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UK parliament will need time to approve any trade deal, says Gove
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's parliament will need time to approve any trade deal with the European Union otherwise the two sides will have failed to secure agreement and will trade on World Trade Orga...
Dec 17, 2020
UK extends COVID furlough programme until end of April
LONDON (Reuters) -British finance minister Rishi Sunak announced on Thursday that he would extend a job support programme by another month until the end of April, and that businesses would be able to ...
Dec 17, 2020
U.S. housing starts, building permits power ahead in November
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. homebuilding and permits increased solidly in November, pointing to sustained housing market strength even as the broader economic recovery is slowing amid a resurgence in ...
Dec 17, 2020
Chance of agreeing EU trade deal ‘less than 50%’- UK’s Gove
LONDON (Reuters) - British minister Michael Gove put the chance of Britain and the European Union securing a trade deal at less than 50% on Thursday, saying some of the remaining differences went to "...
Dec 17, 2020
Robinhood to pay $65 million fine to settle SEC charges of misleading customers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Popular online brokerage Robinhood has agreed to pay a $65 million fine to settle U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charges that it misled customers. The SEC claimed in a ...
Dec 17, 2020
UK year-ahead inflation expectations jump to 3.8% – Citi/YouGov
LONDON (Reuters) - The British public's expectations for average inflation over the next 12 months jumped to 3.8% in December, their highest since 2011, from 3.3% in November, a survey by YouGov for U...
Dec 17, 2020
Turkish pilot denies involvement in Ghosn escape as trial resumes
By Ezgi Erkoyun ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A Turkish pilot accused of aiding Carlos Ghosn in his dramatic escape from Japan said on Thursday he did not know the former Nissan executive was on the plane, as ...
Dec 17, 2020
Google wins EU antitrust nod for $2.1 billion Fitbit deal
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Alphabet's Google won EU antitrust approval on Thursday for its $2.1 billion bid for Fitbit after agreeing restrictions on how it will use customers' health relate...
Dec 17, 2020
Drugmakers should cut COVID-19 vaccine prices for Africa – Africa CDC
By Omar Mohammed NAIROBI (Reuters) - Pharmaceutical companies should sell COVID-19 vaccines to African countries at discounted rates and allow them to be produced locally to potentially cut costs, the...
Dec 17, 2020
U.S. weekly jobless claims increase further
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing first-time claims for jobless benefits unexpectedly increased last week as a relentless surge in new COVID-19 infections hobbled business operatio...
Dec 17, 2020
