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Former U.S. Fed Chair Yellen among those appearing at Biden economic briefing
By Trevor Hunnicutt WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - Former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen is among those who appeared at a briefing on the economy for U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden...
Aug 13, 2020
Trump administration ‘satisfied’ with progress on China trade Phase One deal, Kudlow says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow on Thursday said the Trump administration is satified with progress on Phase One of the U.S. trade deal with China. "On trade, we are e...
Aug 13, 2020
Impossible Foods raises $200 million in fresh funding
(Reuters) - Plant-based burger maker Impossible Foods said on Thursday it secured $200 million in funding, less than six months after it raised the largest investment ever for a food tech startup, bri...
Aug 13, 2020
Apple removes Fortnite game from App Store
(Reuters) - Apple Inc said on Thursday it removed popular video game Fortnite from its App Store after developer Epic Games enabled a direct payment feature that violated the iPhone maker's in-app pay...
Aug 13, 2020
Toyota, Mazda joint venture Alabama plant will now cost $2.3 billion
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp and Mazda Motor Corp said on Thursday they will now invest $2.3 billion in a new joint venture Alabama factory, $830 million more than announced in their origi...
Aug 13, 2020
Two Republican senators ask FTC to investigate TikTok’s data collection practices
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two prominent U.S. Republican senators sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission on Thursday asking for an investigation of video-sharing app TikTok's consumer data collecti...
Aug 13, 2020
Trump to nominate Robert Benedict Bowes as U.S. CFTC commissioner
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump will nominate Robert Benedict Bowes to serve as a commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, according to a White House statement issued on...
Aug 13, 2020
Uber, Lyft lose bid for delay in California driver injunction
(Reuters) - A California judge on Thursday refused to grant Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft Inc more time to appeal his decision requiring the ride-hailing companies to classify drivers in that state a...
Aug 13, 2020
COVID-19 to weigh on U.S. seaport peak shipping season
By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Imports at major U.S. container seaports could hit their lowest level in four years as the novel coronavirus pandemic pummels a U.S. economy that was already ...
Aug 13, 2020
Mexican central bank cuts key interest rate 50 basis points to 4.5%
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's central bank on Thursday cut its key interest rate by 50 basis points to 4.5% in a majority decision by its five board members, bringing the rate to its lowest level i...
Aug 13, 2020
