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Oil prices ease on surprise build in U.S. inventory, demand worries
By Jessica Jaganathan SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices dropped on Wednesday on a surprise gain in crude oil inventories in the United States and as investors continued to worry about demand for fuel b...
Dec 15, 2020
China reduces items on the negative list for market access
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has further reduced the number of sectors and industries that are off-limits to both Chinese and foreign investors in its latest so-called negative list for market access. Th...
Dec 15, 2020
Dollar on the defensive as U.S. leaders meet on stimulus, pound buoyed by Brexit hopes
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar languished near 2 1/2-year lows on Wednesday as progress toward a massive U.S. government spending bill and COVID-19 relief measures whetted risk appetit...
Dec 15, 2020
BOJ loads up $6 billion in ammunition to combat potential market turmoil
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan has decided to tap $6 billion in cash from a government account in a rare arrangement to ensure it has enough ammunition to combat any market disrup...
Dec 15, 2020
Busiest U.S. seaport, buried in imports, plucks out toys to load Santa’s sleigh
By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Workers at the busiest U.S. seaport are plucking containers of toys off ships and out of massive stacks of cargo swamping docks at the Southern California tra...
Dec 15, 2020
Japan posts record run of export declines on soft U.S., China demand
By Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's exports fell in November, dashing expectations for an end to the two-year run of declines, largely due to weaker U.S.- and China-bound shipments and sugges...
Dec 15, 2020
Texas hiring two law firms for Google probe team
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Texas attorney general's office has named The Lanier Law Firm and the law firm Keller Lenkner to the litigation team that would face off against Alphabet's Google in an expe...
Dec 15, 2020
Asia stocks look up as global markets show confidence in economic growth
By David Henry NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asian stocks were poised for gains on Wednesday as global markets moved with confidence that vaccinations and additional monetary and fiscal support from government...
Dec 15, 2020
Honda recalling 1.4 million U.S. vehicles
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Honda Motor Co said Tuesday it is recalling 1.4 million U.S. vehicles in four separate campaigns, including some linked to reported fires. The Japanese automaker said one recall...
Dec 15, 2020
Ban on federal drilling leases would cost eight U.S. states billions, study finds
(Reuters) - A ban on new oil and gas drilling leases on federal lands would cost eight Western states $8.1 billion in tax revenue and $34.1 billion in investment in the next five years, according to a...
Dec 15, 2020
