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Saint-Gobain’s CEO to step down this summer
(Reuters) - Saint-Gobain's Chief Executive Pierre-Andr de Chalendar will step down this summer, the French construction materials group announced on Thursday as it reported record second-half results....
Feb 25, 2021
USTR nominee Tai says U.S. can help craft new trade rules in ‘grey areas’ to hold China accountable
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Katherine Tai, President Joe Biden's nominee to be the next U.S. Trade Representative, said on Thursday that the United States can work with other countries to craft new trade r...
Feb 25, 2021
Bullard says “rosy outlook” no cause to begin discussing pullback of Fed support
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S.'s improving growth outlook and rising market bond yields are not pushing the Federal Reserve to consider paring back the bond purchases it is conducting each month to b...
Feb 25, 2021
Global money laundering watchdog keeps Pakistan on terrorism financing ‘grey list’
KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) - Global money laundering watchdog the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on Thursday said it would keep Pakistan on its terrorism financing "grey list". In an online press...
Feb 25, 2021
Freeport eyes U.S. expansions as Biden’s EV plans boost copper demand
By Ernest Scheyder (Reuters) - Freeport-McMoRan Inc is set to approve expansions at several U.S. copper mines to capitalize on surging demand for the red metal as President Joe Biden moves to electrif...
Feb 25, 2021
USTR nominee Tai says U.S., EU must come together to resolve aircraft subsidy dispute
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's nominee as top trade official, Katherine Tai, on Thursday said the United States and the European Union needed to come together to resolve a longstand...
Feb 25, 2021
Governments should harness benefits of digital cash, address risks: IMF
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Policymakers should aim to harness the benefits of digital currencies while addressing their risks and legal challenges, the International Monetary Fund said on Thursday. "Central...
Feb 25, 2021
Shift to sun, ski and suburbs gives Airbnb advantage over hotels
By Ankit Ajmera (Reuters) - Airbnb's quarterly results are likely to show the pandemic may have helped the home rental company lure leisure travelers away from big hotels during the global travel coll...
Feb 25, 2021
Majority of Americans support $15 minimum wage, Reuters/Ipsos poll shows
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A majority of Americans support the idea of more than doubling the minimum wage to $15 per hour, a Reuters/Ipsos poll showed on Thursday as Senate Democrats await a ruling on wh...
Feb 25, 2021
Brazil President Bolsonaro says state firms must fulfill a social function
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday the country's state-controlled companies should fulfill a social function and that a different understanding by a chief ex...
Feb 25, 2021
