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MSCI launches climate change indexes for China stocks
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - MSCI published two climate change indexes on Tuesday that allow investors in China stocks to lean toward companies with lower carbon emissions. The move represents MSCI's efforts ...
Syndicated Content Aug 18, 2020
German engineering exports plunge in second-quarter as pandemic takes toll: VDMA
BERLIN (Reuters) - German engineering exports slumped by 22.9% in the second quarter as the coronavirus pandemic and the lockdown imposed to curb it took their toll on this mighty sector of Europe's b...
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European shares fall as U.S.-China tensions, virus cases rise
(Reuters) - European shares fell on Tuesday as investors worried about escalating U.S.-China tensions and a resurgence in regional coronavirus cases, knocking shares of growth-sensitive cyclical secto...
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Japan’s low jobless rate masks deepening worker despair
By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Hiroko Hamada TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's low unemployment rate on paper suggests an economy weathering the coronavirus reasonably well, but official figures belie worsening pro...
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Norway’s wealth fund lost $21 billion in first half of 2020
OSLO (Reuters) - Norway's $1.15 trillion sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, posted a loss of 188 billion Norwegian crowns ($21.27 billion) in the first half of 2020 as stocks and real estate ...
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Britain’s grocery sales growth slows again, Nielsen says
By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) - Grocery sales in Britain rose 7% year-on-year in the four weeks to Aug. 8, slowing from previous weeks as shoppers began to settle into new post-COVID 19 lockdown rou...
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Britain’s M&S to cut 7,000 jobs
LONDON (Reuters) - British retailer Marks & Spencer said on Tuesday it plans to cut 7,000 jobs over the next three months as it streamlines the business for a post COVID-19 sales mix. It said the jobs...
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Tech fuelled ‘everything’s awesome’ rally looks unstoppable
By Saikat Chatterjee and Thyagaraju Adinarayan LONDON (Reuters) - Today's $72 trillion question for investors: To buy or not to buy into the global equities rally? Notwithstanding inflated share price...
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New U.S. sanctions to slam Huawei, further roil tech supply
By Josh Horwitz and Hyunjoo Jin SHANGHAI/SEOUL (Reuters) - Ramped-up U.S. restrictions on Huawei are likely to cut off the Chinese smartphone maker's access to even off-the-shelf chips and disrupt the...
Syndicated Content Aug 18, 2020
Australia appeals China’s barley import tariff as trade tensions worsen
By Colin Packham and Jonathan Barrett SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia has appealed China's prohibitive tariff on barley shipments from the world's third-biggest exporter of the grain, two people familiar...
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