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French Finance Minister reaffirms he has no plans to raise taxes
(Reuters) - French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire reaffirmed on Thursday that he had no plans to raise taxes, even as the government faces pressure to reduce its deficit. "We will not raise taxes," L...
Jun 17, 2021
Fintech firm Wise to list directly on London’s stock market
By Pamela Barbaglia LONDON (Reuters) - British fintech firm Wise said on Thursday it will go public in London in what will be the first direct listing of a technology company on the London Stock Excha...
Jun 17, 2021
Japan’s Mazda aims to launch 13 electrified car models by 2025
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Mazda Motor Corp will introduce 13 electric car models by about 2025, including hybrids and plug-in hybrids, the automaker said on Thursday, as it looks to electrify all vehi...
Jun 17, 2021
TikTok owner ByteDance’s 2020 revenue soars, net loss at $45 billion – memo
BEIJING (Reuters) - TikTok owner ByteDance's total revenue more than doubled last year to $34.3 billion but its net loss widened to $45 billion, according to a company memo seen by Reuters. The wideni...
Jun 17, 2021
Travel for the vaccinated? We’re looking at all options, UK minister says
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is looking at all the options on a possible easing of COVID-19 international travel restrictions, including allowing those with both vaccinations to go abroad, Financial Sec...
Jun 17, 2021
N.Korea gives $300,000 for Myanmar in first financial aid since 2005
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has provided $300,000 to a U.N.-led humanitarian aid initiative for Myanmar, marking its first donation to other countries since 2005, U.N. data showed on...
Jun 17, 2021
Ericsson wins 5G core contracts from Vodafone in UK, Germany
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Ericsson said on Thursday it had won contracts from Vodafone to supply 5G core equipment for its standalone network in the UK and 5G core network in Germany. The Swedish company ...
Jun 17, 2021
Reinsurers look at dumping coal from bulk-buy policies in green gambit
By Carolyn Cohn and Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) - Major reinsurers have already pulled back from providing bespoke cover for coal projects as part of efforts to meet global climate change commitment...
Jun 17, 2021
Internet outages hit Virgin Australia, Australian lenders
(Reuters) - Australian airline Virgin Australia and the country's main lenders grappled with internet outages on Thursday, they said on social media. Commonwealth Bank, Westpac and ANZ were among the ...
Jun 17, 2021
Australian central bank cancels bond operation as banks report outages
SYDNEY (Reuters) - The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is cancelling Thursday's operation to buy long-dated government bonds because of technical difficulties, it said, as reports circulated of intern...
Jun 17, 2021
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