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France backs Spanish EU recovery fund plan in principle: presidential adviser
PARIS (Reuters) - France backs a Spanish proposal for a "recovery fund" for the European Union in principle, a French presidential adviser said on Wednesday, adding that the terms can be discussed but...
Apr 22, 2020
Futures bounce after two days of oil-led rout
By C Nivedita and Shreyashi Sanyal (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rebounded on Wednesday as upbeat quarterly earnings reports lifted investor sentiment following a two-day selloff due to a recor...
Apr 22, 2020
Airports of Thailand expects passengers to decline by more than 50%
BANGKOK (Reuters) - State-owned Airports of Thailand Pcl said on Wednesday it expects the number of passengers passing through its airports to decline by 53% this year due to the outbreak of the new c...
Apr 22, 2020
Investment Association offers relief to hard-hit equity income funds
LONDON (Reuters) - The Investment Association (IA) has relaxed the eligibility requirements for funds in its UK and Global equity income sectors, as a raft of COVID-19 dividend suspensions meant many ...
Apr 22, 2020
Germany sees debt ratio rising to 75.25% of GDP this year
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany expects its debt-to-gross domestic product (GDP) ratio to rise to 75.25% this year, up from 60%, due to new borrowing and a range of measures aimed at cushioning the economi...
Apr 22, 2020
Fast Retailing CEO criticises Japan’s lack of virus tests: report
TOKYO (Reuters) - The head of Fast Retailing Co , owner of fashion chain Uniqlo, criticised Japan's lack of coronavirus testing in a media interview, joining a chorus of executives questioning Prime M...
Apr 22, 2020
Safe as houses? Trading from home tests bank defences during crisis
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Trading worth billions of dollars has shifted to kitchen tables or bedrooms as traders work through the coronavirus crisis from home, testing patchy fixes to make sure ...
Apr 22, 2020
‘A disaster’: Roche CEO’s verdict on some COVID-19 antibody tests
By John Miller ZURICH (Reuters) - Some blood tests being marketed to tell people if they have had the new coronavirus are a "disaster", Roche Chief Executive Severin Schwan said on Wednesday as he pre...
Apr 22, 2020
Exxon Mobil starts building $10 billion China petrochemical complex: Xinhua
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp kicked off construction on Wednesday of its $10 billion petrochemical complex in south Chinese city Huizhou, state news agency Xinhua reported. The complex, whic...
Apr 22, 2020
Hong Kong Monetary Authority sells HK$1.55 billion as HKD hits strong end of trading range
HONG KONG (Reuters) - The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) sold HK$1.55 billion ($200.01 million) into the market as the Hong Kong Dollar strengthened to its trading limit. The aggregate balance - ...
Apr 22, 2020
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