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Walgreens fourth-quarter profit slumps 44.9% as COVID-19 hits store sales
(Reuters) - Drugstore chain Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc said on Thursday its quarterly profit slumped 44.9%, as COVID-19 hampered sales at its retail stores in the United States and at its Boots UK u...
Oct 15, 2020
Central Americans edge north as pandemic spurs economic collapse
By Laura Gottesdiener, Lizbeth Diaz and Sarah Kinosian MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) - After losing her job in Honduras, Gabriela Alvarado has spent the last six weeks crisscrossing towards the U.S. bor...
Oct 15, 2020
Morgan Stanley launches program to boost diversity in trading unit
By Imani Moise (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley is piloting a program to recruit Black talent in its capital markets division, executives told Reuters, in corporate America's latest initiative to improve di...
Oct 15, 2020
Tiffany says sales rising through October
(Reuters) - Tiffany & Co said on Thursday sales have been rising through October on strong online demand for its jewelry. The company, which is currently locked in a legal battle with French luxury gi...
Oct 15, 2020
Wall Street futures fall with focus on jobless claims data
By Medha Singh (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures dropped on Thursday as investors braced for weekly jobless claims, which could compound fears of a stalling economic recovery a day after Treasury S...
Oct 15, 2020
OPEC+ will ensure oil prices do not plunge again, says OPEC chief
LONDON - The OPEC+ alliance will ensure oil prices do not plunge steeply again when it meets to set policy at the end of November, OPEC Secretary General Mohammad Barkindo said on Thursday, adding tha...
Oct 15, 2020
Not a zombie! Thyssenkrupp workers want fast steel rescue decision
By Tom Kckenhoff and Christoph Steitz DUESSELDORF/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The German government must swiftly decide on whether it is prepared to take a stake in Thyssenkrupp's ailing steel business, one...
Oct 15, 2020
France, Netherlands call for an EU watchdog to regulate tech giants
By Mathieu Rosemain and Douglas Busvine PARIS/BERLIN (Reuters) - France and the Netherlands called on Thursday for the creation of a European Union authority to regulate large tech companies such as G...
Oct 15, 2020
Exclusive: U.S. offers tariff truce if Airbus repays billions in aid – sources
By Tim Hepher, Andrea Shalal and Philip Blenkinsop PARIS/WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The United States has offered to settle a long-running aircraft subsidy dispute with the European Union and rem...
Oct 15, 2020
EU court adviser says Poland, Hungary turnover taxes are legal
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - The top European Union court should back Polish and Hungarian taxes on turnover despite a European Commission objection that they give an unfair advantage to smaller businesses,...
Oct 15, 2020
