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How Airbnb’s CEO succumbed to an IPO he resisted
By Joshua Franklin and Anirban Sen (Reuters) - Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky resisted calls from his investors for years to follow the lead of other Silicon Valley unicorns and take the home rental startup ...
Nov 20, 2020
In pandemic Christmas, U.S. rivals aim to challenge Amazon under the tree
By Paresh Dave OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - Walmart Inc, Best Buy Co Inc and hundreds of smaller retailers are bolstering their online gift features, hoping to challenge Amazon.com Inc's dominance as a...
Nov 20, 2020
Take Five: Deal or no deal
(Reuters) - - 1/ STICKY TALKS Britain and the European Union are said to be on the verge of clinching a post-Brexit trade deal that would regulate their relationship after the transition period ends o...
Nov 20, 2020
Pfizer applies for U.S. emergency use for COVID-19 vaccine
(Reuters) - Pfizer Inc said on Friday it has applied to U.S. health regulators for emergency use authorization (EUA) of its COVID-19 vaccine, a major step toward providing protection against the new c...
Nov 20, 2020
EU to tell G20 to maintain COVID-19 economic support as long as needed
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will on Saturday urge G20 leaders to maintain economic support measures until the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic is firmly ...
Nov 20, 2020
EU digital chief, tech giants call on new rules rescheduled to Dec. 2
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A video call between the European Union's digital chief and Alphabet, Apple, Amazon and Facebook to discuss draft rules to curb their powers has been postponed until Dec. 2, an EU...
Nov 20, 2020
Nearing zero: Argentine FX reserves drain puts central bank in a corner
By Eliana Raszewski and Rodrigo Campos BUENOS AIRES/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Argentina's net currency reserves are at or near zero, according to analysts and investors, forcing the central bank into a tou...
Nov 20, 2020
U.S. financial groups, wary of crackdown, feel out Biden transition team
By Michelle Price and Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Financial lobbyists, kept at arm's length by Joe Biden's campaign, have begun engaging with the Democratic president-elect's transition team...
Nov 20, 2020
Canada court expected to hear from more police witnesses in Huawei CFO’s U.S. extradition case
By Sarah Berman VANCOUVER (Reuters) - A Canadian court is expected to hear from additional police witnesses on Friday as the second week of witness testimony wraps up in the case to extradite the chie...
Nov 20, 2020
French, Italian economies hurt most under second lockdowns
By Leigh Thomas PARIS (Reuters) - Lockdowns in France and Italy are weighing down public mobility more than in other European countries, according to high- frequency data compiled by Reuters that sugg...
Nov 20, 2020
