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UK retailers step up their discounting in August, BRC says
LONDON (Reuters) - British retailers discounted their goods a bit more aggressively in August than in July as they sought to get customers back after the coronavirus lockdown earlier in the year, indu...
Sep 01, 2020
Dating app Bumble preparing for an IPO above $6 billion: Bloomberg News
(Reuters) - Dating app Bumble is preparing for an initial public offering (IPO), and could seek a valuation of $6 billion to $8 billion, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with...
Sep 01, 2020
Samsung eyes new opportunities as pandemic ignites demand for home appliances
By Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) - From sanitising closets to customisable fridges, the coronavirus pandemic has fanned demand for home appliances - so much so that Samsung Electronics Co Ltd is adding wa...
Sep 01, 2020
South Korea plans for coronavirus cash handouts for second time: finance minister
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's finance minister on Tuesday said the government and ruling party will need to provide cash handouts to some households as tightened social distancing policy is causing ...
Sep 01, 2020
U.S. seeks Mexico talks over perishable imports in bid bolster U.S. farmers: USTR
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Tuesday announced plans to seek senior-level talks with Mexico over imports of perishable imports as part of a broader series of actions meant to bol...
Sep 01, 2020
Chile trucker strike snarls shipments of salmon, fruit and grain
By Aislinn Laing, Natalia A. Ramos Miranda and Fabian Cambero SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A strike by Chile truckers is hitting exports of salmon, fruit, meat and wine from the South American food producer t...
Sep 01, 2020
Restrictions keep lenders, borrowers from Main Street Lending Program
By David Brooke NEW YORK (LPC) - Restrictions within the US government's coronavirus aid Main Street Lending Program (MSLP) are staving off borrowers and lenders alike even as new lending activity beg...
Sep 01, 2020
Mexican president says country’s economy has weathered pandemic better than others
By Daina Beth Solomon and Anthony Esposito MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador defended his handling of the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic on Tuesday,...
Sep 01, 2020
U.S. SEC awards $2.5 million to Orthofix Medical’s external whistleblowers
By Katanga Johnson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Tuesday issued a joint $2.5 million award to two external analysts who flagged financial reporting abuses...
Sep 01, 2020
Mnuchin: Treasury to disclose details on eviction moratorium for U.S. renters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Tuesday the Trump administration was set to disclose details of an eviction moratorium later in the day. Mnuchin told a U.S. House...
Sep 01, 2020
