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Big Tech’s stealth push to influence the Biden administration
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Silicon Valley is working behind the scenes to secure senior roles for tech allies in lesser-known but still vital parts of president-elect Joe Biden's administr...
Dec 21, 2020
After months of delay, Congress to vote on massive coronavirus aid package
By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After months of inaction, the U.S. Congress was poised on Monday to vote on a $900 billion stimulus package that would provide new assistance for individuals an...
Dec 21, 2020
UK regulator fines Charles Schwab’s unit nearly 9 million pounds
(Reuters) - Britain's markets regulator has fined U.S.-listed Charles Schwab's UK business 8.96 million pounds for failing to protect client assets, carrying out a regulated activity without permissio...
Dec 21, 2020
Ireland says middle ground needs to be found on fishing in Brexit talks
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said on Monday that both sides in the Brexit trade talks need to deal with the "tricky area of fishing" to help conclude the negotiations. "...
Dec 21, 2020
Sacklers cited fear of OxyContin lawsuits before transferring $10 billion from their company, documents show
By Mike Spector, Chad Terhune and Lisa Girion NEW YORK (Reuters) - Members of the wealthy Sackler family, owners of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP, have long denied that the $10 billion they transfe...
Dec 21, 2020
‘It’s now or never’ – Britons scramble for residency in Spain and Portugal ahead of Brexit
By Victoria Waldersee and Isla Binnie LISBON/MADRID (Reuters) - In October, Michelle Jones and her husband Gary boarded a ferry in England for a new life in Spain. Had they left it beyond Britain's pe...
Dec 21, 2020
German economy to shrink 1% in Q4, more in Q1 – DIW
BERLIN (Reuters) - The second hard lockdown imposed in response to a surge in coronavirus infections will hit the German economy this winter, the DIW research institute said, forecasting that output w...
Dec 21, 2020
China says firmly opposes U.S. bill that could remove Chinese firms from U.S. exchanges
BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Monday it firmly opposed U.S. President Trump signing a bill that would kick Chinese companies off U.S. stock exchanges unless they adhere to U.S. auditing standards,...
Dec 21, 2020
European shares tumble on tighter COVID-19 curbs in UK, Brexit uncertainty
(Reuters) - European shares slumped on Monday as the rapid spread of a new strain of the coronavirus led to a more stringent lockdown in England and a travel ban from many countries, while a Brexit tr...
Dec 21, 2020
Danske Bank shares up after U.S. Treasury drops investigation
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Shares in Danske Bank rose 3% in early trade on Monday after it said on Saturday that it is no longer under investigation by the U.S. Department of Treasury for alleged money-la...
Dec 21, 2020
