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Business, labor groups urge G20 to close ‘stimulus gap’ in COVID-19 crisis
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Group of 20 nations must offer poorer countries a longer freeze in debt payments and other help to protect the global economy from long-term scarring inflic...
Oct 07, 2020
Australia casino boss Packer says junkets help skirt China money controls
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian casino billionaire James Packer on Thursday said international tour operators helped Chinese gamblers circumvent Chinese capital controls, and that his comp...
Oct 07, 2020
Japan telco SoftBank considering its carrier fees seriously: spokesman
TOKYO (Reuters) - Wireless carrier SoftBank Corp is "considering its carrier fees seriously", a spokesman said on Thursday, in response to a report that Japanese carriers would cut prices following pr...
Oct 07, 2020
BOJ’s Kuroda says economy to continue recovering from pandemic’s pain
TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Thursday the economy was starting to pick up and was likely to continue recovering thanks in part to the boost from fiscal and monetary...
Oct 07, 2020
Dollar, yen sold as U.S. stimulus hopes boost sentiment
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The safe-haven dollar and yen nursed losses on Thursday, after the revival of hopes for some U.S. spending improved investor sentiment and appetite for riskier c...
Oct 07, 2020
Chevron tops Exxon Mobil market cap for first time
(Reuters) - Chevron's market value leapfrogged that of Exxon Mobil for the first time on Wednesday during a week in which it closed a $4.1 billion, all-stock deal for Noble Energy, a smaller oil and g...
Oct 07, 2020
In Nagasaki, bank consolidation may expose flaws in economic rescue plans
By Leika Kihara and Takahiko Wada NAGASAKI, Japan (Reuters) - Once seen as a model for consolidation, the merger of two regional banks in Nagasaki may expose flaws in Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's p...
Oct 07, 2020
UK labour market shows signs of life but challenges lie ahead-REC
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's labour market perked up in September after a torrid few months but the outlook is worrying as the COVID-19 pandemic intensifies again and the government prepares to close ...
Oct 07, 2020
Rising COVID cases will stall UK recovery, budget watchdog warns
By David Milliken and Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) - A sharp rise in coronavirus cases is likely to cause Britain's economic recovery to stall until the resurgence comes under control, the country's bu...
Oct 07, 2020
Asian shares to open higher on renewed U.S. stimulus hopes
By Imani Moise NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asian shares were set to track Wall Street gains on Thursday, as renewed hopes for more U.S. stimulus helped restore investor confidence in the New York session. U....
Oct 07, 2020
