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Analysis-White-collar staff calling shots as job markets recover
By Michael Kahn PRAGUE (Reuters) - Having hunkered down at home and clung on to his job through the 2020 lockdowns, Dutch IT worker Benito Castillion is now on the hunt for a career-enhancing move - a...
Syndicated Content Aug 19, 2021
Fifty shades of green: EU sustainable fund rules muddy the waters
By Tommy Wilkes LONDON (Reuters) - If you want to invest in a fund branded as sustainable under new European Union rules, you're spoilt for choice. But you may end up owning shares in oil companies, m...
Syndicated Content Aug 19, 2021
China seen holding benchmark rate steady in Aug, but weak data fans rate cut talk
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China is expected to keep its benchmark lending rate unchanged for the 16th straight month at its August fixing on Friday, but some traders and analysts believe a cut may be neede...
Syndicated Content Aug 18, 2021
Most flares from Texas Permian oil drilling lack permits -study
By Valerie Volcovici and Nichola Groom (Reuters) - Oil producers such as Exxon Mobil and Royal Dutch Shell are burning off gas in the largest oil field in the United States without required Texas stat...
Syndicated Content Aug 18, 2021
Policy groups ask Apple to drop plans to inspect iMessages, scan for abuse images
By Joseph Menn (Reuters) -More than 90 policy and rights groups around the world published an open letter on Thursday urging Apple to abandon plans for scanning children's messages for nudity and the ...
Syndicated Content Aug 18, 2021
Sri Lanka becomes first in Asia to raise interest rates since pandemic
By Swati Bhat and Chris Thomas MUMBAI (Reuters) - The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) became the first in Asia on Thursday to raise interest rates since the pandemic began, as it acted to stem inflat...
Syndicated Content Aug 18, 2021
FAA says U.S. carriers can operate Kabul evacuation flights with DOD approval
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said late Wednesday that domestic air carriers and civilian pilots can fly into Kabul to conduct evacuation or relief flights with...
Syndicated Content Aug 18, 2021
Chinese internet platforms must curb online rumours, guard ‘fields of responsibility’ – state media
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese internet platforms must crack down on the spread of online rumours and guard their "fields of responsibility", state media outlet the People's Daily wrote in a commentary ...
Syndicated Content Aug 18, 2021
Asian shares fall, dollar gains after Fed minutes
By Alun John HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian shares fell on Thursday while the dollar reached multi-month highs against peers, after minutes from the U.S. central bank's last meeting showed the increasing...
Syndicated Content Aug 18, 2021
Baidu raises $1 billion in ESG bond issue despite China tech sector woes
By Scott Murdoch HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese internet giant Baidu Inc has raised $1 billion in a two-tranche, U.S. dollar sustainability bond, its first environment, social and governance (ESG) tran...
Syndicated Content Aug 18, 2021
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