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Shell begins permanent shutdown of Convent, Louisiana, refinery
By Erwin Seba HOUSTON (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell Plc began the permanent shutdown of its 211,146 barrel-per-day (bpd) Convent, Louisiana refinery, the company said on Tuesday. Sources familiar with...
Dec 02, 2020
Fed’s Harker: U.S. economy ‘plateauing’ because of virus, lack of fiscal help
By Jonnelle Marte (Reuters) - U.S. economic growth is moderating as the coronavirus spreads and fiscal help fades, and some workers whose jobs are permanently eliminated will face an especially tough ...
Dec 02, 2020
Pandemic hits wages of women, lowest-paid hardest: ILO
BERLIN (Reuters) - Monthly wages fell or stagnated in many countries in the first six months of 2020, with the pandemic hitting lower-paid workers and women hardest, the International Labour Organizat...
Dec 02, 2020
Travel group TUI strikes deal on third bailout package
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - TUI struck a deal on Wednesday on a third bailout package as the world's largest holiday company secured help to ride out the coronavirus-linked travel slump. TUI said it has rea...
Dec 02, 2020
Exclusive: EU antitrust regulators to clear $27 billion LSE, Refinitiv deal – sources
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The London Stock Exchange is set to win EU antitrust approval for its $27 billion (20.2 billion pounds) acquisition of data analytics company Refinitiv, two people...
Dec 02, 2020
Fire breaks out at Equinor industrial plant in Norway
OSLO (Reuters) - A fire broke out at Equinor's plant at Tjeldbergodden in Norway, the local fire service said on Wednesday. "We've had reports of a fire at the methanol plant at Tjeldbergodden, and in...
Dec 02, 2020
Uber, JetBlue join Amazon-backed Climate Pledge fund
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc said on Wednesday that five companies, including Uber Technologies Inc and JetBlue Airways Corp, have joined its fund that invests in companies developing environmentally fr...
Dec 02, 2020
Pfizer-BioNTech seeks full marketing approval from UK for COVID-19 vaccine
LONDON (Reuters) - Pfizer is seeking full marketing authorisation from Britain for its COVID-19 vaccine, an executive said on Wednesday as the U.S. drugmaker gears up to deliver by the weekend the fir...
Dec 02, 2020
Ryanair close to new Boeing 737 MAX jetliner order: sources
PARIS (Reuters) - Ryanair is close to placing an order for dozens of additional Boeing 737 MAX jets in a commercial boost to the U.S. planemaker after regulators lifted a 20-month safety grounding, in...
Dec 02, 2020
U.S. private payrolls miss expectations in November: ADP
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. private payrolls increased less than expected in November, likely hampered by soaring new COVID-19 infections and business restrictions, adding to signs of slowing economic...
Dec 02, 2020
