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Samsung’s Lee faces sentencing for bribery charge after four years of trials
SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean court will sentence Samsung Electronics Co Ltd heir Jay Y. Lee on a bribery charge on Monday, a ruling likely to have ramifications for his leadership of the tech gian...
Jan 17, 2021
Janet Yellen to say U.S. does not seek weaker dollar: WSJ
(Reuters) - Janet Yellen, President-elect Joe Biden's pick to take over the U.S. Treasury, is expected to affirm the United States' commitment to market-determined foreign exchange rates when she test...
Jan 17, 2021
Google disputes Texas’ suit claiming unfair advertising sales practices
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Google said on Sunday that antitrust claims in a Texas lawsuit were "misleading," responding in a blog post as state attorneys general plan suits against the Alphabet Inc unit. In...
Jan 17, 2021
Canada’s ambassador to U.S. shares most Biden priorities, worries about his ‘buy America’ policy
TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's ambassador to the United States said on Sunday that while the two countries have shared vision on many issues, President-elect Joe Biden's economic policy is slightly more...
Jan 17, 2021
Exclusive: Trump slams Huawei and its suppliers one final time
By Karen Freifeld and Alexandra Alper NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration last week notified some Huawei suppliers that it is revoking their licenses to sell to the Chinese tech g...
Jan 17, 2021
Canadian minister assures businesses of support after failed Couche-Tard and Carrefour talks
TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's Industry Minister Franois-Philippe Champagne spoke to Alimentation Couche-Tard founder Alain Bouchard and assured him of support for Canadian businesses, after the company...
Jan 17, 2021
Jordan Finance Minister says 2.5% growth in 2021 depends on continued economic activity during pandemic
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) - A rebound in Jordan's economic growth to a forecast 2.5% in 2021 depends on continued economic activity during the coronavirus pandemic, the country's finance ...
Jan 17, 2021
UK must not do trade deals with rights abusers, foreign minister says
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain should not engage in free trade with countries that abuse human rights, but proposals that the country's courts should decide whether genocide has been committed by trade pa...
Jan 17, 2021
Israel economy likely to grow 4.6% in 2021, says finance minister
By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's economy is likely to grow by 4.6% this year, the Finance Ministry said on Sunday in a forecast reliant on continuation of rapid COVID-19 inoculations an...
Jan 17, 2021
France wants suspension of ‘poisonous’ U.S.-Europe trade spat
PARIS (Reuters) - The European Union and the incoming administration of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden should suspend a trade dispute to give themselves time to find common ground, France's foreign mi...
Jan 17, 2021
