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Analysis – Erdogan unbowed by critics, leaving little stopping lira’s collapse
By Orhan Coskun and Jonathan Spicer ANKARA (Reuters) - Little stands in the way of Turkey's currency collapse expanding into a deeper economic crisis after President Tayyip Erdogan ignored appeals, ev...
Nov 24, 2021
Analysis – Free-falling lira puts Turkey in balance of payments danger
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) - A big fall in Turkey's lira is hardly rare these days, but the currency's precipitous 20% plunge over the last week is ramping up risks of a balance of payments crisis...
Nov 24, 2021
Italy to discuss KKR’s move on TIM after binding bid, minister says
MILAN (Reuters) - The Italian government will discuss KKR's proposed takeover on Telecom Italia (TIM) when the U.S. fund makes a binding proposal, Industry Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti said on Wednesd...
Nov 24, 2021
Uber to halt app in Brussels from Friday after court ruling
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc. said it would halt operations in Brussels from Nov. 26 after a court ruled that a 2015 ban on private individuals offering taxi services also applies to pr...
Nov 24, 2021
U.S. new home sales rise in October, September revised down
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sales of new U.S. single-family homes rose in October, but the sales pace for the prior month was revised sharply down as higher prices remain a hurdle for some first-time buyer...
Nov 24, 2021
German coalition eyes return to debt limits from 2023, open to EU reforms
By Michael Nienaber BERLIN (Reuters) - The three parties set to form Germany's next government want to increase public investment in green technology and digitalisation while returning to strict debt ...
Nov 24, 2021
New comic book celebrates the life of legendary entertainer Tina Turner
(Reuters) - The highs and lows of singer Tina Turner's life are being explored in a new comic book. The biographical publication from TidalWave comics details her upbringing in Tennessee, her musical ...
Nov 24, 2021
German union calls on Amazon workers to go on strike on “Black Friday”
BERLIN (Reuters) - The German labour union Verdi on Wednesday called on employees to strike at three different Amazon locations in Germany coinciding with "Black Friday" discount shopping sales on Nov...
Nov 24, 2021
Canada to allow import of J&J vaccine doses made at Emergent facility
(Reuters) - The Canadian health regulator said on Wednesday it would allow Johnson & Johnson to import its COVID-19 vaccine made at contract manufacturer Emergent BioSolutions Inc's plant in Baltimore...
Nov 24, 2021
U.S. consumer spending surges in October; inflation heats up again
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer spending increased more than expected in October as households bought motor vehicles and a range of other goods, showing no signs yet of holding back because of hi...
Nov 24, 2021
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