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U.S. housing finance regulator unveils new capital framework for Fannie, Freddie
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. regulator charged with overseeing housing giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac unveiled Thursday a proposed rewrite of rules boosting how much capital th...
May 20, 2020
Four Democratic U.S. senators warn against Uber buying Grubhub
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Four Democratic lawmakers, led by Senator Amy Klobuchar, wrote to antitrust enforcers on Wednesday to warn that plans by Uber Technologies Inc, owner of Uber Eats, to buy rival ...
May 20, 2020
U.S. travelers pick car rentals over flights for holidays: travel website Kayak
By Sanjana Shivdas (Reuters) - Travel website Kayak is seeing more demand for car rentals than air travel from customers looking to avoid crowds and stay closer to home as U.S. states reopen, Chief Ex...
May 20, 2020
Senate passes bill that could block Chinese firms from U.S. securities exchanges
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate passed legislation on Wednesday that could prevent some Chinese companies from listing their shares on U.S. exchanges unless they follow standards for U.S. audit...
May 20, 2020
Colombia considers unprecedented intervention in oil pipeline tariffs
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's government could make an unprecedented intervention in oil pipeline tariffs, which private producers have criticized as too high, the president of the country's National ...
May 20, 2020
Euro zone consumer confidence rises to -18.8 in May
(Reuters) - Euro zone consumer confidence rose by 3.2 points in May from the April number, figures released on Wednesday showed. The European Commission said a flash estimate showed euro zone consumer...
May 20, 2020
At Fiat Chrysler’s Brazil plant, production resumes with safety checks
By Washington Alves and Marcelo Rochabrun BETIM, Brazil (Reuters) - Before going to work these days, employees at the Brazilian unit of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles have to get a health check using a mob...
May 20, 2020
SQM profits plunge again on lower lithium prices, slashes 2020 capex plan
By Dave Sherwood SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chilean miner SQM , the world's No. 2 producer of lithium, said on Wednesday profits plunged by nearly half in the first quarter as prices for the battery metal c...
May 20, 2020
Namibia suspends maize and pearl millet imports to protect local farmers
WINDHOEK (Reuters) - Namibia will provisionally suspend white maize imports starting June 1, in a bid to protect local producers from foreign competition. The Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) announced ...
May 20, 2020
U.S. money market assets increased in latest week: iMoneyNet
NEW YORK, May 20 (Reuters) - U.S. money market fund assets increased by $5.81 billion to $4.722 trillion in the week ended May 19, the Money Fund Report said on Wednesday. Taxable money market fund as...
May 20, 2020
