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U.S. Fed buys $22.7 billion of mortgage bonds, sells none
NEW YORK, July 2 (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve bought $22.705 billion of agency mortgage-backed securities in the week from Jun. 25 to Jul. 1, compared with $22.859 billion purchased the previous we...
Jul 02, 2020
Facebook, YouTube, Twitter to face same EU rules on hateful content as broadcasters
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Facebook, Alphabet-owned YouTube, Twitter and other social media will for the first time be subject to EU broadcasting rules on hate speech and harmful content und...
Jul 02, 2020
Portugal reaches initial deal with TAP’s private shareholders
LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's government said on Thursday it had reached an initial deal with the private shareholders of ailing flag carrier TAP that would keep it afloat, but warned it would nationa...
Jul 02, 2020
French coronavirus death toll rises by 14 to 29,875
PARIS (Reuters) - The number of deaths in France from the new coronavirus has risen by 14 from the previous day to 29,875, the country's health department said on Thursday. The number of people in hos...
Jul 02, 2020
Eurodollar futures flagging year-end dollar crunch
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) - The eurodollar futures market, which tracks short-term funding rate expectations over several years, is signaling funding stress by year-end for banks ...
Jul 02, 2020
Trump re-election bid picks up speed with NASCAR sponsorship
(Reuters) - United States president Donald Trump's re-election bid will pick up speed this weekend with Trump 2020 the primary sponsor of Corey LaJoie's car for NASCAR's Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis ...
Jul 02, 2020
Bumper corporate taxes shelter Irish finances from worst of COVID-19
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland took in more tax in the first six months of 2020 than the same period last year despite the COVID-19 shutdown as it raised a billion euros more than expected in corporate ta...
Jul 02, 2020
Brazil emergency aid for low-paid workers jumps to nearly $50 billion
By Marcela Ayres and Jamie McGeever BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's emergency payments to low-paid, informal workers hit hard by the COVID-19 crisis stands at around 254 billion reais ($48 billion), mor...
Jul 02, 2020
Brazil’s Eletrobras could raise $2.6 billion in share offering to reduce state ownership
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian state-run power firm Eletrobras could raise more than 14 billion reais ($2.64 billion) with a share offering planned by the government that would reduce its stake in th...
Jul 02, 2020
Cafe Rouge owner appoints administrators, cuts 1,909 jobs
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Casual Dining Group (CDG), the operator of restaurant chains Cafe Rouge, Bella Italia and Las Iguanas, said on Thursday it had appointed administrators and would permanent...
Jul 02, 2020
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