Jaganathan, Benjamin Mallet and Dmitry Zhdannikov SINGAPORE/PARIS/LONDON (Reuters) - Global energy majors including Royal Dutch Shell and Total are expected to benefit most from January's g...
Jan 18, 2021
Yellen says U.S. must ‘act big’ on next coronavirus relief package
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Janet Yellen, U.S. President-elect Joe Biden's nominee to run the Treasury Department, will tell the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday that the government ...
Jan 18, 2021
Venezuela orders arrest of new Citgo board member named by opposition
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan authorities issued an arrest warrant for a new member of the board of directors of U.S.-based refining firm Citgo Petroleum Corp named by the opposition this month, chie...
Jan 18, 2021
