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Fed Chair Powell held flurry of calls with Mnuchin in October
(Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell spoke a dozen times in October with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Powell's calendar published on Friday shows, more frequent interaction with his k...
Dec 04, 2020
U.S. weapons exports rise 2.8% to $175 billion in fiscal 2020
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sales of U.S. military equipment to foreign governments rose 2.8% to $175 billion in the latest fiscal year, officials said on Friday, with looser restrictions und...
Dec 04, 2020
Canada trade deficit shrinks slightly in October, still higher than expected
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's trade deficit narrowed slightly to a still greater-than-expected C$3.76 billion ($2.94 billion) in October as exports grew at a faster pace than imports, Statistics Canada ...
Dec 04, 2020
Brexit deal not possible yet so PM Johnson to speak to EU chief
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will discuss the state of Brexit talks on Saturday afternoon, after negotiators said they...
Dec 04, 2020
Lufthansa’s unionized ground staff back cost-cutting deal, document shows
BERLIN (Reuters) - A deal to cut costs and save jobs at Lufthansa has won the support of a majority of the Verdi trade union members who work for the German airline as ground staff, according to the r...
Dec 04, 2020
Analysis: Rising economic risks, but Fed likely won’t tweak bond-buying for now
By Ann Saphir (Reuters) - The big slowdown in U.S. jobs growth last month and the surge in COVID-19 cases signal more hurt ahead for the world's largest economy, but those rising risks aren't likely t...
Dec 04, 2020
South Africa’s second largest crude refinery shutdown after blast
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South Africa's second largest crude oil refinery, the 120,000 barrel per day plant operated by Engen, was shutdown on Friday for investigators to determine the cause of the early...
Dec 04, 2020
Dish Network reaches $210 million telemarketing settlement
(Reuters) - Dish Network Corp has reached a $210 million settlement to resolve a long-running lawsuit by the U.S. government and four states accusing it of making millions of illegal telemarketing cal...
Dec 04, 2020
Italy to discuss on Monday plans to use resources from EU’s Recovery Fund
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's cabinet will meet on Dec. 7 to discuss the country's national recovery plan, a statement from the Prime Minister's office said on Friday. Rome is expected to receive more than...
Dec 04, 2020
Factbox: Investigations facing the world’s biggest commodity traders
LONDON (Reuters) - Global energy trader Vitol SA settled probes by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) this week for oil bribes in Brazil, Ecu...
Dec 04, 2020
