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Forcing foreign banks to become EU branches ‘a last resort’, says official
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Forcing foreign bank branches in the European Union to become subsidiaries would be a "last resort" to shed light on regulatory blind spots, a senior EU official said o...
Feb 15, 2022
Afghan basketball star finds hope in Spain after fleeing Taliban
By Vincent West BILBAO, Spain (Reuters) - Six months after fleeing Taliban rule in her homeland, Nilofar Bayat, former captain of the Afghanistan women's wheelchair basketball team, is slowly adjustin...
Feb 15, 2022
U.S. to allow advanced headlights after Toyota petition
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Tuesday said it would allow advanced headlights known as "adaptive driving beams" to be used in vehicles on U.S. roads...
Feb 15, 2022
Meta’s Facebook to pay $90 million to settle privacy lawsuit over user tracking
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - Facebook agreed to pay $90 million to settle a decade-old privacy lawsuit accusing it of tracking users' internet activity even after they logged out of the social medi...
Feb 15, 2022
France can afford to cut business tax by 10-15 billion euros – minister
PARIS (Reuters) - France can only afford to cut business tax by another 10 billion to 15 billion euros without putting its public deficit reduction plans at risk, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said ...
Feb 15, 2022
U.S. Senate Republican leader McConnell to meet with Fed’s Powell on inflation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said he planned to meet with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday to discuss inflation and the U.S. economy. "I look forwa...
Feb 15, 2022
Tyson Foods ends mask mandate for some workers, but not at meat plants
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Tyson Foods Inc said fully vaccinated employees at some facilities will no longer be required to wear masks starting on Tuesday, but those at meat-packing plants would still have t...
Feb 15, 2022
BIS chief says new policies needed to enhance resilience of private firms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Many of the macroeconomic policies that governments have pursued during the COVID-19 pandemic have hit their limits and a new approach to enhance the resilience of private firms...
Feb 15, 2022
Key EU lawmaker aims for April pact on rules to rein in tech giants
By Foo Yun Chee STRASBOURG (Reuters) - Landmark EU rules aimed at curbing the power of U.S. tech giants could be agreed between lawmakers and EU countries as soon as April, with sticking points expect...
Feb 15, 2022
U.S. corporate probe settlements fell in 2021 -Justice Department
By Chris Prentice WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of deals resolving U.S. government investigations into corporate misconduct declined sharply last year as President Joe Biden's administration took ...
Feb 15, 2022
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