FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Amazon will guarantee an entry-level wage at its German warehouses of 12 euros ($15) an hour, the company said on Friday in the face of a long-running battle with a top labour union. Germany is Amazon’s...
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UK PM stands firm on post-Brexit trade, calls for pragmatism
CARBIS BAY, England (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson stood firm in his position on post-Brexit trade with Northern Ireland in talks with French, German and European Union leaders on Saturday, urging “pragmatism...
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U.S. Trade Representative Tai to hold talks in Britain next week
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai will travel to Britain on Wednesday and hold talks with British trade minister Elizabeth Truss after participating in a U.S.-European Union summit and...
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Stocks set record highs as bond yields slide
By Herbert Lash and Tom Wilson NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -European shares, the S&P 500 and an index of global stock performance scaled new peaks while yields on U.S., Japanese and European government debt fell on Friday as investors...
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U.S. regulators urge financial firms to quickly ditch Libor rate benchmarks
By Pete Schroeder and Katanga Johnson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. financial regulators urged market participants on Friday to accelerate their efforts to detach financial products from Libor interest rate benchmarks, while casting doubt on...
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Oil hits multi-year highs in third weekly gain on demand recovery
By Laila Kearney NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices reached fresh multi-year highs on Friday, closing out a third straight week of gains on an improved outlook for worldwide demand as rising COVID-19 vaccination rates help lift pandemic...
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