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Fed’s Bostic: would be prudent to keep U.S. emergency lending programs open
(Reuters) - Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank President Raphael Bostic said on Thursday it would be "prudent" to keep open the Fed's emergency lending and backstop programs created to help stabilize financ...
Nov 19, 2020
Corteva sticks with CEO amid Starboard pressure -sources
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss BOSTON (Reuters) - Corteva Inc's board of directors decided to back chief executive officer James Collins after activist investor Starboard Value LP took issue with the performa...
Nov 19, 2020
Tesla surge adds to dominance of S&P 500’s biggest players
By Noel Randewich (Reuters) - Tesla Inc extended its rally on Thursday ahead of its December debut in the S&P 500 , with its market value nearing $500 billion, highlighting the growing domination of m...
Nov 19, 2020
‘Dial back’ or ’emergency brake?’ New lockdowns and the U.S. economy
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The surge in new COVID-19 infections is driving a fresh wave of restrictions in cities and counties across the United States. California's "emergency brake," Oregon's "freeze...
Nov 19, 2020
Facebook probe in final stages as FTC, U.S. states prepare lawsuits
By Diane Bartz and Paresh Dave WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Trade Commission and a bipartisan group of dozens of state attorneys general are in the final stages of filing one or more major antit...
Nov 19, 2020
Mnuchin pulls plug on some of Fed’s pandemic lending programs
By Howard Schneider and Ann Saphir (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Thursday asked the central bank to return money earmarked under the March pandemic relief act for emergency lending ...
Nov 19, 2020
Biden says he has picked a Treasury secretary who will please all Democrats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Joe Biden said on Thursday he had selected a person to run the Treasury Department and would reveal his choice as soon as next week. "We've made that decision," ...
Nov 19, 2020
U.S. Realtors settle federal lawsuit, to give consumers more information
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The National Association of Realtors (NAR) settled a federal lawsuit by agreeing to give potential home buyers more accurate information about commissions an...
Nov 19, 2020
EU leaders to continue talks on budget with Hungary, Poland: Merkel
BERLIN (Reuters) - European Union leaders will continue to discuss the bloc's 1.8 trillion euro ($2.14 trillion) plan to recover from the recession caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has been veto...
Nov 19, 2020
Tyson Foods suspends employees after lawsuit alleges managers bet on workers catching COVID-19
By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) - Tyson Foods Inc said on Thursday it suspended employees without pay and hired former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to conduct an investigation in response to a ...
Nov 19, 2020
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