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Japan won’t try to fill all output gap with stimulus alone, says econmin Nishimura
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government will not try to fill all of the economy's 34 trillion yen ($326 billion) output gap with stimulus measures alone, Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said on Wedn...
Dec 01, 2020
Asian stocks rise after vaccine optimism drives Wall Street to record highs
By Jessica DiNapoli NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asian markets were set to climb on Wednesday after Wall Street indexes closed at record highs as investors grow increasingly hopeful about a vaccine to combat ...
Dec 01, 2020
OSCE states set to end impasse over vacant senior positions, U.S. says
VIENNA (Reuters) - The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, a body that includes Russia and the United States and other former Cold War adversaries, is set to end a months-long impasse...
Dec 01, 2020
U.S. refining industry trade group sets in-person spring 2021 meeting
By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) - The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers, a top U.S. oil refining industry trade group, will hold its annual conference early next year in-person, one of...
Dec 01, 2020
Virgin Galactic reschedules test flight window to start December 11
(Reuters) - Space tourism company Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc said on Tuesday it had set a new test-flight window opening on Dec. 11, after pausing preparations last month due to COVID-19 restriction...
Dec 01, 2020
American, United to halt non-stop flights to Shanghai: CNBC
(Reuters) - American Airlines Group Inc and United Airlines are pausing plans to operate non-stop flights to Shanghai from the United States, CNBC reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the ...
Dec 01, 2020
Bezos’ Blue Origin taps former Pentagon, NASA officials for new advisory board
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Blue Origin said on Tuesday it formed a new advisory board of former Pentagon and NASA officials, as billionaire Jeff Bezos' space company vies for lucrative go...
Dec 01, 2020
NY Fed’s Logan says Fed emergency lending programs could be revived if needed
(Reuters) - The emergency lending programs the Federal Reserve set up during the pandemic served as helpful backstops and could be revived quickly if needed after they expire at year end, a senior New...
Dec 01, 2020
E-scooter sharing firm VOI raises $160 million to expand
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's VOI Technology has raised $160 million in a funding round led by The Raine Group's growth equity vehicle to help it fuel expansion, it said on Wednesday. The company was...
Dec 01, 2020
Brazil’s Bolsonaro says COVID-19 emergency income aid cannot go on forever
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said on Tuesday that his government will not be able to "perpetuate" the emergency benefits granted to low-paid and informal workers during the c...
Dec 01, 2020
