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BlackRock sells $200 million China Telecom stake after U.S. ban
HONG KONG (Reuters) - BlackRock has sold almost all its stake in China Telecom, a company subject to a new ban on U.S. investment, a stock market filing on Friday showed. The move comes as U.S. invest...
Jan 15, 2021
Global equity fund inflows jump on stimulus expectations: Lipper
(Reuters) - Global equities led fund inflows in the seven days to Jan. 13, Refinitiv Lipper data showed, bolstered by expectations of U.S. stimulus measures and extended bets on global economic recove...
Jan 15, 2021
Investors push for social media controls ahead of U.S. inauguration
By Ross Kerber BOSTON (Reuters) - Pension fund managers and religious investors on Friday asked top social media companies to step up their content control efforts to reduce the threat of violence ahe...
Jan 15, 2021
German court halts criminal proceedings against former VW CEO
BERLIN (Reuters) - A German court in Braunschweig, Germany, said on Friday it had halted criminal proceedings against former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn for alleged market manipulation as part of...
Jan 15, 2021
China’s battle against fresh COVID outbreak clouds economic recovery
By Sophie Yu and Kevin Yao BEIJING (Reuters) - From cancelled hotel bookings ahead of the Lunar New Year to steel piled up at mills because of transport curbs in Hebei province, China's battle against...
Jan 15, 2021
U.S. stock funds draw $2.2 billion in week: Lipper
(Reuters) - U.S. equity funds saw inflows of $2.2 billion in the week ended Wednesday, a period when Wall Street indexes hit record highs on optimism that President-elect Joe Biden will be able to pus...
Jan 15, 2021
Euro zone bank damage from pandemic limited so far, ECB’s Enria says
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Euro zone banks have suffered some damage so far from the coronavirus pandemic, but that could change once official support measures are lifted, the European Central Bank's top s...
Jan 15, 2021
Japan to stick to budget surplus goal even as pandemic costs grow: sources
By Daniel Leussink and Takaya Yamaguchi TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will stick to a target of achieving a primary budget surplus by fiscal 2025 in projections to be presented next week, sources with knowl...
Jan 15, 2021
Britain denies wanting to reduce workers’ rights post-Brexit
LONDON (Reuters) - The British government said on Friday it had no plans to lower standards on workers' rights, rejecting a Financial Times report that a shake-up of EU labour regulations as part of a...
Jan 15, 2021
UK Supreme Court hands businesses victory in COVID-19 insurance ruling
By Kirstin Ridley and Carolyn Cohn LONDON (Reuters) - The UK Supreme Court ruled on Friday that thousands of businesses should be insured for some losses amassed after a national lockdown to curb the ...
Jan 15, 2021
