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Exclusive: Reckitt Kicks Off Sale Of Some Personal Care Brands - Sources
Consumer goods group Reckitt Benckiser Group is preparing to sell some of its noncore personal care brands, including Veet hair removal cream and Clearasil acne cream, four sources familiar with the matter said on Monday.
Chinese Investors Flock To Newly-launched Funds Targeting Ant IPO
Chinese investors are pouring into newlylaunched mutual funds targeting Ant Group's upcoming initial public offering, underscoring strong demand for technology shares at a time when Chinese tech firms are facing increasing U.S. scrutiny.
BPCL Executive Says Privatisation Will Unlock Value For Company
Privatisation of Bharat Petroleum Corp will unlock value by increasing investment and technology, its chairman told a shareholders meeting on Monday.
Rupee Rises 6 Paise to 73.55 Against US Dollar in Early Trade
Forex traders said investors would look for cues from the first presidential debate between US President Donald Trump and Democratic candidate Joe Biden, set for Tuesday.
RBI Likely to Maintain Status Quo in Upcoming Policy Review
The six-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) headed by RBI Governor is scheduled to meet for three days starting September 29.
Desk Shortage Forces People To Get Creative About Workspaces
First it was toilet paper. Disinfectant wipes. Beans. Coins. Computers. Now, desks are in short supply because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Tech ETF Outflows Send A Wake-up Call After Sizzling Rally
Passive investors, the backbone of the Nasdaq's rally this year, seem to have lost their nerve, pulling massive amounts of cash in recent days from indextracking technology funds in what many see as an ominous sign for the sector.
IRDAI Identifies LIC, GIC, New India Assurance Systemically Important Insurers
Regulator IRDAI has identified LIC, GIC and New India Assurance as domestic systemically important insurers (D-SIIs) and subsequently decided to subject them to enhanced regulatory supervision. The three insurers have also been asked to raise the level...
Exclusive: AstraZeneca Gets Partial Immunity In Low-cost EU Vaccine Deal
European governments will pay claims above an agreed limit against AstraZeneca over sideeffects from its potential COVID19 vaccine, under different terms to a deal struck with Sanofi, an EU official told Reuters.
U.S. Wants To Ensure More Children Transported In Rear-facing Car Seats
U.S. auto safety regulators on Thursday proposed revising recommendations to increase the number of children age 1 or younger who are transported in rearfacing car seats.
Stocks Fall Despite Wall St Stimulus Hope; Dollar Flat
Wall Street rose on hopes of more economic stimulus but the gains were not enough to lift an index of stocks across the globe on Thursday, while the dollar was little changed.
Exclusive: Chinese State Investors To Take BMW Partner Brilliance Private - Sources
Chinese statebacked investors are considering taking BMW's main Chinese jointventure partner Brilliance private, five people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, in the latest such deal targeting beaten down Hong Konglisted stocks.
Gilead To Pay $97 Million To Settle U.S. Kickback Probe
Gilead Sciences Inc has agreed to pay $97 million to resolve U.S. government claims it used a purportedly independent charity to pay illegal kickbacks to cover Medicare patients' outofpocket costs for its pulmonary arterial hypertension drug Letairis.
Fed Policymakers Vow To Keep Interest Rates Near Zero, Call For More Fiscal Help
Federal Reserve officials on Wednesday doubled down on efforts to convince investors they will keep monetary policy easy for years to allow unemployment to fall, emphasizing that interest rates will stay near zero until inflation gets to 2% and stays ther...
Wells Fargo CEO Apologizes For Comments About Diversity
Wells Fargo CEO Charles Scharf is apologizing for comments he made about the difficulty of finding qualified Black executives.
New SUV Is Next Step In VW's Post-scandal Electric Offensive
Volkswagen is unveiling a batterypowered sportutility vehicle that is headed for global markets including the United States and China, as the company takes a major step forward in its campaign to make electric cars a massmarket choice.