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Occidental to sell some Colorado, Utah assets for $1.33 billion
(Reuters) - Occidental Petroleum Corp said on Wednesday it will sell its Wyoming, Colorado, and Utah Land Grant assets to Orion Mine Finance for about $1.33 billion. The deal, expected to close in the...
Aug 19, 2020
Canada’s economic growth seen outpacing U.S. as virus containment pays off
By Fergal Smith TORONTO (Reuters) - A staggered reopening from lockdowns, supported by fiscal stimulus, is likely paying off for Canada's economy, with activity forecast to rebound in the current quar...
Aug 19, 2020
Exclusive: Fed’s Bullard – Wall Street ‘about right’ as U.S. muddles through virus risk
By Howard Schneider (Reuters) - A stock market hitting record highs in a pandemic might seem out of touch, but St. Louis Federal Reserve President James Bullard says Wall Street has got it right and h...
Aug 19, 2020
Fed’s Bowman says diversity helps central bank policy
(Reuters) - Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman on Wednesday said her experiences as a community banker and state regulator -- an atypical background for a U.S. monetary policymaker -- improves d...
Aug 19, 2020
Boeing scores year’s first 737 MAX order with Polish airline Enter Air
(Reuters) - Boeing Co won its first order for its grounded 737 MAX aircraft this year, after Poland's Enter Air SA agreed to buy up to four variants of the jet, the U.S. planemaker said on Wednesday. ...
Aug 19, 2020
PepsiCo hires WTO chief Azevedo as trade body’s leadership void drags on
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Departing World Trade Organization Director General Roberto Azevedo will join PepsiCo Inc as chief corporate affairs officer, the soft drink and snack foods gian...
Aug 19, 2020
Canada’s Maple Leaf suspends pork exports to China amid COVID-19 outbreak at Manitoba plant
By Kelsey Johnson OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian meat processor Maple Leaf Foods Inc has voluntarily suspended exports of pork to China following an outbreak of COVID-19 in a Manitoba plant. The company ...
Aug 19, 2020
Trump calls for boycott of Goodyear, accuses company of banning his campaign hats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday called for a boycott of Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co , saying they had banned his red presidential campaign hats. "Don't buy GOODYEAR TIRES...
Aug 19, 2020
Apple tops $2 trillion in market value
(Reuters) - Apple Inc became the first publicly listed U.S. company with a $2 trillion stock market value on Wednesday, as Wall Street investors put aside challenges to its iPhone ecosystem in favor o...
Aug 19, 2020
Exclusive: Facebook employees internally question policy after India content controversy – sources, memos
By Aditya Kalra and Munsif Vengattil NEW DELHI/BENGALURU (Reuters) - Facebook and its top lobbying executive in India, Ankhi Das, are facing questions internally from employees over how political cont...
Aug 19, 2020
