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Another lockdown could open the door for some New Zealand businesses to claim on their business interruption insurance policies based on a test case being taken in the UK, a
Wall Street retreats, S&P 500 still set for best November ever
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SINGAPORE – More than 30 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) – some facing operational constraints in sending their staff for training – will get more help to equip their workers with
Stocks set for best month ever, dollar and gold pay the price
LONDON/SYDNEY (Reuters) – World shares paused on Monday to assess a record-breaking month as the prospect of a vaccine-driven economic recovery next year and yet more free money from central
S&P Global to buy IHS Markit in deal valued at $44 billion
(Reuters) – Data giant S&P Global Inc has agreed to buy IHS Markit Ltd in a deal worth $44 billion that will be 2020’s biggest merger, creating a heavyweight in
Lloyds names HSBC's Charlie Nunn as chief executive
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s biggest domestic lender Lloyds Banking Group said on Monday it had picked Charlie Nunn, currently head of wealth and personal banking at rival HSBC, to become
Auckland farmer appeals sentence for misrepresenting millions of caged eggs as free range
A West Auckland chicken farm owner has appealed against his home detention after misrepresenting millions of caged eggs as free range. Xue (Frank) Chen was sentenced to a year of
UniCredit board holds governance talks as future of CEO in question
MILAN (Reuters) – UniCredit’s board was holding informal discussions over the Italian bank’s governance on Sunday, a person familiar with the matter said, amid doubts over whether its chief executive
Analysis: Investors weigh prospects for U.S. corporate earnings as stocks set records
NEW YORK (Reuters) – As U.S. stocks scale fresh record highs, investors are trying to gauge whether next year’s projected profit rebound will be strong enough to add fuel to