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Japan corporate capex, profits sag as COVID impact bites
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese companies cut spending on plant and equipment in July-September for a second straight quarter as the coronavirus pandemic hit private sector demand. Wea...
Nov 30, 2020
Japan plans to cut aviation fuel tax by 80% at most: Kyodo
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan plans to temporarily cut its aviation fuel tax by 80% at most to help the airline industry, which is struggling with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the Kyodo news agen...
Nov 30, 2020
Time for final preparations for life outside EU, UK tells firms
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's government is urging businesses to make final preparations for a new trading relationship with the EU from Jan. 1, saying a new centre to monitor goods will help ease what...
Nov 30, 2020
Asian markets poised for choppy day after Wall Street’s fall
By Jessica DiNapoli NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asian stock markets faced a choppy session on Tuesday after Wall Street dipped as investors took profits at the end of a record-breaking month while still rema...
Nov 30, 2020
Fed’s Kaplan says bracing for difficult months ahead
(Reuters) - Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Robert Kaplan on Monday said he expects strong economic growth in the second half of next year once newly developed COVID-19 vaccines get rolled out w...
Nov 30, 2020
Japan’s jobless rate rises to 3.1% in October: government
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's jobless rate inched up to 3.1% in October, the Ministry of Internal Affairs said on Tuesday, while separate data showed the availability of jobs rose for the first time in 1-...
Nov 30, 2020
Brazil prosecutors sue Trafigura over irregular Petrobras contracts: statement
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian federal prosecutors have filed a lawsuit seeking damages from oil trading company Trafigura and former executives on corruption allegations involving Brazilian state-ru...
Nov 30, 2020
S&P deal for IHS likely to draw antitrust scrutiny from Biden administration
By Diane Bartz and David French WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Data giant S&P Global Inc's plan to buy IHS Markit Ltd for $44 billion will face hard questions from the incoming administration of Pres...
Nov 30, 2020
U.S. fuel industry frazzled as Trump EPA misses 2021 biofuel volumes deadline
By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was set to miss a deadline on Monday to announce how much renewable fuel the nation's refiners must blend into their fu...
Nov 30, 2020
Unilever to try out four-day working week in New Zealand
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Global consumer goods giant Unilever said on Tuesday it was poised to try out a four-day working week for all its New Zeland employees. Unilever said all 81 staff members at its...
Nov 30, 2020
