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Gold Set For Best Year In A Decade With 24% Rise
Gold prices fell on Thursday as hopes for an economic recovery next year increased risk appetite, although the precious metal was set to wrap up the year with its best performance in a decade.
Scandal-battered Utility Now Faces Specter Of Pricy Lawsuits
Ohios largest electric utility, its reputation battered by scandal, has been besieged by more than a dozen lawsuits filed by angry shareholders who include some of the countrys biggest institutional investors.
'Boris The Betrayer' Has Swindled Us Over Brexit, England's Fishermen Say
For England's fishermen, Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Brexit trade deal is a betrayal because it allows some European Union boats continued access to Britain's rich inshore coastal waters.
Britain And EU Look To New Chapter As Final Hurdles To Brexit Clear
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged parliament to back his postBrexit deal with the European Union and open a new relationship as a "friendly neighbour" with the bloc.
Wall St Slips From Record Levels, Path To $2,000 Stimulus Checks In Focus
Wall Street's main indexes eased from record highs in volatile trading on Tuesday as investors worried the U.S. Senate may not quickly pass the additional pandemic aid checks to help jobless Americans.
Indiana Mattress Maker Loses Sleep Over New COVID-related Supply Chain Delays
Lauren Taylor's small mattress factory in northern Indiana has managed to survive during the coronavirus pandemic, with the help of a federal emergency loan and a surge of purchases by cocooning customers after early shopping restrictions lifted.
Ant Weighs Holding Company For Financial Businesses To Placate Regulators, Sources Say
Ant Group Co Ltd is considering folding most of its online financial businesses, including consumer lending, into a holding company that would be regulated like traditional financial firms, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said.
Adani International Container Terminal's USD Bond Issuance Oversubscribed 10 Times
It said investors were attracted by its strong shareholders, APSEZ & TiL, and their combined business strengths embedded in the company, backed by the credit quality of the issuance supported by investment grade rating affirmation by all three internation...
Mayor Of Major French Fishing Port Warns Of Brexit Deal Uncertainties
The Brexit trade deal still leaves French fisherman facing a host of unknowns, warned the mayor of the major northern fishing port of BoulognesurMer on Friday.
Mining Firm TCC Moves Virgin Islands Court For Enforcement Of $5.9 Penalty Against Pakistan
Mining firm Tethyan Cooper Company has approached the High Court of Justice in the British Virgin Islands for the enforcement of the USD 5.97 billion penalty imposed by an international tribunal against Pakistan in the Reko Diq case, a media report said o...
India Makes Future Coal Import Disclosures Mandatory
India has made it mandatory for coal importers to disclose future shipments, in a move seen as tightening screening to curb imports to protect domestic producers.
EU Acts To Prepare Path To Brexit Trade Deal, EU Sources Say
European Union member states have started to prepare their procedure to put in place a new trade deal with the United Kingdom from Jan. 1, three diplomatic sources in the bloc told Reuters, indicating a deal could be imminent.
GM Recalls 840K Vehicles For Seat Belt, Suspension Problems
General Motors is recalling nearly 840,000 vehicles in the U.S. for suspension problems or because the front seat belts can fail.
iPhone Factory Violence Shows India’s Growth Model is Not Removing Poverty Fast Enough: Arun Maira
Maira said time has come to together build a larger democratic movement, to build a fairer economy, in which farmers will get fairer prices and Dalits are more fairly included.
U.S. Senators Cruz, Rubio Warn Pacific Ally On Chinese Bid For Undersea Cable Project - Letter
Prominent U.S. lawmakers warned a Pacific ally that China risked undermining the security of a sensitive undersea cable project if a cutprice, statebacked bid wins a tender process overseen by development agencies, a letter reviewed by Reuters shows.
Global Stocks Recover As U.S. Stimulus Offsets Angst Over New Coronavirus Strain
Stocks rebounded on Tuesday, with Washington's approval of an $892 billion pandemic relief package helping them recover some of the losses caused by fears over a highly infectious new strain of COVID19.