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NY Fed’s Williams: Rising infections could slow U.S. economic growth
(Reuters) - The U.S. economy is on a positive trajectory, but a rise in coronavirus infections creates uncertainty and could slow growth, New York Federal Reserve Bank President John Williams said Fri...
Nov 13, 2020
Britain sticks to stance in EU trade talks, PM’s spokesman says
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's position towards trade talks with the European Union has not changed, a spokesman for Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday when asked whether the departure of senio...
Nov 13, 2020
Bank of England warns insurers risk unexpected COVID losses
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Insurers in Britain risk being optimistic in estimating losses from COVID-19 related claims and should stress test their underlying assumptions, the Bank of England sai...
Nov 13, 2020
Lockdown 2.0: Food companies overhauled production to put more toilet paper, pasta sauce in stores
By Richa Naidu, Victoria Waldersee and Siddharth Cavale CHICAGO/LISBON (Reuters) - When rumors first began to circulate that the UK would go back into lockdown, Leanne Barnes despaired as bread and to...
Nov 13, 2020
Swiss start rolling review of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine candidate
ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss drugs regulator Swissmedic said on Friday it has begun a rolling review of a COVID-19 vaccine candidate from U.S.-based Moderna , which is currently analyzing data from a larg...
Nov 13, 2020
Futures bounce back as Cisco, Disney jump after results
By Medha Singh (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rebounded on Friday as shares of Disney and Cisco advanced after both reported upbeat quarterly results, but investors remained cautious as many U.S...
Nov 13, 2020
Analysis: Surprise defaults may slow global stampede into China bonds
By Tom Westbrook and Scott Murdoch SYDNEY/HONG KONG (Reuters) - A smattering of high-profile Chinese debt defaults this week may give bullish foreign investors pause and likely dampen the debt sales o...
Nov 13, 2020
EU watchdog seeks to quell worry over cross-border investment funds
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Seeking to quell industry unease, the European Union's securities watchdog said on Friday there is no call for a fundamental change in how investment funds in the Europ...
Nov 13, 2020
Internet can’t be Wild West, EU’s Breton tells Google CEO Pichai
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe's industry chief Thierry Breton has warned Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai that he plans to rein in U.S. tech giants via a raft of new rules to curb the excesses...
Nov 13, 2020
China Unicom says Trump order to ban U.S. investments in Chinese firms may hit share price
(Reuters) - China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd said on Friday the Trump administration's executive order to ban U.S. investments in some Chinese firms will impact its controlling shareholder, and expects trad...
Nov 13, 2020
