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Brazil’s BRF proposes $1.2 billion capital increase, market sees potential move by Marfrig
By Gabriel Araujo and Tatiana Bautzer SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Shares in Brazilian food processor BRF SA soared on Friday after it proposed a capital increase through the issuance of 325 million new comm...
Dec 17, 2021
China’s Alibaba pledges carbon neutrality by 2030
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Alibaba Group will aim to achieve carbon neutrality in its own operations and slash emissions across its supply chains and transportation networks by 50% by the end of the decade,...
Dec 17, 2021
Telecom Italia reaches draft accord for former CEO Gubitosi to leave board – sources
MILAN (Reuters) - Telecom Italia (TIM) has reached a draft agreement for former Chief Executive Luigi Gubitosi to leave his board seat, two sources close to the matter told Reuters on Friday. Gubitosi...
Dec 17, 2021
U.S. bond funds post biggest weekly outflow in 20 months – Lipper
(Reuters) - U.S. bond funds witnessed big outflows in the week to Dec. 15 as a surge in inflation solidified investor expectations that the Federal Reserve would be more aggressive in unwinding its st...
Dec 17, 2021
More than 240 pro-migrant groups urge Biden to end Trump-era border policies
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than 240 pro-migrant organizations urged President Joe Biden on Friday to terminate two border policies that block or reduce access to asylum in the United St...
Dec 17, 2021
ECB ‘increasingly likely’ to hit 2% inflation goal, Kazaks says
By Francesco Canepa FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank is "increasingly likely" to achieve its goal of stabilising euro zone inflation at 2% but needs proof of that happening before takin...
Dec 17, 2021
Special Report-Amazon partnered with China propaganda arm to win Beijing’s favor, document shows
By Steve Stecklow and Jeffrey Dastin LONDON (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc was marketing a collection of President Xi Jinping's speeches and writings on its Chinese website about two years ago, when Beiji...
Dec 17, 2021
NY Fed’s Williams says faster taper creates possibility of rate increases next year
(Reuters) - Federal Reserve officials are focused on bringing inflation down to their 2% goal and ending the taper by March will give them greater "optionality" next year to raise interest rates if ne...
Dec 17, 2021
Coast Guard, officials monitoring ‘potential’ oil spill off California – local media
(Reuters) - The U.S. Coast Guard and state officials were monitoring an oil sheen spotted roughly two miles off the coast of California in the same area where a pipeline break caused a spill in Octobe...
Dec 17, 2021
NFL-Warner ready for Hollywood close-up as rag-to-riches journey hits theaters
By Frank Pingue (Reuters) - Kurt Warner knew long ago that the unconventional route he took to becoming a Super Bowl champion was fit for a feel-good Hollywood script but that does not mean the former...
Dec 17, 2021
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