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Futures slip as tech rally pauses; economic data awaited
By Medha Singh (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures dipped on Thursday as a rally in technology stocks cooled and investors looked forward to data on weekly jobless claims as well as business surveys ...
Syndicated Content Sep 03, 2020
USDA defends estimate of China corn imports, despite hot sales pace
By Julie Ingwersen CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday defended its latest monthly forecast of China's corn imports, a figure that surprised analysts given that corn sa...
Syndicated Content Oct 29, 2020
Unilever sets 1 billion euro sales target for meat, dairy alternatives
By Martinne Geller LONDON (Reuters) - Unilever expects sales of its plant-based meat and dairy products to reach 1 billion euros over the next five to seven years, it said on Wednesday, helped by grow...
Syndicated Content Nov 18, 2020
Tiffany beats profit estimates on soaring China demand
(Reuters) - Tiffany & Co, which is being bought by French luxury giant LVMH, beat Wall Street expectations for quarterly profit on Tuesday as the U.S. jeweler benefited from an over 70% rise in sa...
Syndicated Content Nov 24, 2020
London determined to stay top in euro derivatives clearing, LSE says
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - The City of London is determined to make sure that it remains the top centre for clearing euro-denominated financial derivatives, a senior London Stock Exchange officia...
Syndicated Content Dec 01, 2020
Australia's Afterpay first-quarter sales more than double on U.S. growth
By Nikhil Nainan (Reuters) - Australia's Afterpay Ltd said on Wednesday underlying sales in the first-quarter more than doubled, helped by strong growth in the United States where the buy-now-pay-late...
Syndicated Content Oct 28, 2020
As pandemic spurs a tidying-up frenzy, Japan's market for second-hand goods booms
By Kim Kyung Hoon TOKYO (Reuters) - When Japan announced a state of emergency due to the coronavirus pandemic this year, people were urged to declutter their homes to pass the time, with Tokyo's gover...
Syndicated Content Dec 14, 2020
Back home: the premature baby born during UK's COVID crisis
By Hannah McKay BURNLEY, England (Reuters) - At the peak of Britain's coronavirus outbreak in April when hundreds were dying each day from COVID-19, Kirsty Anderson was rushed to hospital to give birt...
Syndicated Content Jun 24, 2020
Amazon drops French Black Friday ad campaign as lockdown starts
PARIS (Reuters) - Amazon is withdrawing advertising for pre-Black Friday discounts in France, after the government said the campaign was unfair to small shops at time when a coronavirus lockdown has f...
Syndicated Content Oct 31, 2020
Venture capital hits record high in U.S. in 2020 despite pandemic
By Jane Lanhee Lee (Reuters) - Venture capital backed companies in the United States raised nearly $130 billion last year, setting a record despite the COVID-19 pandemic, figures from data firm CB Ins...
Syndicated Content Jan 08, 2021