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U.S. economy likely logged its weakest performance in 74 years in 2020
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy likely contracted at its sharpest pace since World War Two in 2020 as COVID-19 ravaged services businesses like restaurants and airlines, thro...
Syndicated Content Jan 27, 2021
Apple says new privacy notifications to roll out in ‘early spring’
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - Apple Inc said on Thursday that new privacy pop-up notifications will start appearing on most iPhones as soon as "early spring," a requirement that major digital advertis...
Syndicated Content Jan 27, 2021
Exclusive: Samsung, Hyundai, Daewoo prepare for Petrobras oil platform tender – sources
By Sabrina Valle and Marta Nogueira RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Three consortia including Asian shipyards are preparing to compete to build Brazil's Petrobras' first two in-house platforms in more than...
Syndicated Content Jan 27, 2021
China wants to work with foreign peers on anti-trust issues, central bank vice governor says
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's regulators want to step up exchanges with international counterparts and strengthen co-operation on anti-trust issues, data treatment and consumer protection, China's cent...
Syndicated Content Jan 27, 2021
Hedge fund Melvin Capital has closed GameStop position: spokesman
BOSTON (Reuters) - Hedge fund Melvin Capital Management, which had suffered heavy losses by betting against video game retailer GameStop, has closed out the position and repositioned the portfolio, a ...
Syndicated Content Jan 27, 2021
FedEx to relocate Hong Kong-based pilots to San Francisco to avoid quarantine: memo
(Reuters) - Freight carrier FedEx Corp will temporarily relocate its Hong Kong-based pilots to San Francisco because it expects the Asian financial capital to establish strict 14-day hotel quarantine ...
Syndicated Content Jan 27, 2021
China 2020 fiscal spending up 2.8% y/y, revenue falls 3.9%
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's fiscal revenue fell 3.9% in 2020 from a year earlier, while expenditure rose 2.8%, the finance ministry said on Thursday, underscoring the difficulties in government financ...
Syndicated Content Jan 27, 2021
Steven Cohen’s fund Point72 suffers 15% loss amid GameStop frenzy: NYT
(Reuters) - Billionaire investor Steven Cohen's Point72 Asset Management has suffered a nearly 15% loss this year due to a sudden surge in the shares of video-game retailer GameStop Corp, the New York...
Syndicated Content Jan 27, 2021
Apple grabs 23.4% global smartphone market in fourth-quarter: IDC
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Apple Inc cornered nearly a quarter of the global smartphone market over October-December and jumped to the top of the winner's tally, IDC data showed, as shipments surged 22%. T...
Syndicated Content Jan 27, 2021
Oil slips on tightening COVID-19 curbs, especially in China
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Oil prices slid in early trade on Thursday on fresh worries about weakened fuel demand, after England clamped down on travel and China, the world's second-largest ...
Syndicated Content Jan 27, 2021





