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Storm-weary offshore energy firms prep for massive hurricane
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Oil and gas workers withdrew en masse from offshore production facilities as Hurricane Delta grew into a powerful storm over the Caribbean on its way to the Gulf of Mexico. Delta's...
Oct 07, 2020
Indicator suggests Japan’s economy stopped contracting in August
By Kaori Kaneko TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government upgraded its assessment of the economy on Wednesday for the first time since May 2019 after a key indicator improved for August, pointing to a grad...
Oct 07, 2020
Polish watchdog fines Gazprom $7.6 billion over Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's anti-monopoly watchdog said on Wednesday it had fined Russia's Gazprom more than 29 billion zlotys ($7.6 billion) for building the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline without its ap...
Oct 07, 2020
Exclusive: German coalition parties agree on reform package following Wirecard scandal – document
BERLIN (Reuters) - German coalition parties have agreed on a reform package which is meant to improve oversight and reduce conflicts of interest following the Wirecard accouting scandal, a document ob...
Oct 07, 2020
Japan Airlines aims for discount network to capture post-coronavirus tourism
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan Airlines wants to create a low-cost carrier network with three of its discount carriers to tap leisure travel that, unlike business travel, could rebound as the coronavirus wan...
Oct 07, 2020
Japan budget requests hit record of $997 billion, fuelled by pandemic spending
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's ministries have asked for a record $997 billion in initial budget for the next fiscal year, the finance ministry said, as Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's...
Oct 07, 2020
“I forgot”: Australia casino billionaire Packer explains share sale slip-up
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian billionaire James Packer said on Wednesday he "forgot" his casino firm Crown Resorts Ltd was banned from dealing with associates of Hong Kong's Stanley Ho w...
Oct 07, 2020
UK-EU deal ‘do-able’ says UK trade minister Truss
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's trade minister Liz Truss said a deal with the European Union over the pair's future trading relationship is "do-able" as the end of a transition period approaches. "A deal...
Oct 07, 2020
European stocks flat as upbeat earnings offset U.S. stimulus doubts
By Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) - European stocks hovered near a two-week high on Wednesday as upbeat earnings reports from UK's Tesco and Germany's Dialog Semiconductor helped offset uncertainties surrou...
Oct 07, 2020
Veolia CEO tells Le Figaro paper that Suez deal still possible
PARIS (Reuters) - Antoine Frerot, the chairman and chief executive of French utility Veolia , told Le Figaro newspaper in an interview published on Wednesday that a deal with its bid target Suez was s...
Oct 07, 2020
