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Economy16 hours ago (Jul 03, 2020 02:35PM ET) (C) Reuters. Ukraine’s Central Bank Governor Yakiv Smoliy attends a parliamentary session in Kyiv By Natalia Zinets KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian Central Bank Governor Yakiv Smoliy said on Friday he had quit to register a protest against sustained pressure from the government …

Stock Markets9 hours ago (Jul 03, 2020 09:45PM ET) (C) Reuters. By Svea Herbst-Bayliss (Reuters) – Hedge fund manager John Paulson, whose multi-billion payoff on a bet against the overheated housing market a decade ago turned him into an industry superstar, will stop managing money for outside clients and turn …

Stock Markets11 hours ago (Jul 03, 2020 07:20PM ET) (C) Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A boy rides a bicycle next to retired Boeing 747 airplane on display at Shanghai Expo area, in Shanghai By Eric M. Johnson SEATTLE (Reuters) – Boeing Co (N:BA) and suppliers set the final number of parts …

Economy9 hours ago (Jul 03, 2020 09:45PM ET) (C) Reuters. The BlackRock logo is seen outside of its offices in New York LONDON (Reuters) – BlackRock (NYSE:BLK)’s Investment Institute said on Tuesday it was “warming up” to European assets following what it called the eurozone’s “impressive” efforts to tackle the …

Technology7 hours ago (Jul 03, 2020 11:05PM ET) (C) Reuters. FILE PHOTO: File photo of the TikTok logo By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Social media app TikTok distanced itself from Beijing after India banned 59 Chinese apps in the country, according to a correspondence seen by Reuters. In …

Politics10 hours ago (Jul 03, 2020 11:50AM ET) (C) Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Senate Judiciary Committee meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington By Christopher Bing and Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Democratic U.S. senator says he has written to Attorney General William Barr outlining his concerns about potential “political interference” …

Economic Indicators15 hours ago (Jul 03, 2020 04:40AM ET) (C) Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in London LONDON (Reuters) – The historic slump across British businesses levelled off last month as some of the economy reopened following an easing of the coronavirus lockdown, a business survey …

Economic Indicators11 hours ago (Jul 03, 2020 08:45AM ET) (C) Reuters. FILE PHOTO: ECB board member Klaas Knot appears at a Dutch parliamentary hearing in The Hague AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The risk of a deeper economic euro zone recession than predicted in the European Central Bank’s (ECB) baseline scenario has …

Economic Indicators14 hours ago (Jul 03, 2020 05:05AM ET) By Alun John, Scott Murdoch and Sumeet Chatterjee HONG KONG (Reuters) – International banks were seeking details on Friday of the scope of U.S. legislation that would penalize them for doing business with Chinese officials who implement Beijing’s sweeping new national …

Economic Indicators10 hours ago (Jul 03, 2020 09:10AM ET) (C) Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Rio de Janeiro By Jamie McGeever BRASILIA (Reuters) – Economic activity in Brazil contracted significantly in June for a fourth month, a survey of purchasing managers’ activity showed on Friday, …