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Pfizer to start COVID-19 immunization pilot program in four U.S. states
(Reuters) - Pfizer Inc said on Monday it would start a pilot program for COVID-19 immunization in four U.S. states to help refine the plan for delivery and deployment of its vaccine candidate. The fou...
Nov 16, 2020
Elliott exits AT&T after waging a fight in 2019; Starboard exits eBay
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss BOSTON (Reuters) - Elliott Management, which last year took a $3.2 billion stake in AT&T and pushed the company to sell some assets, has itself exited the telecommunications and...
Nov 16, 2020
Oil prices edge higher ahead of OPEC+ meeting, vaccine hopes
By Jessica Jaganathan SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices edged higher on Tuesday on expectations OPEC and its allies will extend oil production cuts for at least three months, while sentiment was bolste...
Nov 16, 2020
Dollar nurses losses amid worries about second coronavirus wave, Biden transition
By Stanley White TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar nursed losses on Tuesday as a return of coronavirus restrictions in some U.S. states and worries about a smooth transition for President-elect Joe Biden o...
Nov 16, 2020
U.S. being left behind after Asia forms world’s biggest trade bloc: U.S. Chamber
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Monday said it was concerned the United States was being left behind after China and 15 other Asia-Pacific economies on Sunday formed the world's...
Nov 16, 2020
Asia stocks gain after vaccine hopes push Wall Street to record highs
By Chibuike Oguh NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asian stocks opened firmer on Tuesday after the S&P 500 and Dow Jones indexes hit record highs on news of another promising coronavirus vaccine, which supported h...
Nov 16, 2020
Biden says U.S., allies need to set global trade rules to counter China’s influence
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Joe Biden said on Monday the United States needed to negotiate with allies to set global trading rules to counter China's growing influence ...
Nov 16, 2020
Coronavirus bigger risk to U.S. economy than election dispute: Reuters poll
By Shrutee Sarkar BENGALURU (Reuters) - The coronavirus is a bigger risk to the U.S. economy than a prolonged dispute over the presidential election result, according to a Reuters poll that showed the...
Nov 16, 2020
Gamestop investor Cohen pushes for strategic review: WSJ
(Reuters) - Ryan Cohen, the biggest individual investor in GameStop and co-founder of e-commerce firm Chewy Inc , is pushing the videogame retailer to conduct a strategic review, the Wall Street Journ...
Nov 16, 2020
Europe’s spending surge will not make debt unsustainable: ECB
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - A surge in public spending across Europe to contain a pandemic-induced recession will not make debt levels unsustainable, even if some euro zone members are sitting on excessivel...
Nov 16, 2020
