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Mastercard’s Richard Haythornthwaite to become Ocado Group’s chairman
(Reuters) - Ocado Group said it intends to appoint Mastercard Chairman Richard Haythornthwaite as independent non-executive chairman of the British online supermarket's board in its May 2021 annual ge...
Dec 18, 2020
ECB raps Italy over cashback plan, says it should have been consulted
MILAN (Reuters) - The European Central Bank has complained to Italian Economy Minister Roberto Gualtieri that measures to spur electronic payments in the country undermined the goal of a neutral appro...
Dec 18, 2020
Exclusive-Brexit clouds airline ownership as Spanish-led fix rebuffed
By Laurence Frost and Gabriela Baczynska PARIS/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Spain, Ireland and Hungary have tried and failed to loosen EU airline ownership rules in a draft aviation deal with the UK, two peop...
Dec 18, 2020
Ban on food aid restrictions blocked at WTO
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - World Trade Organization members were at odds on Friday over a proposal that would ban countries from restricting food aid deliveries, potentially complicating the res...
Dec 18, 2020
Biden adviser says COVID-19 aid deal should not hamper Fed emergency lending
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Joe Biden's incoming chief economic adviser said on Friday a coronavirus relief plan under negotiation in Congress should not include a provision that would...
Dec 18, 2020
Google trial judge suggests potential trial date, and it’s in 2023
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The judge hearing the U.S. Justice Department's antitrust case against Alphabet Inc's Google suggested a trial date of Sept. 12, 2023, on Friday. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta ...
Dec 18, 2020
Wall Street Week Ahead: Investors bet old-school retailers will rebound in 2021
By April Joyner NEW YORK (Reuters) - As holiday shopping season wraps up, U.S. equity investors are gauging whether long-languishing shares of brick-and-mortar retailers can sustain their recent rebou...
Dec 18, 2020
Nationalised Alitalia aims to break even in 2022
By Francesca Landini MILAN (Reuters) - A new, downsized Alitalia aims to break even in terms of core profit in 2022, excluding aircraft costs, the state-owned carrier's CEO-elect said on Friday. "We a...
Dec 18, 2020
Canada, Britain very close to deal to avoid post-Brexit tariffs -sources
By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada and Britain are on the verge of a deal to ensure that free trade between the two, post-Brexit, can continue until the Canadian Parliament approves a new bi...
Dec 18, 2020
Analysis-Debate over pulling fuses widens regulatory cracks on 737 MAX
By Allison Lampert and Jamie Freed (Reuters) - Boeing's 737 MAX is set to return to the skies in Canada with a local twist in the cockpit, after Ottawa became the last major Western regulator to lift ...
Dec 18, 2020
