Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Brazil services activity falls a record 11.7% in April
b'b"BRASILIA (Reuters) - Services activity in Brazil slumped 11.7% in April, figures showed on Wednesday, the biggest fall since comparable record-keeping began nearly a decade ago as social isolation...
Jun 17, 2020
UK's Labour says will hold government to promise of EU deal by year-end
b'b\'LONDON (Reuters) - Britain\\\'s opposition Labour Party will hold Prime Minister Boris Johnson\\\'s government to its promise of securing a free trade deal with the European Union by the end of t...
Jun 17, 2020
Takeaway coffee and fitness classes return to UK inflation data as lockdown eases
b'b"By David Milliken\\nLONDON (Reuters) - Haircuts, holidays and a pint at the pub remain off limits but prices for takeaway coffees, muffins and fitness classes have returned to Britain\'s inflation...
Jun 17, 2020
France's Le Maire: We must prepare for long and gradual economic recovery
b'b\'PARIS (Reuters) - French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Wednesday that the world must prepare for a long and gradual economic recovery as the coronavirus has not fully disappeared.\\n"I ...
Jun 17, 2020
UK minister apologises for misnaming soccer star Rashford, citing Harry Potter confusion
b'b\'LONDON (Reuters) - Health minister Matt Hancock apologised on Wednesday to England soccer player Marcus Rashford for getting his name wrong, suggesting that confusion with the star of the Harry P...
Jun 17, 2020
EU puts up barricade plan for state-backed foreign buyers
b'b\'By Foo Yun Chee\\nBRUSSELS (Reuters) - State-backed foreign firms will have a harder time buying European Union companies under a proposal by the bloc\\\'s executive, which is pursuing more prote...
Jun 17, 2020
UK's Supreme Court rules against Mastercard, Visa in retailers' fees battle
b'b\'LONDON (Reuters) - Britain\\\'s highest court on Wednesday upheld an earlier Court of Appeal ruling that credit card companies Visa and Mastercard restricted competition in the way they set fees ...
Jun 17, 2020
UK says it aims to join Trans-Pacific free trading group
b'b\'LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom announced on Wednesday it would pursue accession to a revamped version of the Trans-Pacific Partnership.\\n"Today we\\xe2\\x80\\x99re announcing our intent t...
Jun 17, 2020
Germany's SPD want Scholz as chancellor candidate: report
b'b"BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany\'s Social Democrats (SPD) will ask Finance Minister Olaf Scholz to be their chancellor candidate in an election next year when conservative Angela Merkel\'s fourth and l...
Jun 17, 2020
German cabinet approves record new borrowing in coronavirus fight
b'b\'By Michael Nienaber\\nBERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel\\\'s cabinet on Wednesday passed another extra budget to finance its bumper stimulus package, pushing up overall new borrowing to...
Jun 17, 2020
