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Analysis-Brexit deal or no deal, meat supply lines will choke on red tape
By Jonathan Saul, Nigel Hunt and Philip Blenkinsop LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Shipments of meat, such as lamb, bacon and sausages, between Britain and the European Union will be disrupted next year e...
Dec 15, 2020
Vaccine rollouts trigger “buy the reopening trade” – BofA
LONDON (Reuters) - Investors turned more bullish on beaten down pockets of equity sectors and commodities, gearing up for the "reopening trade" as COVID-19 vaccines were being rolled out, BofA's month...
Dec 15, 2020
Fund leader Vanguard pushes for diverse boards, but avoids targets
By Ross Kerber BOSTON (Reuters) - Top mutual fund manager Vanguard Group on Monday said it will continue pressing companies to make their boards and workforce more diverse, but stopped short of settin...
Dec 15, 2020
Futures gain on stimulus hopes; Fed meet in focus
By Ambar Warrick (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Tuesday as progress toward a massive government spending bill and COVID-19 relief measures kept spirits high, while investors awaited new ...
Dec 15, 2020
Exclusive-EU to investigate $30 billion Aon, Willis Towers deal – sources
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators are set to open a full-scale investigation into Aon's $30 billion bid for Willis Towers to create the world's largest insurance broker, two people familiar...
Dec 15, 2020
New financial instruments could fill $28 billion COVID funding gap: WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) - A senior World Health Organization official said on Tuesday that the body was looking at new financial instruments to help fill a $28 billion finance gap for COVID tools, saying fin...
Dec 15, 2020
Facing year-end cut off, U.S. banks scramble to extend COVID accounting relief
By Pete Schroeder and Michelle Price WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. banks are scrambling to persuade Washington policymakers to extend the Dec. 31 expiry of an accounting waiver that has allowed lenders ...
Dec 15, 2020
Automakers urge U.S. support for EV charging, R&D, incentives
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A major automotive trade association on Tuesday urged U.S. policymakers to back sweeping support for electric vehicles (EV), including new incentives for res...
Dec 15, 2020
WHO sees “strong commitment” from Pfizer on affordable COVID vaccine
GENEVA (Reuters) - A World Health Organization senior official said on Tuesday that the agency was in talks with Pfizer to include its COVID-19 vaccine as part of an early global roll out. Bruce Aylwa...
Dec 15, 2020
From scoring goals to saving Argentina’s economy: Martin Guzman
By Hugh Bronstein SAN MARTIN, Argentina (Reuters) - When Martin Guzman was doing a PhD in economics at Brown University in the United States, he and two other Argentine friends formed part of their de...
Dec 15, 2020
