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France’s BNP Paribas postpones return to office for U.S. staff
By Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK (Reuters) - BNP Paribas is pushing back its return-to-office date for U.S. employees by nearly a month to the second week of February due to the Omicron variant, an execut...
Jan 21, 2022
Ex-Giuliani associate Fruman to be sentenced in campaign finance case
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - Igor Fruman, who helped Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani collect damaging information about Joe Biden before he was elected president, will learn o...
Jan 21, 2022
U.S. leading economic indicator rises strongly in December
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A gauge of future U.S. economic activity increased solidly in December, suggesting the expansion would continue despite challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic and anticipated int...
Jan 21, 2022
ABBA settles lawsuit against tribute band over Abba Mania name
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Swedish pop supergroup ABBA has settled its lawsuit accusing a British cover band of using the name Abba Mania without permission. ABBA had sued on Dec. 3 ...
Jan 21, 2022
Timing of Bank of Canada’s rates lift-off on knife’s edge; Jan. 26 hike possible: Reuters poll
By Shrutee Sarkar and Sarupya Ganguly BENGALURU (Reuters) - The Bank of Canada will raise interest rates earlier than was thought a month ago, with only a slim majority of economists polled by Reuters...
Jan 21, 2022
World Economic Forum to hold 2022 annual meeting in Davos in May
ZURICH (Reuters) - The World Economic Forum will hold its 2022 annual meeting in the Swiss mountain resort of Davos from May 22-26, the Geneva-based group said on Friday. The WEF had in December postp...
Jan 21, 2022
German govt to cut 2022 growth forecast to 3.6% – sources
BERLIN (Reuters) -The German government will cut its economic growth forecast for this year to 3.6% from its October estimate of 4.1%, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday. The ...
Jan 21, 2022
US equity funds post outflows as yields spike
(Reuters) - U.S. equity funds faced outflows in the week to Jan. 19 on concerns over a rise in U.S. Treasury yields and a feeble start to the fourth-quarter earnings season. According to Refinitiv Lip...
Jan 21, 2022
Canada Dec retail sales seen down as COVID restrictions bite
By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian retail sales most likely fell by 2.1% in December as authorities imposed restrictions to fight the Omicron variant of the coronavirus and retailers faced...
Jan 21, 2022
Single stock options worth $1.2 trillion set to expire – Options Solutions
By Medha Singh (Reuters) - Single stock options totaling about $1.28 trillion were set to expire on Friday, potentially driving sharp market movements as Wall Street rounds out a turbulent week, analy...
Jan 21, 2022
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