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German IWH institute cuts German 2021 GDP forecast
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's IWH economic institute on Thursday cut its 2021 growth forecast for Europe's largest economy to 3.7% from 4.4% in December as the country risks a third wave of the coronav...
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Italy set to launch 40-bln euro fund for virus-hit companies: sources
By Giuseppe Fonte and Elisa Anzolin ROME (Reuters) - Italy plans to launch a fund worth up to 40 billion euros ($47.8 billion) this month to help its companies hit by the coronavirus crisis raise capi...
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Shell names former BHP boss Mackenzie as chairman
By Ron Bousso LONDON (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell on Thursday announced Andrew Mackenzie, a former BHP CEO and BP veteran, as its next chairman who will help lead the energy company through a major s...
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Exclusive: Forward Health valued at over $1 billion in latest funding from SoftBank, others – source
By Noor Zainab Hussain (Reuters) - Forward Health has raised $225 million from investors led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and Peter Thiel's Founders Fund, in a late-stage funding round that values the he...
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Shell’s 2020 carbon emissions fall on the back of fuel sales drop
By Ron Bousso and Shadia Nasralla LONDON (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell, owner of the world's largest fuel retail network, said on Thursday its total greenhouse gas emissions dropped 16% in 2020 as oil...
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China’s JD.com quarterly revenue rises 31% on e-retail strength
(Reuters) - Chinese e-commerce company JD.com Inc reported a 31% jump in fourth-quarter revenue on Thursday as more shoppers flocked to its website on the back of a broader shift to online shopping tr...
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Americans seek compensation for failed COVID-19 treatments from U.S. fund
By Tom Hals In March of last year, Steve Cicala took his wife, Susan, to the emergency room at Clara Maass Medical Center in New Jersey to treat a worsening cough and fever, unaware she had COVID-19. ...
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Pandemic dents BMW 2020 profit, despite China-lead rebound
By Nick Carey LONDON (Reuters) - German carmaker BMW said on Thursday that its operating profit for 2020 fell due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but said that it was back on a profitable course following a...
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Analysis: ‘Chinese business, Out!’ Myanmar anger threatens investment plans
(Reuters) - "China's gas pipeline will be burned," chanted a group of protesters in Myanmar this week on the route of a Chinese pipeline. Hailed by China as a symbol of "mutually beneficial cooperatio...
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Smarter dressing in store for Hugo Boss as lockdowns lift
By Emma Thomasson BERLIN (Reuters) - Hugo Boss expects its business will continue to suffer in the first quarter but forecast a gradual recovery from April as people buy new clothes when they emerge f...
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