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Coronavirus must not stymie global tax reform: Germany’s Scholz
By Michael Nienaber BERLIN (Reuters) - German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said on Thursday that efforts to introduce global rules on taxing digital giants such as Google , Amazon and Facebook should ...
Apr 09, 2020
U.S. local news outlets need government rescue: lawmakers, trade groups
By David Shepardson and Heather Timmons WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Four groups representing local newspapers and broadcast media outlets on Thursday asked U.S. lawmakers to provide assistance amid rising ...
Apr 09, 2020
Fed lifeline for cash-strapped U.S. states and cities lifts muni market
By Karen Pierog CHICAGO (Reuters) - A move by the Federal Reserve on Thursday to aid states, counties and cities facing a coronavirus-caused cash crunch helped boost the troubled U.S. municipal bond m...
Apr 09, 2020
Factbox: Insurers return part of auto premiums as coronavirus cuts driving
(Reuters) - Major U.S. insurers are offering credit to auto and motorcycle policyholders following a decline in driving, as most Americans stay at home to help contain the spread of the novel coronavi...
Apr 09, 2020
U.S. Fed buys $109.4 billion of mortgage bonds, sells none
NEW YORK, April 9 (Reuters) - - The Federal Reserve bought $109.352 billion of agency mortgage-backed securities in the week from Apr. 2 to Apr. 8, compared with $144.571 billion purchased the previou...
Apr 09, 2020
Uber to give drivers millions of face masks to battle coronavirus
By Tina Bellon (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc on Thursday said it plans to ship millions of face masks to its active drivers and food delivery people around the world to help prevent the spread of ...
Apr 09, 2020
Airbus’s landmark jet output cut faces crucial test
By Tim Hepher and Johanna Decorse PARIS (Reuters) - Airbus's decision to cut output of its best-selling jet by a third amid coronavirus marks a huge shift for the European planemaker, which has enjoye...
Apr 09, 2020
Netherlands refuses to ‘Go Dutch’ on EU coronavirus debt
By Gabriela Baczynska and Anthony Deutsch BRUSSELS/AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - As the European Union spars over an emergency economic package for countries reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Dutch have...
Apr 09, 2020
Bank of England gives banks extra checkup as virus slams economy
LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England will give Britain's financial system an extra health check next month to make sure it can handle the coronavirus outbreak's colossal impact on the world's fifth-...
Apr 09, 2020
Pelosi pushes need for money for smallest U.S. businesses
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday the country's smallest businesses need to be protected against the ravages of the coronavirus outbreak and pushed for $60 billio...
Apr 09, 2020
