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Reuters poll: Canada’s economic recovery falters amid renewed COVID-19 restrictions
By Indradip Ghosh BENGALURU (Reuters) - Canada's economy will hit a major roadblock during the first quarter of 2021 before gaining momentum in the next quarter, according to economists in a Reuters p...
Jan 18, 2021
Biden taps Chopra as consumer financial regulator, Gensler as SEC chairman – statement
(Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Joe Biden will nominate Gary Gensler to serve as the commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission and Federal Trade Commission member Rohit Chopra to head th...
Jan 18, 2021
Exclusive: India’s budget seen raising import duties by 5%-10% on dozens of items, sources say
By Aftab Ahmed and Manoj Kumar NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India is considering hiking import duties by 5%-10% on more than 50 items including smartphones, electronic components and appliances in the upcomi...
Jan 18, 2021
Total speeds up renewables push with $2.5 billion investment in Indian solar power
By Sudip Kar-Gupta PARIS (Reuters) - Total is paying $2.5 billion for a share in Indian renewable energy firm Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL) and a portfolio of solar power assets, marking the lates...
Jan 18, 2021
Analysts raise EU carbon price forecasts after bull run
By Susanna Twidale LONDON (Reuters) - Analysts have raised their European carbon market average price forecasts for 2021 and 2022 after record highs this month on growing confidence in the EU's Emissi...
Jan 18, 2021
ECB’s latest stimulus expected to have little impact on euro zone economy – Reuters poll
By Richa Rebello BENGALURU (Reuters) - The European Central Bank's new policy package will have little effect on the euro zone's coronavirus-ravaged economy, according to the forecasts of a Reuters po...
Jan 18, 2021
AT&T to cut Slovakia workforce, unions expect 300 jobs to go
PRAGUE (Reuters) - AT&T plans to cut its workforce in Slovakia as the COVID-19 pandemic hits customer demand, the company said on Monday, with unions saying that 10% of jobs may be affected. AT&T Glob...
Jan 18, 2021
German economy at risk of ‘sizeable setback’ if curbs extended: Bundesbank
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The German economy is managing to stay afloat but could suffer a "sizeable setback" if coronavirus curbs are extended again, the Bundesbank said on Monday. Germany has taken incr...
Jan 18, 2021
Exclusive: Southeast Asia’s Grab considering U.S. IPO this year, sources say
By Anshuman Daga SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Southeast Asian ride-hailing and food delivery giant Grab is exploring a listing in the United States this year, encouraged by robust investor appetite for initi...
Jan 18, 2021
‘Brexit carnage”: shellfish lorries stack up near Downing Street
LONDON (Reuters) - At least 10 shellfish lorries parked on roads near Number 10 Downing Street and the British parliament in central london on Monday after a series of problems exporting fish to the E...
Jan 18, 2021
