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Subsiding layoffs raise cautious optimism for U.S. labor market

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of Americans filing new applications for u...

5th February, 2021

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With crowdfunding, UK homeless upskill to work on COVID-19 frontline

By Lin Taylor LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – With hundreds of people dying of coronavir...

5th February, 2021

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Hit by shortage, Volkswagen demands boost to Europe chip sector

By Jan Schwartz and Christoph Steitz FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Europe needs to stump up cash to bo...

5th February, 2021

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Irish house completions fell 2% in 2020, avoiding feared collapse

DUBLIN (Reuters) – The number of new homes built in Ireland last year fell by 1.9% to just und...

4th February, 2021

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Rolls-Royce disposal plan banks 150 million euros from Bergen Engines sale

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Rolls-Royce agreed to sell its Bergen Engines unit to Russi...

4th February, 2021

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EU watchdog says super regulator for insurers is overdue

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Regulating insurers in the European Union should be removed fr...

4th February, 2021

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UK home-working rises to highest since June on COVID lockdown

LONDON (Reuters) – The proportion of British workers working solely from home rose to 36% in t...

4th February, 2021

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Britain’s JD Sports targets more deals after raising 464 million pounds

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s biggest sportswear retailer JD Sports Fashion has raised 46...

4th February, 2021

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UK new car sales slump around 40% in lockdown January

LONDON (Reuters) – British new car registrations fell by around 40% year-on-year in January, a...

4th February, 2021

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Oil climbs after OPEC+ maintains oil output cuts, U.S. stock draw

By Jessica Jaganathan SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices extended gains on Thursday after the OP...

4th February, 2021

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Dollar holds gains on optimism for economic outlook

By Stanley White TOKYO (Reuters) – The dollar traded near its strongest in more than two month...

4th February, 2021

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The Impact of Brexit on Close-out Netting Opinions

By Robert Peat, Consultant, D2 Legal Technology On 1 December 2020 ISDA published a high-level overv...

4th February, 2021