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Futures gain as more states prepare to ease lockdowns
By C Nivedita (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Monday as more states looked set to lift coronavirus-induced curbs, with investors also turning to quarterly earnings reports from marquee co...
Apr 27, 2020
EU to offer banks capital relief to help virus-hit companies: sources
LONDON (Reuters) - Banks in the European Union are to get more capital relief to help companies struggling in the coronavirus pandemic and avoid crippling provisions for loans hit by a looming deep re...
Apr 27, 2020
Broadcom offers to settle EU antitrust probe into exclusivity deals
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - U.S. chipmaker Broadcom has offered to settle an EU antitrust investigation into its exclusivity deals with TV and modem makers, EU antitrust regulators said on Monday. Broadcom, ...
Apr 27, 2020
French jobless claims in record surge in March: labour ministry
PARIS (Reuters) - The number of people seeking jobless claims rose by a record 7.1% in March from February, the Labour Ministry said on Monday in the latest sign of a fast-deteriorating job market. Th...
Apr 27, 2020
Nissan to slash Japan production by 70% in May, 43% in June: documents
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nissan Motor Co Ltd will slash its domestic auto production plans by 70% in May and 43% in June, documents seen by Reuters show, as the impact of the coronavirus shakes the t...
Apr 27, 2020
Explainer: Hong Kong’s currency finds strength in testing times
By Noah Sin HONG KONG (Reuters) - The Hong Kong dollar is bumping against the top end of its narrow 7.75-7.85 band against the U.S. dollar and is among the best-performing currencies this year even as...
Apr 27, 2020
In cash-loving Japan, banks still busy despite coronavirus emergency
By Takashi Umekawa TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese retail customers' love affair with cash - and some extra free time while working at home - is keeping bank branches busy despite government calls for peop...
Apr 27, 2020
Allianz agrees bankassurance deal with BBVA: sources
MUNICH/MADRID (Reuters) - German insurer Allianz has struck a deal to invest in the bancassurance business of Spanish lender BBVA , two sources close to the matter told Reuters, adding that an announc...
Apr 27, 2020
UK to consider error ranges for official GDP data
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's statisticians will consider publishing confidence intervals for quarterly estimates of gross domestic product growth to better communicate the uncertainty in initial estim...
Apr 27, 2020
Taiwan first-quarter GDP growth seen at four-year low as pandemic hits tech exports: Reuters poll
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's economic growth in the first quarter is expected to have slowed to its weakest in nearly four years, a Reuters poll showed, as the impact of the coronavirus health crisis h...
Apr 27, 2020
