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U.S. judge overseeing Google case will sell mutual funds holding Alphabet stock
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The judge hearing the U.S. Justice Department's antitrust case against Alphabet Inc's Google said on Friday he had directed his financial advisers to immediately sell mutual fun...
Jan 08, 2021
Fed Chair Powell ramped up calls with Congress in November
(Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell spoke with U.S. lawmakers more frequently in November than at any time since the early summer, including a call with Republican Senator Pat Toomey on No...
Jan 08, 2021
Biden says labor secretary will encourage unionization
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Joe Biden said his labor secretary nominee, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, understands that unions built the American middle class and will encourage unionizatio...
Jan 08, 2021
Biden says he will lay out groundwork for economic package next week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Joe Biden said the U.S. jobs report issued on Friday shows Americans need more immediate relief now and that taking action now will help the economy even wi...
Jan 08, 2021
S&P 500 eases from record level as financials, industrials weigh
(Reuters) - U.S. stocks lost momentum on Friday with the S&P 500 easing from record levels as losses in financials and industrials intensified after surging this week on hopes for further economic aid...
Jan 08, 2021
Wall Street Week Ahead: As political risk fades, earnings may start to matter again
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) - With uncertainties regarding U.S. elections fading, some investors expect company earnings and economic data to play a greater role in moving stock prices thi...
Jan 08, 2021
Brazil real on pause in coming weeks, focus on vaccination progress: Reuters poll
By Gabriel Burin BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Brazil's real will likely stay on pause in coming weeks around the mid-point of its recent wide trading range, as strategists focus on advances in vaccination...
Jan 08, 2021
Japan machinery orders to fall in Nov as coronavirus crisis weighs: Reuters poll
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's core machinery orders likely dropped in November after the previous month's jump, a Reuters poll showed on Friday, and a renewed state of emergency in the Tokyo area could da...
Jan 08, 2021
Ford to idle Kentucky plant due to semiconductor shortage
DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co on Friday said it would idle one of its Kentucky plants next week due to a shortage of semiconductors. The Louisville Assembly Plant, where Ford builds the Ford Escap...
Jan 08, 2021
Airbus keeps top spot despite 34% drop in 2020 jet deliveries
PARIS (Reuters) - Airbus delivered 566 aircraft in 2020, maintaining its crown as the world's largest planemaker for a second year as U.S. rival Boeing remained mired for most of that period in the gr...
Jan 08, 2021
