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Veoneer says returned to organic sales growth in fourth quarter, to accelerate in 2021
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Automotive technology group Veoneer expects to have returned to organic sales growth in the fourth quarter of 2020 and sees growth accelerating in 2021, it said in a statement on...
Jan 07, 2021
Masks no obstacle for new NEC facial recognition system
By Chris Gallagher TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's NEC Corp has launched a facial recognition system that identifies people even when they are wearing masks, adapting to a new normal where face coverings ha...
Jan 06, 2021
S&P Dow Jones says will remove ADRs of Chinese telecom companies
(Reuters) - S&P Dow Jones Indices said late on Wednesday it will remove the American Depositary Receipts (ADR) of three Chinese telecom companies, China Mobile Ltd,, China Telecom Corporation Ltd, and...
Jan 06, 2021
U.S. considering adding Alibaba, Tencent to China stock ban -sources
(Reuters) - The Trump administration is considering adding Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and Tencent Holdings Ltd to a blacklist of Chinese companies that are allegedly owned or controlled by the Chinese ...
Jan 06, 2021
USTR slams India, Italy, Turkey on digital taxes but holds off on tariffs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Digital services taxes adopted by India, Italy and Turkey discriminate against U.S. companies and are inconsistent with international tax principles, the U.S. Trade Representati...
Jan 06, 2021
Factbox-Democratic U.S. Congress could bring better green cars, more pressure on tech
(Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Joe Biden's party appears poised to control Congress as well as the presidency, with two U.S. Senate seats in Georgia likely to go to Democrats, which could mean Corpo...
Jan 06, 2021
Sales of battery-electric vehicles in Germany triple in 2020
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Sales of battery-electric vehicles in Germany increased three-fold to more than 194,000 units in 2020, the country's road-traffic regulator said on Wednesday, citing the appeal o...
Jan 06, 2021
U.S. mulling to add Alibaba, Tencent to China stock ban – WSJ
(Reuters) - U.S. officials are considering prohibiting Americans from investing in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and Tencent Holdings Ltd, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people fami...
Jan 06, 2021
China urges U.S. to end ‘unreasonable suppression’ of Chinese apps
(Reuters) - China's commerce ministry on Wednesday urged the United States to stop its "unreasonable suppression" of Chinese applications after Washington barred transactions with eight of them, inclu...
Jan 06, 2021
Facebook drops ‘likes’ button from public pages
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc has dropped the "likes" button from its redesigned public pages used by artists, public figures and brands, the social media company said on Wednesday. Facebook Pages will onl...
Jan 06, 2021
