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Intel says new transistor technology could boost chip performance 20%
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - Intel Corp on Thursday disclosed a new method for making transistors on semiconductors that its chief architect said could boost the performance Intel's next round of pro...
Aug 13, 2020
Invesco cuts fees for gold ETF as low-costers gain market share
By Peter Hobson LONDON (Reuters) - One of the world's largest gold-backed exchange traded funds (ETFs), run by asset manager Invesco, has cut the fee it charges investors to compete better with lower ...
Aug 13, 2020
U.S. weekly jobless claims fall below one million, but labor market recovery faltering
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits dropped below one million last week for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, likel...
Aug 13, 2020
Pompeo says 5G declaration protects Slovenia against authoritarian threats
BELGRADE (Reuters) - The U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that by signing a 5G declaration on Thursday Slovenia has secured protection against "authoritarian threats" including China's effort ...
Aug 13, 2020
Pandemic delivers first crisis lessons to Southeast Asia’s Grab
By Aradhana Aravindan and Anshuman Daga SINGAPORE (Reuters) - In the early weeks of the coronavirus outbreak, Anthony Tan, the CEO of Southeast Asia's biggest ride-hailing firm, recalls how he mistook...
Aug 13, 2020
U.S. should waive tariffs as EU meets WTO rules on Airbus, Spain says
MADRID (Reuters) - The United States should waive tariffs imposed on European Union goods because the bloc abides by all World Trade Organization rules on planemaker Airbus , Spanish Trade Minister Re...
Aug 13, 2020
Lockdown lands domestic abuse on British financial sector radar
By Sinead Cruise and Kirstin Ridley LONDON (Reuters) - Some of Britain's biggest financial and legal firms have stepped up support for staff and customers suffering domestic abuse after the coronaviru...
Aug 13, 2020
Trump: U.S. Post Office, election funds stalling coronavirus relief talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat demands that a coronavirus relief bill include federal aid for the currently overtaxed post office and funding for the upcoming U.S. election have become major sticking...
Aug 13, 2020
Thermo Fisher ends deal agreement for genetic testing firm Qiagen
(Reuters) - Thermo Fisher Scientific said on Thursday it has terminated its acquisition agreement for German genetic testing company Qiagen as the minimum acceptance threshold to its tender offer were...
Aug 13, 2020
Hardened Lebanese merchants battered by Beirut blast
By Michael Georgy BEIRUT (Reuters) - Sleep Comfort survived Lebanon's 15-year civil war. But nothing could have prepared the high-end family furniture business for the Beirut port blast that destroyed...
Aug 13, 2020
