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Signal back up after outage
(Reuters) - Signal said on Saturday it had restored its services a day after the application faced technical difficulties as it dealt with a flood of new users after rival messaging app WhatsApp annou...
Jan 16, 2021
UK’s Deliveroo raises $180 million from investors, valued at $7 billion
LONDON (Reuters) - British food-delivery company Deliveroo said on Sunday it had raised a further $180 million from existing investors, including minority shareholder Amazon, in a move that values the...
Jan 16, 2021
Samsung’s Jay Y. Lee on cusp of stepping out of father’s shadow
By Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) - For years, legal troubles have cast a cloud over Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Jay Y. Lee as he stood on the cusp of stepping out of his father's shadow and making a...
Jan 16, 2021
Facebook to ban ads promoting weapon accessories, protective gear in U.S.
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc said on Saturday it will ban advertisements for weapon accessories and protective equipment in the United States with immediate effect until at least two days after U.S. Presi...
Jan 16, 2021
Goldman Sachs nudges U.S. growth forecast higher on Biden stimulus plan
(Reuters) - Analysts at Goldman Sachs Group raised their U.S. growth forecast for the second time this month on expectations that President-elect Joe Biden's fiscal stimulus plan will hasten the econo...
Jan 16, 2021
Canada’s Couche-Tard drops Carrefour takeover plan, companies say
(Reuters) - Canada's Alimentation Couche-Tard and European retailer Carrefour SA, have decided to extend their discussions to examine opportunities for operational partnerships, after Couche-Tard drop...
Jan 16, 2021
Couche-Tard and Carrefour seek cooperation after takeover scrapped: BFM TV
PARIS (Reuters) - Canada's Alimentation Couche-Tard and French retailer Carrefour SA plan to discuss industrial and operational partnerships, BFM TV reported on Saturday, after the firms this week dro...
Jan 16, 2021
Italy public debt to hit new post-war record in 2021 at 158.5% of GDP – source
ROME (Reuters) - Italy forecasts its debt to soar to a new post-war record level of 158.5% of gross domestic output (GDP) this year, surpassing the 155.6% goal it set in September, a government source...
Jan 16, 2021
Venezuela slams U.S. court approval of Citgo parent sale as ‘fraudulent’
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza on Saturday criticized a U.S. court ruling authorizing a sale of the shares in the parent company of U.S. refiner Citgo Petroleum Corp, ca...
Jan 16, 2021
India central bank likely to propose stricter rules for shadow banks: sources
By Aftab Ahmed, Swati Bhat and Nupur Anand NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's central bank is likely to propose tightening rules on "shadow banks" in a bid to strengthen solvency and sustainability ...
Jan 16, 2021
