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. SBA halts some grants under injunction in lawsuit filed by white restaurant owners
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government on Friday said it would not disburse approved pandemic relief funds to more than 2,900 small businesses owned by women, veterans and disadvantaged people to comply with an...
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Bitcoin law is only latest head-turner by El Salvador’s ‘millennial’ president
By Nelson Renteria SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – The young president of small Central American nation El Salvador leapt to worldwide fame this week after his country became the first in the world to adopt bitcoin as legal tender, but...
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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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White House says G7 leaders will endorse proposed 15% global minimum corporate tax
By Nandita Bose and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – G7 leaders meeting in Britain will endorse U.S. President Joe Biden’s proposal for global minimum tax of at least 15% on corporations, White House national security...
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G7 leaders agreed to keep the money taps open -source
By Guy Faulconbridge CARBIS BAY, England (Reuters) -Leaders of the Group of Seven rich nations were in broad agreement about the need to continue supporting their economies with fiscal stimulus after the ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic,...
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