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Consumer sentiment tepid in U.S. South as COVID-19 cases spike
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Consumers in southern U.S. states where COVID-19 infections spiked to record levels after authorities rushed to reopen businesses were less optimistic about ec...
Jun 26, 2020
U.S. bank shares drop as Fed sets limits following stress tests
By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of U.S. banks dropped on Friday, with Wells Fargo's stock falling more than 6% and Goldman Sachs Group Inc down 7%, after the Federal Reserve cappe...
Jun 26, 2020
Exclusive: Italy’s Generali in bid to acquire U.S. asset manager Brightsphere – sources
NEW YORK/LONDON/MILAN (Reuters) - Assicuracioni Generali SpA has approached Brightsphere Investment Group Inc about a possible acquisition of the U.S. asset management firm, people familiar with the m...
Jun 26, 2020
Germany pushes for animal welfare levy after abattoir scandal
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany is making progress towards introducing an animal welfare levy, Agriculture Minister Julia Kloeckner said after talks on Friday on cleaning up the meat trade, which is in the...
Jun 26, 2020
Cannae Holdings, Senator offer to buy realty data firm Corelogic in $7 billion deal
(Reuters) - Corelogic Inc on Friday received an unsolicited offer from shareholders Cannae Holdings Inc and Senator Investment Group LP to buy the real estate data analytics firm in a $7 billion deal,...
Jun 26, 2020
Unilever to stop U.S. advertising on Facebook, Twitter for rest of year
By Sheila Dang (Reuters) - Unilever PLC said on Friday it will stop advertising on Facebook , Instagram and Twitter in the United States for the rest of the year, citing "divisiveness and hate speech ...
Jun 26, 2020
Argentina economic activity seen tumbling 21% in April amid lockdown: Reuters poll
By Hernan Nessi BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's economic activity likely plunged by over one-fifth in April, according to a Reuters poll of analysts, underscoring the economic impact from a natio...
Jun 26, 2020
Carmakers slip further from compliance with upcoming EU CO2 goals
By Kate Abnett (Reuters) - Carbon dioxide emissions from new cars in Europe rose for a third year running in 2019, provisional data from the European Union's environment agency (EEA) showed on Friday,...
Jun 26, 2020
Spirit AeroSystems extends Boeing 737 furloughs through August 14
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc , a major jet parts maker struggling in the face of the ongoing Boeing Co 737 MAX grounding and COVID-19 pandemic, is extending furloughs for hundre...
Jun 26, 2020
UK fintech firms forced to suspend services after Wirecard collapse
By Iain Withers and Anna Irrera LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Customers of several British digital finance companies were unable to make payments or access their money on Friday after the collapse of Ge...
Jun 26, 2020
