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Italians flock to ‘cashback’ card payment scheme despite objections
By Elisa Anzolin MILAN (Reuters) - More than 5.3 million Italians have signed up for a government scheme offering a 10% refund for card payments in stores in just two weeks, an attempt by Rome to curb...
Dec 22, 2020
Hotel nights booked in Spain in November crash 84%
MADRID (Reuters) - The number of nights booked by tourists in Spanish hotels fell 84% in November from the same month a year ago as coronavirus restrictions prevented many from travelling, data from t...
Dec 22, 2020
China urges U.S. to stop erroneous actions after listing firms with military ties
BEIJING (Reuters) - China urged the United States on Tuesday to stop what it called erroneous actions after the U.S. ordered restrictions on Chinese and Russian firms with military ties from buying U....
Dec 22, 2020
ConocoPhillips makes Norway oil discovery of up to 200 million barrels
OSLO (Reuters) - ConocoPhillips made an oil discovery in the Norwegian Sea north of the Heidrun field, the country's Petroleum Directorate (NPD) said on Tuesday. The discovery is estimated to hold bet...
Dec 22, 2020
EasyJet defers Airbus aircraft delivery
LONDON (Reuters) - British airline easyJet, whose finances have come under severe pressure during the COVID-19 pandemic, has agreed with Airbus to defer the delivery of aircraft, it said on Tuesday. T...
Dec 22, 2020
German consumer morale falls further as lockdown pushes up savings rate
BERLIN (Reuters) - German consumer morale fell a third month in a row heading into January as a stricter lockdown to contain a surge in coronavirus infections reduced income expectations and increased...
Dec 22, 2020
UK economy grew by record 16% in Q3 after first lockdown slump
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's economic recovery from its coronavirus crash was a bit quicker than previously thought in the July-September period, according to official data which also showed government...
Dec 22, 2020
Analysis: Vaccine bond sales to soar to fund COVID-19 shots for poor countries
By Karin Strohecker and Tommy Wilkes LONDON (Reuters) - Socially conscious bond investors will be targeted in a coming wave of vaccine bond deals that will seek to provide billions of dollars for the ...
Dec 22, 2020
Google, Facebook agreed to team up against possible antitrust action, draft lawsuit says – WSJ
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google agreed to "cooperate and assist one another" in case of an investigation into their pact to work together in online advertising, the Wall Street Jour...
Dec 22, 2020
Airbus to lose over $5 billion in orders under AirAsia X’s proposed restructuring
By Liz Lee KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Aircraft manufacturer Airbus SE said it stands to lose more than $5 billion worth of aircraft orders if AirAsia X Bhd's (AAX) debt restructuring scheme goes through...
Dec 22, 2020
