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State Department warns top U.S. firms over supply chain risks linked to China’s Xinjiang
By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department warned top American companies including Walmart Inc, Apple Inc and Amazon.com Inc over risks faced from maintaining supply chains asso...
Jul 02, 2020
Taking EU helm, Germany’s Merkel calls on Europe to show resolve
By Madeline Chambers and John Chalmers BERLIN/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel has urged European Union leaders to reach agreement on a multi-billion euro coronavirus recovery fund...
Jul 02, 2020
EU regulators checking if Fitbit deal will boost Google’s clout
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU regulators are checking whether Google's purchase of Fitbit might allow it to drive rival makers of wearable devices, app developers and other online service pr...
Jul 02, 2020
BofA’s U.S. staff to start returning to offices after labor day: Bloomberg News
(Reuters) - Bank of America Corp will start bringing back its employees to offices in phases after Labor Day, Sept. 7, Bloomberg News reported https://bloom.bg/3dU8liD on Thursday, citing a memo from ...
Jul 02, 2020
Fibank completes capital increase, opening Bulgaria’s path to euro zone
SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria's fifth largest lender First Investment Bank (Fibank) said on Thursday it has raised 195.4 million levs ($112.6 million) via a share issue to cover a capital shortfall found...
Jul 02, 2020
Alexion pays $21 million resolving charges of breaking U.S. foreign corruption law: SEC
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Alexion Pharmaceuticals has agreed to pay $21 million to resolve U.S. charges that it violated a major anti-corruption law when two of its subsidiaries paid Turkish and Russian ...
Jul 02, 2020
U.S. auction of fuel allegedly destined for Venezuela receives no bids
(Reuters) - A U.S. court auction of 100,000 barrels of gasoline that a shipping company suspected was destined for fuel-starved Venezuela received no bids, according to a late Wednesday filing, raisin...
Jul 02, 2020
White House’s Kudlow: moment for ‘generous’ unemployment benefits has passed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House Economic Adviser Larry Kudlow, heralding the U.S. gains in millions of jobs in June, said on Thursday Americans no longer need extra money that was tacked on to unem...
Jul 02, 2020
Irish budget deficit likely to be at lower end of forecast range: finance ministry
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's annual deficit is likely to be at the lower end of the government's 23 billion- to 30-billion-euro forecast range, the finance ministry's chief economist said on Thursday....
Jul 02, 2020
SoftBank-backed Lemonade opens strong in U.S. market debut
(Reuters) - Shares of SoftBank-backed insurance startup Lemonade Inc surged 73% in their market debut on Thursday, capitalizing on the rebound in U.S. investor demand for new listings following the co...
Jul 02, 2020
