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Europe has a diesel problem; refiners are feeling the heat
By Ahmad Ghaddar, Julia Payne and Shadia Nasralla LONDON/GENEVA (Reuters) - Europe, one of the world's biggest diesel consumers, faces a major glut which combined with weak demand is weighing heavily ...
Sep 08, 2020
No need for political discussion over Nord Stream 2 project: Ifax cites Kremlin
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin on Tuesday said there was no need for political discussions on the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, describing it as a largely commercial international project, the Interfax ...
Sep 08, 2020
Factbox: Continuity and reforms: Japan PM hopeful Suga’s key policies
By Kiyoshi Takenaka TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga and two other candidates officially started their campaigns on Tuesday to succeed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as the...
Sep 08, 2020
Competition watchdog blocks Lloyds’ unfair treatment of COVID-19-hit firms
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's competition watchdog has stopped Lloyds Banking Group from forcing small business customers hit by the COVID-19 pandemic to open business current accounts to access emerge...
Sep 08, 2020
Euro zone GDP revised up, but still a record drop
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The euro zone economy declined by slightly less than initially estimated in the second quarter, but the drop was still the sharpest ever as consumer spending caved in due to COVID...
Sep 08, 2020
Skills lost due to COVID school closures will hit output for generations: OECD
By Christian Lowe PARIS (Reuters) - Disruption to schooling stemming from the COVID-19 epidemic will cause a skill loss that could result in a 1.5% drop in global economic output for the rest of this ...
Sep 08, 2020
UK takeover deals slump in second quarter, statistics office says
LONDON (Reuters) - The number of merger and acquisition deals involving British companies fell sharply to 152 in the second quarter, during the peak of the coronavirus restrictions, down from 463 in t...
Sep 08, 2020
Exclusive: Grab in talks with Prudential, AIA for fintech investment – sources
By Anshuman Daga and Sumeet Chatterjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Southeast Asia's Grab is in advanced talks with Prudential PLC , AIA Group Ltd and others as it seeks $300 million to $500 million in inves...
Sep 08, 2020
TikTok to join EU code of conduct against hate speech
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Chinese video app TikTok, owned by Chinese company ByteDance, will be joining the European Union's voluntary code of conduct to combat illegal hate speech online, ...
Sep 08, 2020
UberEats, Deliveroo workers drive French surge in new companies
PARIS (Reuters) - Food delivery workers fuelled an unexpected jump in the number of new companies created in France in June and July, French commercial court data showed on Tuesday, though almost all ...
Sep 08, 2020
