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Pandemic sinks Japan business mood to decade low, outlook even bleaker: Reuters Tankan
By Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) - The slump in Japanese business confidence deepened in May, hitting decade lows as firms braced for a protracted period of coronavirus-driven economic weakness, the...
May 19, 2020
Nigeria woos local firms to boost manufacturing as coronavirus disrupt imports
By Camillus Eboh ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria is wooing local companies to boost manufacturing and food production in the West African country, the central bank said, after the novel coronavirus disrupte...
May 19, 2020
Exclusive: Third Point founder Daniel Loeb takes over as Munib Islam leaves firm
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss BOSTON (Reuters) - Billionaire investor Daniel Loeb is taking back the reins as sole chief investment officer at his hedge fund Third Point LLC, less than one year after he appo...
May 19, 2020
Trump’s payroll tax cut ‘absolutely not’ dead, says adviser Hassett
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said on Tuesday the idea of a payroll tax cut in the next coronavirus relief legislation is "absolutely not" dead. "I think that if we...
May 19, 2020
U.S. Labor Department permanently discontinues data lockups
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) said on Tuesday it was permanently discontinuing the practise of releasing market-sensitive economic reports under e...
May 19, 2020
Johnson & Johnson to stop selling talc-based baby powder in U.S., Canada
By Carl O'Donnell (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday announced that it would stop selling its talc-based Johnson's Baby Powder in the United States and Canada, saying it was part of a broad reas...
May 19, 2020
Venezuelans clamor for gasoline as U.S. weighs response to Iran fuel shipment
By Mayela Armas and Vivian Sequera CARACAS (Reuters) - With the United States weighing a response to a gasoline shipment from Iran to Venezuela, people waiting in line outside service stations in the ...
May 19, 2020
Spotify new home for Joe Rogan’s podcast, shares jump
(Reuters) - Spotify Technology SA said on Tuesday comedian Joe Rogan's podcast will be available on the music streaming platform starting Sept. 1 and will become an exclusive later this year, sending ...
May 19, 2020
Visa extends work-from-home for majority of employees through 2020
(Reuters) - Visa Inc will allow a majority of its workforce to work from home through 2020, according to Chief Executive Officer Alfred Kelly Jr., mirroring similar moves from other fintech companies ...
May 19, 2020
Early data on Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine insufficient: Stat News
(Reuters) - Data from a small, early-stage safety trial testing Moderna Inc's experimental COVID-19 vaccine does not provide critical data to assess its effectiveness, Stat News reported on Tuesday, c...
May 19, 2020
