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Dollar hunkers down as Biden inches closer to White House
By Stanley White TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar hunkered down to trade in a tight range against most currencies as investors awaited final vote counts in a nail-biting U.S. election that has seen Democr...
Nov 04, 2020
Asian stocks rise as U.S. vote points to higher bar for regulation
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asian shares jumped on Thursday as investors cheered U.S. election results that pointed to a government less likely to impose tough financial regulations, while sterling fell on r...
Nov 04, 2020
Australia signs two more COVID-19 vaccine deals
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia signed two deals on Thursday to buy 40 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines from Novavax and 10 million from Pfizer and BioNTech as the country's virus hot spot reported zer...
Nov 04, 2020
Threat of crackdown on U.S. insurers fades as political ‘Blue Wave’ sputters
By Suzanne Barlyn and Alwyn Scott NEW YORK (Reuters) - Insurers appear to have dodged a revival of strict regulations and policy upheavals after an anticipated Democratic "Blue Wave," which would have...
Nov 04, 2020
Aeromexico seeks approval to fire 1,830 workers, eyeing $44 million in annual savings
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican airline Aeromexico has requested permission from U.S. bankruptcy court to dismiss 1,830 employees in a cost-saving measure to weather the economic shocks of the coronav...
Nov 04, 2020
Business groups urge U.S. election candidates, all Americans to be patient until votes counted
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Business groups across the United States on Wednesday urged Republican President Donald Trump, his Democratic challenger Joe Biden, the media and all Americans to allow time to ...
Nov 04, 2020
Analysis: Trump or Biden, new U.S. president faces troubled economy
By Ann Saphir and Jonnelle Marte (Reuters) - It's still not clear yet if the next U.S. president will be incumbent Donald Trump or Democratic challenger Joe Biden, but whoever triumphs will face monum...
Nov 04, 2020
Investors pull back on ‘blue wave’ ETF bets as election outcome remains unclear
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of some exchange-traded funds viewed as favorably positioned to benefit from a broad Democratic U.S. election victory came under pressure on Wednesday,...
Nov 04, 2020
Analysis: U.S. states votes legalizing marijuana to drive growth despite election uncertainty
By Shariq Khan and David Randall (Reuters) - Votes to legalize marijuana on Tuesday by a handful more U.S. states should spur further development of the industry and possibly bring changes at a federa...
Nov 04, 2020
Analysis: No White House result? Wall Street’s ‘fear gauge’ shows less panic
By April Joyner NEW YORK (Reuters) - Going into Election Day, market participants fretted about possibly waking up to an unclear result. But with that outcome realized, they seem remarkably calm about...
Nov 04, 2020
