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European shares struggle to gain, PMI data awaited
(Reuters) - European shares were flat on Friday ahead of business activity data that could throw light on the pace of economic recovery in the continent, while a stronger pound dragged UK's exporter-h...
Aug 21, 2020
French business activity weaker than expected in August: PMI
PARIS (Reuters) - French business activity has lost more momentum than expected in August, a survey showed on Friday, as firms worked off backlogs of work built-up during a coronavirus lockdown. Data ...
Aug 21, 2020
India parliamentary panel to question Facebook on content controversy
By Aditya Kalra and Nigam Prusty NEW DELHI (Reuters) - An Indian parliamentary committee will question Facebook executives on how the social media giant regulates political content in the country, a p...
Aug 21, 2020
Virgin Australia bondholders withdraw plans for proposal to rival Bain Capital deal
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd bondholders have withdrawn plans for a proposed recapitalisation of the airline that was meant to rival one from U.S. private equity firm Bain Capital,...
Aug 21, 2020
British public debt tops 2 trillion pounds for first time
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's public debt went above 2 trillion pounds for the first time in July as the government ramped up public spending to cope with the coronavirus pandemic, official data showed...
Aug 21, 2020
UK retail sales rise above pre-pandemic levels
LONDON (Reuters) - British retail sales rose above their pre-coronavirus level in July, the first full month that shops selling non-essential goods were open since the country went into lockdown in Ma...
Aug 21, 2020
Column: Can euro junk bonds stay so zen? – Mike Dolan
By Mike Dolan LONDON (Reuters) - Summer offered relief from the pandemic shock in the more stressed part of Europe's corporate bond markets - but investors may be back on the frontline if a vaccine is...
Aug 21, 2020
South Africa’s economy to grow strongly this quarter after record second-quarter fall: Reuters poll
By Vuyani Ndaba JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's already recession-hit economy likely suffered its deepest-ever contraction in the second quarter but is set to grow strongly in the third as cur...
Aug 21, 2020
Stymied at home, Korea’s mom and pop investors charge into China tech stocks
By Joori Roh and Luoyan Liu SEOUL/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - South Korean retail investors are stampeding into Chinese stocks in record numbers, ploughing hundreds of millions of dollars into a tech sector ...
Aug 21, 2020
Facebook pushes for data portability legislation ahead of FTC hearing
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Facebook Inc on Friday pushed for legislation that makes it easier for users to transfer photos and videos to a rival tech platform, in comments it sent to the F...
Aug 21, 2020
