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German retail sales jump for second month in a row
BERLIN (Reuters) - German retail sales increased much more than expected in June following an easing of COVID-19 restrictions, supporting a consumer-driven recovery in Europe's largest economy. The Fe...
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Explainer-How the Bank of England could start to reverse its huge stimulus
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England could this week shed light on how - and when - it might throw its decade-long stimulus programme into reverse, even as it continues for now to ...
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Industrial cyber security startup Nozomi Networks raises $100 million
By Jane Lanhee Lee (Reuters) - Nozomi Networks, a San Francisco-based industrial cyber security startup, said on Monday it raised $100 million from its customers and technology partners to help build ...
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Sydney’s red-hot housing market lights up the lockdown gloom
(Refiles to correct paragraph 1, dropping errant letter "s") By Swati Pandey SYDNEY (Reuters) - Crippled by its tightest lockdown since the pandemic began, Sydney's construction industry has slowed to...
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France’s Axa rebounds from pandemic with 180% spike in net income
PARIS (Reuters) -French insurer Axa on Monday posted a 180% surge in net income in the first half as the company rebounded from a spike in pandemic-related claims which led to it booking a 1.5 billion...
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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. ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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