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Volkswagen points finger at suppliers over car chip shortage
By Jan Schwartz and Christoph Steitz FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Volkswagen said bad planning on the part of its suppliers has compounded a computer chip shortage blighting the global auto industry, claimin...
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Climate change ‘stranded assets’ could slash countries’ credit ratings: Fitch
LONDON (Reuters) - The cost of so-called 'stranded assets' as the world moves away from fossil fuels could cause substantial falls in exporters' sovereign credit ratings in the coming decades, a new r...
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AB InBev takes Constellation to U.S. court over Corona brand name
By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The Mexican arm of drinks company Anheuser-Busch InBev accused U.S. firm Constellation Brands in a lawsuit filed on Monday of breaching a deal on the use of t...
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Explainer: Bitcoin’s mainstream charge raises stakes for central bank digital cash
By Tom Wilson LONDON (Reuters) - As cryptocurrencies increasingly go mainstream, pressure is growing on the world's biggest central banks to move forward with their plans to issue digital cash and fen...
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Euro zone mulls stimulus calibration when economy restarts after COVID
By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone finance ministers are holding initial talks on Monday on when and how the expected pick up in economic activity, and the lifting of pandemic lockdown...
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Ford dissolves its 7.6% stake in Velodyne Lidar
(Reuters) - Ford Motor Co has dissolved its stake in Velodyne Lidar Inc, a maker of sensors used in self-driving cars, according to a regulatory filing on Monday. As of Sept. 30, Ford had a passive st...
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Nigeria’s Okonjo-Iweala confirmed as WTO DG
GENEVA (Reuters) - Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was selected by consensus to be the next director-general of the World Trade Organization at a closed-door meeting on Monday, according to two sources ...
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Column: Funds bought U.S. crude ahead of big freeze – John Kemp
By John Kemp LONDON (Reuters) - Hedge funds purchased more petroleum last week, but buying was almost entirely concentrated in WTI, which suggests it was driven by the prospect of freezing weather tem...
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France’s BNP to stop financing firms farming deforested land in the Amazon
PARIS (Reuters) - France's largest bank BNP Paribas pledged on Monday to stop financing firms producing or buying either beef or soybeans cultivated on land in the Amazon cleared or converted after 20...
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Bollore to keep strong grip on Universal after $36 billion listing
By Mathieu Rosemain and Sudip Kar-Gupta PARIS (Reuters) - French tycoon Vincent Bollore will retain strong influence over Universal Music Group as a major shareholder following its planned 30-billion-...
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