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Swiss court upholds conviction of ex-UBS banker who sold data to German authorities
ZURICH (Reuters) - A Swiss court has upheld the 2019 conviction of a former UBS banker for selling information about wealthy German tax evaders to German authorities. The ex-banker - a Swiss dubbed Re...
Dec 18, 2020
UK’s Johnson says EU trade deal looking difficult, but door is still open
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday trade talks with the European Union were "looking difficult" and there was a gap that needed to be bridged, but the door for furt...
Dec 18, 2020
Futures flat as stimulus rally cools
By Ambar Warrick and Shreyashi Sanyal (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were flat on Friday as major indexes appeared set to take a breather from a series of strong gains, while anticipation of a c...
Dec 18, 2020
Analysis-Nike’s free workout apps are key to its high-end pricing strategy
By Richa Naidu CHICAGO (Reuters) - With consumers under lockdown logging into Nike's workout apps and digital store, the Beaverton, Oregon-based company has been able to gather additional data on purc...
Dec 18, 2020
JPMorgan ups odds of a Brexit deal to 70% from 60%
LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. investment bank JPMorgan said the probability of a Brexit trade deal had risen to 70% from 60%. "Our sense is that the likelihood of a deal has moved up from the 60-40 we had a...
Dec 18, 2020
U.S adding China chipmaker SMIC to economic blacklist, Ross confirms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is adding dozens of Chinese companies, including the country's top chipmaker SMIC, to a trade blacklist on Friday, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said Friday i...
Dec 18, 2020
China says will keep policy support for economic recovery, no abrupt shift
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will maintain policy support for its economic recovery, avoiding a sudden shift in policy, to help keep economic growth within a reasonable range in 2021, the Xinhua news age...
Dec 18, 2020
Take Five: Santa vs the Grinch
1/ CHRISTMAS CONUNDRUM Christmas is coming and many countries are torn between giving citizens a respite from stringent restrictions and tightening those restrictions with coronavirus cases soaring. R...
Dec 18, 2020
Analysis-U.S. retailers want shoppers to help Santa with curbside pickup
By Melissa Fares, Nivedita Balu and Lisa Baertlein (Reuters) - With homebound Americans making record numbers of online holiday purchases and snowy streets worsening a logjam for shipping companies, r...
Dec 18, 2020
U.S. Congress scrambles to agree on COVID-19 relief deal as shutdown deadline looms
By Patricia Zengerle and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress faced a deadline on Friday to agree to a fresh round of COVID-19 aid as part of a sweeping government funding bill, pass...
Dec 18, 2020
