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German economic recovery weakens but set to continue in second-half: ministry
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's economic recovery from the coronavirus crisis has weakened but the revival is likely to continue in the rest of 2020, the Economy Ministry said on Monday. Europe's largest...
Sep 14, 2020
Trial of former JPMorgan banker begins in Hong Kong with plea of not guilty
By Sharon Tam and Alun John HONG KONG (Reuters) - JPMorgan did not carry out key checks when employing the son of a potential client, a prosecutor told a Hong Kong court on Monday, the first day of a ...
Sep 14, 2020
Still closed, Irish pubs show shortcomings of slow lockdown exit
By Padraic Halpin DONARD, Ireland (Reuters) - Ireland's plan to reopen its economy at a slower pace than most was supposed to ensure a more sustainable rebound from the COVID-19 crisis. Tell that to p...
Sep 14, 2020
Greenpeace plans legal challenge if KLM bailout terms not toughened
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Greenpeace will mount a legal challenge to a 3.4 billion euro bailout for Air France-KLM's Dutch subsidiary if the government does not attach stricter environmental targets to th...
Sep 14, 2020
Spain to extend furlough scheme into 2021, Labour Minister says
MADRID (Reuters) - The Spanish government is considering extending the nationwide ERTE furlough scheme that guarantees workers part of their income into 2021, Labour Minister Yolanda Diaz said on Mond...
Sep 14, 2020
Finland’s Neste to cut up to 470 jobs
(Reuters) - Finnish biofuel producer and oil refiner Neste plans to cut up to 470 jobs in Finland to seek savings worth 50 million euros ($59.3 million) due to declining demand for fossil oil products...
Sep 14, 2020
Vaccine hopes, global M&A boost European stocks
(Reuters) - European stocks kicked off the week on a positive note, as hopes of a coronavirus vaccine and a flurry of global M&A activity overshadowed worries about a disorderly Brexit. The pan-Europe...
Sep 14, 2020
Sovereigns raid rainy day funds for $100 billion after COVID-19 storm
By Tom Arnold LONDON (Reuters) - Countries coping with the coronavirus crisis and a slump in commodities prices are dipping into sovereign wealth funds for more than $100 billion, and that figure coul...
Sep 14, 2020
AstraZeneca shares rise as UK coronavirus vaccine trial resumes
(Reuters) - Shares of AstraZeneca rose 1% to 8,516 pence on Monday after the British drugmaker received the go-ahead from safety watchdogs over the weekend to resume clinical trials for its COVID-19 v...
Sep 14, 2020
Amazon to hire 100,000 more workers in its latest job spree this year
By Jeffrey Dastin (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc on Monday said it is recruiting 100,000 more workers - the fourth hiring spree it has announced for the United States this year - to keep pace with e-comme...
Sep 14, 2020
