Walmart to require masks for U.S. retail workers in COVID-19 hotspots
(Reuters) -Walmart Inc has made it mandatory for its retail workers in U.S. counties with substantial or high transmission of coronavirus to…
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Amazon sales growth slows in tame start to Jassy’s tenure as CEO
By Jeffrey Dastin and Nivedita Balu(Reuters) -Amazon.com Inc on Thursday said sales growth would slow in the next few quarters as…
Biden will require federal employees be vaccinated or tested – CNN
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will announce on Thursday a requirement that all federal employees and contractors be…
South Korea’s second-quarter GDP growth hits decade high but risks loom
By Cynthia KimSEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's economy expanded at the fastest annual pace in a decade in the second quarter, thanks to a…
Bitcoin leaps 12% to six-week high
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Cryptocurrencies jumped on Monday, sending bitcoin as much as 12.5% higher to its strongest since mid-June.Bitcoin…
Factbox-Global big banks plot back-to-office plans as vaccines roll out
(Reuters) -The biggest banks in the world plan to re-open their offices, emboldened by aggressive vaccination drives and falling COVID-19…
Dollar eases amid recovery in risk appetite with Fed meeting in focus
By Kevin BucklandTOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar was set to end the week close to where it started following a roller-coaster week in which…
Tesla will ‘most likely’ restart accepting bitcoin as payments, says Musk
By Noor Zainab Hussain and Nivedita Balu(Reuters) - Electric-car maker Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) Inc will most likely restart accepting…
BOJ’s price outlook views muddled by commodity rise, weak spending
By Leika KiharaTOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan policymakers saw the price outlook muddled by rising global commodity costs and soft…
Australian central bank’s policy optimism tested by lockdowns
By Wayne ColeSYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia's central bank was counting on the economy to keep surprising with its strength when trimming…