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China’s Tencent builds stake in UK digital bank Monzo
(Reuters) - Chinese gaming and social media company Tencent Holdings Ltd has taken a small stake in Britain's Monzo as part of a fundraising, the digital bank said on Friday, just weeks after it fetch...
Dec 31, 2021
U.S. equity funds receive big inflows as investors downgrade Omicron impact -Lipper
(Reuters) - U.S. equity funds received robust inflows for a second week in the seven days to Dec. 29 as investors welcomed signs that the Omicron coronavirus variant won't bring a big setback to the e...
Dec 31, 2021
India’s antitrust body orders probe into Apple over alleged abuse of app market
By Aditya Kalra and Abhirup Roy NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's competition watchdog on Friday ordered an investigation into Apple Inc's business practices in the country, saying it was of the initial v...
Dec 31, 2021
Kenya’s GDP growth at 9.9% yr/yr in Q3 2021 – finance minister
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's economy grew 9.9% year-on-year in the third quarter of this year as it rebounded from the effects of the COPVID-19 pandemic, Finance Minister Ukur Yatani said on Friday. "E...
Dec 31, 2021
COVID-driven flight delays, cancellations persist on 2021’s final day
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) -Thousands of flights within the United States and internationally were delayed or canceled early on Friday, adding to the travel disruptions during the holiday week due to...
Dec 31, 2021
EU records first drop in sparkling wine exports in decade as champagne loses its fizz
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's exports of sparkling wine to the rest of the world fell last year for the first time in a decade, Eurostat said on Friday, largely because of a massive drop i...
Dec 31, 2021
Biden, Manchin spoke about social spending bill after Manchin’s rejection – White House adviser
(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden and Senator Joe Manchin spoke about the "Build Back Better" bill a day after the conservative Democratic senator publicly rejected the president's social spending ...
Dec 31, 2021
Global equity funds lure big inflows as Omicron fears ease – Lipper
(Reuters) - Global equity funds drew massive inflows for a second week in the seven days to Dec. 29 as investors welcomed signs that the economic impact from the spread of the Omicron COVID-19 variant...
Dec 31, 2021
Illinois legislature trimming session days in January thanks to COVID-19
(Undated) — The Illinois state legislature will have less time to work with when it comes to law-making in the New Year. State lawmakers are scaling back legislative session dates in January due...
Dec 31, 2021
Futures dip in quiet trading as new year beckons
By Medha Singh (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures slipped on Friday, even as Wall Street's main indexes looked to finish the year with handsome gains for the third time in a row, supported by massiv...
Dec 31, 2021
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