By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) – AstraZeneca Plc on Thursday struck a deal with the firm behind Imperial College London’s experimental COVID-19 vaccine to develop and sell drugs based on its self-amplifying RNA technology...
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European business group calls for China to end self-reliance strategy
BEIJING (Reuters) – China should abandon a top-level strategy promoted by President Xi Jinping to increase self-reliance, or risk harming innovation and growth prospects, said a European business group on Thursday. “There are...
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Full Federal Reserve policy statement Sept 22, 2021
(Reuters) – Following is the full statement issued by the Federal Open Market Committee on Sept. 22, 2021: The Federal Reserve is committed to using its full range of tools to support the U.S. economy in this challenging time,...
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United says more than 97% of U.S. employees are vaccinated
CHICAGO (Reuters) – United Airlines said on Wednesday more than 97% of its U.S. employees have been vaccinated ahead of the company’s Sept. 27 deadline for staff vaccination. The airline has taken a tough stance on employees...
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EU plans 120 billion euro economic boost by easing insurance rules
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) -The European Union proposed changing the bloc’s capital rules for insurers on Wednesday to release 120 billion euros ($141 billion) for repairing an economy hit by COVID and to meet climate goals...
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Hardly Evergrande: China’s economy seen needing more support as curbs on property and tech take toll
By Gabriel Crossley BEIJING (Reuters) – More policy support for China’s economy, including boosts to banks’ lending power, is likely in coming months, some analysts say, to dispel gloom cast by property cooling measures,...
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