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Brazil adds net 131,010 formal jobs in July – economy ministry
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's economy added a net 131,010 formal jobs in July, economy ministry figures showed on Friday, the most for that month since 2012 and a strong signal that the worst of the e...
Aug 21, 2020
Congressional panel urges Fed and Treasury to take more risk with Main Street program
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Congressional panel tasked with overseeing the implementation of some coronavirus aid programs urged the Federal Reserve and Treasury to take more risk with taxpayer dollars and...
Aug 21, 2020
U.S., EU hatch mini-deal to cut lobster, other tariffs
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The United States and the European Union have hatched a mini-deal to cut imports tariffs on a small range of products, including U.S. lobsters, in a sign of an easing of transatla...
Aug 21, 2020
Chinese EV maker XPeng looks to raise up to $1.11 billion in U.S. IPO
By Noor Zainab Hussain (Reuters) - Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer XPeng Inc said it hopes to raise up to $1.11 billion in its initial public offering (IPO) in New York, seeking to ride the...
Aug 21, 2020
Qiagen chairman quits after Thermo Fisher’s takeover bid fails
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Qiagen said its non-executive Chairman Hakan Bjoerklund had resigned with immediate effect after the genetic testing company's shareholders rejected an improved takeover offer fr...
Aug 21, 2020
Exclusive: Mexico tacks on request to Sempra unit’s LNG export permit, say sources
By Dave Graham MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's government wants the local unit of Sempra Energy to build another export facility to help sell off excess natural gas in return for granting the energy ...
Aug 21, 2020
Lessor BOC Aviation says airline clients repaying delayed rentals
By Anshuman Daga SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Most of BOC Aviation's (BOCA) airline clients have resumed rental payments, a sign of cautious optimism, after deferring payments when the pandemic struck this y...
Aug 21, 2020
Competition to heat up among U.S. stock exchanges with new entrants
By John McCrank NEW YORK (Reuters) - Three new U.S. stock exchanges are set to launch by the end of September, vying for market share against incumbents like the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Inc...
Aug 21, 2020
Wall Street Week Ahead: No elk or trout, but Fed’s virtual retreat may stoke market’s ‘animal spirits’
By David Randall and Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors could get a hint from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell next week about how aggressively the U.S. central bank will try to manag...
Aug 21, 2020
Exclusive: Leading climate action investor group turns focus to Mexico’s Pemex
By Simon Jessop and Stefanie Eschenbacher LONDON/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - One of the world's leading investor groups pushing for more corporate action on climate change said it has added Mexican state-...
Aug 21, 2020
