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U.S. small firms leave $150 billion in coronavirus stimulus untapped
By Ann Saphir and Howard Schneider SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When the U.S. government first rolled out forgivable loans to small businesses in early April under the Paycheck Protection Prog...
May 26, 2020
Wilderness camps to $50,000 RV rentals: Luxury travelers in pandemic ready to pay for privacy
By Helen Coster (Reuters) - Before the coronavirus pandemic, Melanie Burns and her husband between them had planned five trips between April and September, including three to Europe. With only one sti...
May 26, 2020
A Florida toy importer braces for retail upheaval
By Rajesh Kumar Singh (Reuters) - Most U.S. states have begun to reopen their economies, but Jay Foreman, chief executive of Basic Fun, said he's more worried than ever. The Boca Raton, Florida import...
May 26, 2020
‘How about next June?’ Small meat processors backlogged as virus idles big plants
By P.J. Huffstutter and Rod Nickel CHICAGO/WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - Inside the small-scale Iowa abattoir Stanhope Locker and Market, owner Shaunna Zanker yawns with exhaustion as she listens to ...
May 26, 2020
Total’s entry into Spanish power market shows rising competition: Naturgy CEO
(Reuters) - France's Total entering Spain's electricity market through the purchase of assets from Portugal's EDP shows how competition is increasing in the country, the Chief Executive of utility Nat...
May 26, 2020
Israel taps local desalination firm IDE over Hong Kong rival
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel on Tuesday chose local company IDE Technologies over a Chinese-linked rival to build the country's largest desalination plant to tackle water shortages in one of the dries...
May 26, 2020
BOJ to pump nearly $16 bln to economy via loan scheme, amount doubles on new incentive
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan offered on Tuesday to pump 1.7 trillion yen ($15.8 billion) into the economy under its lending scheme aimed at boosting loans to companies hit by the widening fallo...
May 26, 2020
BoE not remotely close to any decision on negative rates: Haldane
LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England is not yet remotely close to any decision to take interest rates below zero, the central bank's Chief Economist Andy Haldane said on Tuesday. Haldane also said s...
May 26, 2020
UK gives 32 billion pounds in loans and guarantees to COVID-hit companies
LONDON (Reuters) - The British government has awarded more than 32 billion pounds ($39 billion) in loans and guarantees to businesses to see them through the coronavirus pandemic, finance minister Ris...
May 26, 2020
Swedish Finance Minister: functioning internal market bigger boost to Europe than recovery fund
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Returning to a fully functioning internal market in the European Union would do more to help economic recovery than a mooted recovery fund, Swedish Finance Minister Magdalana And...
May 26, 2020
