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Toyota sees higher vehicle output in Japan in September
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp on Friday said its domestic vehicle production would be 1% higher than initially planned in September, as its plants resume output levels following a steep drop bec...
Aug 21, 2020
Wall Street futures ease following Nasdaq’s record close; business surveys on deck
By Medha Singh (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures ticked lower on Friday, a day after the tech-heavy Nasdaq closed at a record high, as investors awaited U.S. business surveys for more clues on the ...
Aug 21, 2020
UK manufacturing remains ‘severely depressed’, CBI survey shows
LONDON (Reuters) - British manufacturing remains "severely depressed", with new orders still well below normal, according to a survey on Friday that shows a very weak recovery is underway. The Confede...
Aug 21, 2020
Fearing shipping crunch, retailers set earliest-ever holiday sale plans
By Melissa Fares and Lisa Baertlein NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The coronavirus pandemic is upending the way U.S. consumers shop and the holidays will be no exception as major retailers and shipp...
Aug 21, 2020
China will step up efforts to make breakthroughs in key technologies: Xi
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will step up efforts to make breakthroughs in key technologies, President Xi Jinping said, according to state TV on Friday. Authorities will roll out more support measures to...
Aug 21, 2020
Capital exited stock markets as S&P hit new record: BOFA
LONDON (Reuters) - The largest outflow in 15 weeks from U.S. equity funds occurred during the same week the S&P 500 hit a new record high, analysts at BOFA have estimated citing financial flow data. A...
Aug 21, 2020
British Airways increasingly likely to face strike action: union
LONDON (Reuters) - British Airways is increasingly likely to face strike action this autumn, as the trade union representing cabin crew said that new contracts offered to the airline's remaining staff...
Aug 21, 2020
UK firms see sharp August upturn but job cuts mount, PMI shows
By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) - The recovery among British businesses from the shock of the COVID-19 pandemic quickened again in August, but snowballing job cuts sent an ominous signal for the months...
Aug 21, 2020
Majority of Japanese firms are against holding Olympics next summer: survey
TOKYO (Reuters) - More than half of Japanese companies believe the Tokyo Olympics, originally planned for this summer but postponed for a year due to the novel coronavirus, should be cancelled or put ...
Aug 21, 2020
Euro zone business recovery stuttered in August: PMIs
LONDON (Reuters) - The euro zone's economic recovery from its deepest downturn on record has stuttered this month, particularly in services, as the pent-up demand unleashed last month by the easing of...
Aug 21, 2020
