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PVH President Larsson to take over as CEO in February
(Reuters) - Tommy Hilfiger owner PVH Corp said on Wednesday President Stefan Larsson would replace Manny Chirico as chief executive officer in February. Larsson, a former CEO of Ralph Lauren Corp , jo...
Sep 30, 2020
U.S. economy contracts at 31.4% annualized rate in second quarter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy suffered its sharpest contraction in at least 73 years in the second quarter because of the disruptions from the coronavirus, the government confirmed on Wednes...
Sep 30, 2020
‘Big opportunity’: Cuba’s entrepreneurs reinvent to survive pandemic
By Marc Frank and Anett Rios HAVANA (Reuters) - From a restaurant mixing take-away cocktails to a cosmetics company delivering home-made products by bicycle, Cuba's entrepreneurs - no strangers to har...
Sep 30, 2020
U.S. private payrolls increase more than expected in September
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. private employers stepped up hiring in September, but diminishing government financial assistance and a resurgence in new COVID-19 cases in some parts of the country could ...
Sep 30, 2020
Total to increase investments in renewable energy production
PARIS (Reuters) - France's Total on Wednesday said it would hike its annual investments in renewable energy and electricity by 50% as it cuts its reliance on oil and aims to become a major low-carbon ...
Sep 30, 2020
Global funds hold even more bonds in a world fraught with risk
By Tushar Goenka and Hari Kishan BENGALURU (Reuters) - Global funds recommended cutting equity allocations to the lowest since early 2010 and increasing bond holdings to their highest since then, acco...
Sep 30, 2020
Poorest countries face tough choice over G20 debt relief plan
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) - The world's poorest countries could soon be facing a tough decision -- double up on debt relief from the G20 with the caveat they must default on private creditors, or...
Sep 30, 2020
U.S. tech giants face curbs on data sharing, digital marketplaces, under draft EU rules
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Alphabet unit Google, Facebook, Amazon, Apple and other U.S. tech giants could be banned from favouring their services or forcing users to sign up to a bundle of s...
Sep 30, 2020
Facebook overhauls Instagram messaging, enabling cross-app chats with Messenger
By Katie Paul SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc said on Wednesday it would start replacing the direct messaging service within Instagram with a version of its Messenger app, the first major step ...
Sep 30, 2020
UK’s Johnson says internal market bill protects jobs, growth and trade
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the controversial internal market bill, which sets out technical details for post-Brexit trade between the constituent parts of the United ...
Sep 30, 2020
