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Fairyland, baker, tennis club: a snapshot of pandemic aid in one city
By Ann Saphir SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A roster of businesses receiving a piece of the $660 billion U.S. Paycheck Protection Program illustrates how deeply the government's pandemic aid has reached i...
Jul 07, 2020
Size of next coronavirus waves will determine UK outlook: BoE’s Haldane
LONDON (Reuters) - Further waves of the novel coronavirus are surely on the way and they will be one of the determinants of Britain's economic outlook, Bank of England Chief Economist Andy Haldane sai...
Jul 07, 2020
Marriage of convenience: what Mexico’s leftist leader gets out of Trump
By Dave Graham MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - When Mexico's leader enters the White House to meet President Donald Trump on Wednesday, he will do so not only as a hostage to the whims of his U.S. counterpart...
Jul 07, 2020
Travelers are venturing out again but avoiding planes, international trips, survey shows
By Jane Ross (Reuters) - Travelers are hitting the road again and taking vacations even as the coronavirus pandemic shows no signs of abating in many countries, a survey on Tuesday showed. About 51% o...
Jul 07, 2020
Pain for banks after COVID market turmoil: FSB’s Quarles
(Reuters) - Markets are working well again after turmoil in March in response to the COVID-19 pandemic but there are more challenges to come for banks, Financial Stability Board (FSB) Chair Randal Qua...
Jul 07, 2020
Brazilian companies join call for action on Amazon deforestation
BRASILIA (Reuters) - A group of 39 companies, including several of Brazil's largest firms, expressed concerns over deforestation in the Amazon rainforest on Tuesday, following global investor demands ...
Jul 07, 2020
U.S. hiring vaults to record high in May; new COVID-19 cases set to limit gains
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. hiring surged to a record high in May and layoffs fell as businesses reopened, but the improvement in the labor market is likely to be blunted by a resurg...
Jul 07, 2020
Biden previews manufacturing plan to counter ‘America First’ president
By Trevor Hunnicutt (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Tuesday promised to revive U.S. manufacturing so that the country is not dependent on China, taking aim at his rival's pr...
Jul 07, 2020
U.S. consumer watchdog removes ‘ability-to-pay’ need from final payday loan rule
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Tuesday issued its long-awaited payday lending measure that rescinds an Obama-era proposal requiring lenders first ensure a borr...
Jul 07, 2020
Walmart’s membership program set to launch in July: Recode
(Reuters) - Walmart Inc is close to launching its membership program, a direct competitor for online retail giant Amazon.com Inc's Prime service, Recode reported on Tuesday, citing sources. The compan...
Jul 07, 2020
