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European shares lose ground on concerns of second coronavirus wave
(Reuters) - European shares retreated at the open on Thursday as a spike in COVID-19 cases in China and some U.S. states triggered fears of a second wave of infections, knocking back hopes of a swift ...
Jun 18, 2020
Swiss watchmakers fear job cuts as coronavirus crisis hits sales
By Silke Koltrowitz ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss watchmakers expect fallout from the coronavirus pandemic will have a lasting impact on demand for watches, which could mean job cuts later in the year, ind...
Jun 18, 2020
UK says it still wants global digital tax as U.S. quits talks
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will keep pushing for a global solution on taxing international digital companies such as Google and Facebook Inc after the United States left negotiations, a spokesman for ...
Jun 18, 2020
U.S. pullout from digital tax talks a ‘provocation’: France
PARIS (Reuters) - Washington's decision to pull out of negotiations on a digital services tax is a "provocation" and Paris will apply such a levy this year despite U.S. objections, France's Finance Mi...
Jun 18, 2020
French finmin calls on Air France not to make compulsory job cuts
PARIS (Reuters) - French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire on Thursday called on Air France not to make compulsory job cuts but declined to confirm media reports saying the airline was planning to cut m...
Jun 18, 2020
China won’t adopt ‘flood-like’ stimulus nor negative rates: regulator
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's top banking regulator said on Thursday that the country will not adopt "flood-like" stimulus nor negative rates, warning that unprecedented easing by the Federal Reserve w...
Jun 18, 2020
Credit Suisse, UBS favourably placed to handle COVID-19 impact: SNB
By Brenna Hughes Neghaiwi ZURICH (Reuters) - Economic and financial conditions for the Swiss banking sector have deteriorated markedly due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Swiss National Bank said on Thu...
Jun 18, 2020
Chinese interest in Australian property shrinks as diplomatic rift grows
By Jonathan Barrett and Swati Pandey SYDNEY (Reuters) - Chinese buyer enquiries for Australian homes fell to their lowest in almost three years in May, according to independent data, suggesting multi-...
Jun 18, 2020
Air maintenance firms, manufacturers plan for $60 billion in lost sales
By Ankit Ajmera (Reuters) - Maintenance firms and spare parts producers who keep airplanes running are bracing for a decline of up to 75% in sales this year - and more pain to follow - as airlines par...
Jun 18, 2020
Exclusive: Massive spying on users of Google’s Chrome shows new security weakness
By Joseph Menn SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A newly discovered spyware effort attacked users through 32 million downloads of extensions to Google's market-leading Chrome web browser, researchers at Awake...
Jun 18, 2020
