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World Economic Forum delays 2021 annual meeting to early summer
(Reuters) - The World Economic Forum has rescheduled its 2021 annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, to early next summer due to the COVID-19 pandemic, its organizers said on Wednesday. The meeting was...
Aug 26, 2020
Switzerland’s World Economic Forum canceled in January, rescheduled for summer
ZURICH (Reuters) - The 2021 World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting of business leaders and politicians has been called off for January due to the coronavirus pandemic, with organizers planning to reschedu...
Aug 26, 2020
U.S. core capital goods orders rise but remain below February level
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New orders for key U.S.-made capital goods increased in July, though the pace slowed from June's robust gain, suggesting the rebound in business investment wou...
Aug 26, 2020
Former BoE Governor Carney joins asset manager Brookfield
LONDON (Reuters) - Former Bank of England Governor Mark Carney has joined asset management company Brookfield as a vice chair and head of environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment, his fir...
Aug 26, 2020
U.S. targets Chinese individuals, 24 cos amid South China Sea dispute
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday targeted 24 Chinese companies and a number of individuals it said were part of ongoing construction and military actions over disputed islands in ...
Aug 26, 2020
Tech firms threaten to quit Belarus after crackdown, internet outages
By Gabrielle Ttrault-Farber and Andrei Makhovsky MOSCOW/MINSK (Reuters) - For Belarus's thriving tech industry, it didn't matter much that the country's president referred to the internet as "garbage"...
Aug 26, 2020
Watchmakers meet in Geneva to try to nurture recovery
By Silke Koltrowitz ZURICH (Reuters) - Luxury watchmakers Bulgari and Breitling and a handful of Swiss brands are gathering in Geneva this week for a scaled-down industry exhibition, braving the coron...
Aug 26, 2020
Mexican used car startup Kavak announces Argentina expansion
By Daina Beth Solomon MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - SoftBank-backed used car platform Kavak is expanding from Mexico into Argentina in a merger with secondhand auto company Checkars after seeing sales recov...
Aug 26, 2020
HSBC teams up with Pollination for ‘natural capital’ venture
By Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) - HSBC Global Asset Management has teamed up with climate change advisory firm Pollination Group to create an asset management venture focused on "natural capital", wh...
Aug 26, 2020
Mexico’s economy contracts by historic 17.1% in second quarter
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's gross domestic product (GDP) posted its sharpest drop on record in the second quarter, as the coronavirus pandemic pounded Latin America's second largest economy, data...
Aug 26, 2020
