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Swiss join France, others in laying out climate disclosure timeline
By Brenna Hughes Neghaiwi ZURICH (Reuters) - The Swiss government on Wednesday joined a small number of rich countries that have set a timeline for major companies to disclose the risks they face from...
Aug 18, 2021
Target sales beat as shoppers go back to stores; online buying sags
(Reuters) - Target Corp beat analysts' estimates for same-store sales on Wednesday as more shoppers visited its stores to buy clothes and stock up on back-to-school essentials, even though they bought...
Aug 18, 2021
Philip Morris gets over a fifth of Vectura shares in takeover tender offer
By Siddharth Cavale (Reuters) - Cigarette maker Philip Morris International (PMI) said on Wednesday shareholders holding 22.61% of Vectura shares had tendered their stock to the tobacco group as part ...
Aug 18, 2021
WTO goods trade indicator hits record high, reflecting strong recovery
BERLIN (Reuters) - The World Trade Organization said on Wednesday its global goods barometer hit a record high, confirming the strength of trade's recovery after the deep shock caused in 2020 by the C...
Aug 18, 2021
Lowe’s forecasts full-year sales ahead of estimates
(Reuters) -Lowe's Cos Inc forecast full-year sales above estimates on Wednesday, as a rise in spending from builders and handymen getting back to housing projects helped offset some of the slowdown in...
Aug 18, 2021
Fed minutes likely to detail bond-buying taper talks, inflation worries
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Insight into the Federal Reserve's debate over when to end its pandemic-era emergency programs and the level of concern among officials over a spike in infla...
Aug 18, 2021
R&B singer R. Kelly goes on trial for alleged sex abuse
By Brendan Pierson NEW YORK (Reuters) - The R&B superstar R. Kelly goes on trial on Wednesday in Brooklyn on charges he was the ringleader of a two-decade scheme where he recruited women and underage ...
Aug 18, 2021
U.S. senators urge FTC to probe Tesla over self-driving claims
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Two U.S. senators on Wednesday pressed the Federal Trade Commission to probe Tesla, saying the company has misled consumers and endangered the public by marketing its driving...
Aug 18, 2021
‘Berserk’ UK house prices rise at fastest rate since 2004
LONDON (Reuters) - British house prices rose in June at the fastest annual rate since 2004 as the market surged ahead of a phasing out of a tax break on property purchases, official data showed on Wed...
Aug 18, 2021
Shares in Indonesia’s Bukalapak extend falls, shed over 20% since IPO
(Corrects price in paragraph 1 to 830 rupiah, not 830,000) (Reuters) - Shares in Indonesian e-commerce firm Bukalapak dropped by 6.74% on Wednesday to 830 rupiah, with the stock shedding 21% since its...
Aug 18, 2021
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