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U.S. oil producer ConocoPhillips to shed up to 500 workers
HOUSTON (Reuters) - ConocoPhillips, the largest U.S. independent oil producer, said on Tuesday that it would lay off up to 500 Houston employees, about a fifth of its headquarters workforce, to match ...
Dec 01, 2020
U.S. government releases more data on millions of businesses that took pandemic aid
By Michelle Price and Koh Gui Qing WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration late on Tuesday released the names of more than 10 million businesses and individuals that took pandemic aid, providi...
Dec 01, 2020
Dollar hovers near 2-1/2 low as traders eye U.S. stimulus talks
By Eimi Yamamitsu TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar stayed near a 2 1/2-year low on Wednesday as investors cautiously eyed developments in talks about further fiscal stimulus from the United States, while ...
Dec 01, 2020
Singapore becomes first country to approve sale of lab-grown meat
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore has given U.S. start-up Eat Just the greenlight to sell its lab-grown chicken meat, in what the firm says is the world's first regulatory approval for so-called clean m...
Dec 01, 2020
BOJ’s Amamiya signals readiness to extend pandemic-response programmes
TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Masayoshi Amamiya on Wednesday signalled the central bank's readiness to extend the March deadline of a range of programmes aimed at easing corporate fu...
Dec 01, 2020
Samsung Electronics keeps chairmanship vacant in modest reshuffle
SEOUL (Reuters) - Electronics giant Samsung Electronics announced a small reshuffle of senior executives on Wednesday without replacing its recently deceased chairman or changing top leadership positi...
Dec 01, 2020
Oil prices drop on U.S. stock build, delay in OPEC+ meeting
By Jessica Jaganathan SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices extended losses on Wednesday, hit by a surprise build in oil inventories in the United States and as OPEC and its allies left markets in limbo by...
Dec 01, 2020
UK economy won’t reach pre-COVID-19 level for at least two years: Reuters poll
By Jonathan Cable LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's economy will contract this quarter and it will take at least two years for GDP to reach pre-COVID-19 levels, according to a Reuters poll which also found...
Dec 01, 2020
Boeing completes unmanned airpower teaming tests in Australia
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Boeing Co said on Wednesday it had completed tests with five surrogate jets operating autonomously in a team in Australia, where it is developing an unmanned fighter-like jet design...
Dec 01, 2020
Australia’s economy rebounds sharply in third quarter, beats forecast
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's economy rebounded sharply in the third quarter from a coronavirus-induced contraction, official data showed on Wednesday, as massive monetary and fiscal stimulus boosted...
Dec 01, 2020
