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Warburg Pincus leads $153 million fundraising for UK fintech Quantexa
By Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) - UK-based Quantexa has raised $153 million in a funding round led by Warburg Pincus, the financial technology start-up said on Tuesday, as it seeks to accelerate its ...
Jul 13, 2021
U.S. output surging amid pandemic due to digitization – Goldman
(Reuters) - The shutdowns linked to the COVID-19 pandemic have hurt the U.S. economy, but Goldman Sachs analysts are seeing a redeeming trend - a productivity surge led by a rapid digitization, which ...
Jul 13, 2021
Exclusive: European efforts to assess Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine stymied by data gaps
By Michel Rose, Polina Ivanova and Emilio Parodi PARIS (Reuters) - The developers of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine have repeatedly failed to provide data that regulators deem to be standard r...
Jul 13, 2021
Biden to warn U.S. companies of risks of operating in Hong Kong – FT
(Reuters) - The Biden administration will this week warn U.S. companies of the increasing risks of operating in Hong Kong as China asserts greater control over the financial hub, the Financial Times r...
Jul 13, 2021
Indonesia’s June exports seen up 50% year-on-year, but pace slowing: Reuters poll
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's exports likely surged again in June, but the pace may have slowed to the softest in three months after palm oil prices eased, while rising COVID-19 cases at home pressu...
Jul 13, 2021
Bank of England scraps pandemic-era curbs on bank dividends
LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England on Tuesday scrapped pandemic-era curbs on dividends from HSBC, Barclays and other top lenders, saying its stress test showed the sector is well capitalised to co...
Jul 13, 2021
Nokia plans to raise full-year outlook
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Nokia said on Tuesday it expects to raise its full-year outlook as business picked up pace in the second quarter. "Our first half performance has shown evidence of this in good c...
Jul 13, 2021
Analysis: Digital rivals? Central bank e-cash plans prompt lenders to wade in
By Anna Irrera and Tom Wilson LONDON (Reuters) - As central banks dabble with digital currencies, commercial lenders are ramping up efforts to influence policy and technical plans, according to more t...
Jul 13, 2021
More than 900,000 people in France rush for COVID vaccine as tougher measures near
PARIS (Reuters) - More than 900,000 people in France rushed to set up appointments to get vaccinated on Monday night after the president warned that people would see curbs imposed on them if they did ...
Jul 13, 2021
Exclusive: Alibaba, others weigh bids for Unisplendour stake worth up to $7.7 billion – sources
By Julie Zhu and Josh Horwitz HONG KONG/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and Chinese state-backed firms are exploring bids for a stake in Unisplendour Corp, a cloud computing infrastruct...
Jul 13, 2021
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