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Climate activists occupy heart of Zurich financial district
ZURICH (Reuters) - Dozens of climate activists occupied the heart of Zurich's financial district on Monday to protest against big banks' financing of fossil fuel projects that damage the environment. ...
Aug 02, 2021
Heineken profit beats expectations, but warns of rising costs
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Heineken, the world's second-largest brewer, reported first-half earnings above expectations on Monday, but warned of weakness in the rest of the year as costs eat into margins. T...
Aug 02, 2021
India’s factory growth rebounded in July, hiring resumed after 15 months
BENGALURU (Reuters) - Factory activity in India bounced back in July as demand surged both at home and abroad, prompting companies to create new jobs for the first time since the onset of the pandemic...
Aug 02, 2021
HSBC profit more than doubles, better than expected
HONG KONG/LONDON (Reuters) -HSBC Holdings said on Monday first-half pretax profit more than doubled, beating expectations as the bank benefited from an economic rebound in Hong Kong and Britain. Preta...
Aug 01, 2021
U.S. Republican report says coronavirus leaked from Chinese lab; scientists still probing origins
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A preponderance of evidence proves the virus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic leaked from a Chinese research facility, said a report by U.S. Republicans released on Monday, a c...
Aug 01, 2021
Goldman Sachs to raise pay for junior investment bankers – Business Insider
(Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc is raising salaries for its junior employees in the investment bank division, Business Insider reported on Sunday. The bank's second-year analysts will now make $12...
Aug 01, 2021
Asian factory activity hit by rising costs, Delta variant
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - Asia's factories hit a rough patch in July as rising input costs and a new wave of coronavirus infections overshadowed solid global demand, highlighting the fragile n...
Aug 01, 2021
Dollar holds near one-month low as investors eye U.S. jobs, RBA
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar held just above a one-month low on Monday as traders held tight positions heading into a busy week that includes monthly U.S. jobs data and a key Austral...
Aug 01, 2021
China’s July factory activity growth slips to 15-month low – Caixin PMI
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's factory activity growth slipped sharply in July as demand contracted for the first time in over a year in part on high product prices, a business survey showed on Monday, u...
Aug 01, 2021
Oil prices slide on worries over China economy and higher crude output
By Jessica Jaganathan SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices fell on Monday on worries over China's economy after a survey showed factory activity growing at its slowest pace in 17 months in the world's sec...
Aug 01, 2021
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