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S&P Dow Jones Indices to launch cryptocurrency indexes in 2021
By Anna Irrera LONDON (Reuters) - S&P Dow Jones Indices, a division of financial data provider S&P Global Inc, said on Thursday that it will launch cryptocurrency indices in 2021, making it the latest...
Dec 03, 2020
U.S. weekly jobless claims fall; still at very high levels
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing first-time claims for jobless benefits fell last week, but remained extraordinarily high amid widespread business restrictions t...
Dec 03, 2020
Dollar stores thrive in pandemic, but hold back forecasts
(Reuters) - Dollar General Corp reported better-than-expected quarterly results on Thursday, as the discount retailer benefited from higher demand for cheaper groceries and household items during the ...
Dec 03, 2020
Caixabank shareholders pave way to create Spain’s biggest bank with Bankia
MADRID (Reuters) - Caixabank's shareholders on Thursday lifted one of the last hurdles to the merger with state-owned lender Bankia that will create Spain's biggest domestic lender two days after Bank...
Dec 03, 2020
Electric hypercar maker Rimac says SPAC funding hype could damage industry
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - A surge in the use of special purpose acquisition companies (SPAC) for raising money for electric vehicle start-ups could harm the long-term prospects of the industry, Mate Rimac...
Dec 03, 2020
Analysis: UAE’s oil expansion gives it new weight within OPEC
By Rania El Gamal DUBAI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates' resistance at OPEC meetings to extend deep supply cuts into 2021 is the start of a more assertive policy stance that could make it harder ...
Dec 03, 2020
North American farmers profit as consumers pressure food business to go green
By Karl Plume and Rod Nickel CHICAGO/WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - Beer made from rice grown with less water, rye planted in the off-season and the sale of carbon credits to tech firms are just a few...
Dec 03, 2020
Energy efficiency progress falters amid pandemic: IEA
By Noah Browning LONDON (Reuters) - Global progress toward energy efficiency has slowed to its lowest rate in 10 years due to subdued prices amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Energy Agency...
Dec 03, 2020
S&P futures flat ahead of jobless claims, service sector data
By Shriya Ramakrishnan (Reuters) - Futures tied to the S&P 500 stalled near all-time highs on Thursday ahead of weekly jobless claims data and surveys on the services sector, which accounts for more t...
Dec 03, 2020
3M to cut 2,900 jobs globally in restructuring
(Reuters) - 3M Co said on Thursday it would undertake a restructuring that would impact about 2,900 jobs globally. The company expects to record a pre-tax charge of $250 million to $300 million as a r...
Dec 03, 2020
