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Brazil restricts bank dividends, management pay through to December
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's National Monetary Council on Friday extended caps on banks increasing dividends and senior staff pay through the end of the year, its latest effort to boost the flow of c...
May 29, 2020
U.S. senators urge probe of TikTok on children’s privacy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Four U.S. senators, including a China hawk, urged the Federal Trade Commission on Friday to investigate allegations that the popular video app TikTok violated a consent decree p...
May 29, 2020
Exclusive: U.S. warns governments, firms against aiding Iran fuel shipments to Venezuela – envoy
By Matt Spetalnick and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Seeking to deter further shipments of Iranian fuel to Venezuela, the Trump administration has quietly warned foreign governments, seaports, ...
May 29, 2020
Lyft violates Washington DC sick day law during pandemic, lawsuit claims
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lyft Inc was sued on Friday by a former driver who accused the ride-sharing company of failing to provide required paid sick leave to drivers in Washington, D....
May 29, 2020
Fed’s corporate bond facility bought 15 ETFs in first days of operations
(Reuters) - The Federal Reserve's new facility for corporate bond purchases bought about $1.3 billion of shares in 15 exchange-traded funds in its first week of operation through 158 trades, data rele...
May 29, 2020
Analysts see Colombia’s 2020 inflation below central bank target: Reuters survey
By Nelson Bocanegra BOGOTA (Reuters) - Analyst expectations for Colombia's inflation in 2020 fell below the targeted figure for the first time in six years, due to lower demand as the coronavirus pand...
May 29, 2020
Saudi Arabia says it provided $40 billion to PIF from foreign reserves
RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia transferred a total of 150 billion riyals ($40 billion) from central bank foreign reserves to fund investments by sovereign wealth fund PIF in March and April, the fina...
May 29, 2020
‘Business is restarting’: German executives fly back to China
By Frank Simon and Andreas Buerger FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Scores of German business executives were due to return to China on Friday evening, beneficiaries of an accelerated entry procedure offered by ...
May 29, 2020
Colombia’s central bank cuts interest rate to historic low of 2.75%
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's central bank board cut the benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points to a historic low of 2.75% on Friday, as policymakers continue trying to stoke the economy during th...
May 29, 2020
Tencent in talks to buy Warner Music stake: WSJ
(Reuters) - Chinese internet giant Tencent Holdings Ltd is in discussions to invest $200 million in Warner Music Group, ahead of the record company's initial public offering next week, the Wall Street...
May 29, 2020
