LONDON -- Britain's government spent almost twice as much as expected on encouraging people to eat in restaurants, cafes and pubs during what proved to be a temporary lull in COVID-19 cases in August. Read More

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By Jonathan Cable and Rahul Karunakar LONDON/BENGALURU - The blistering rally in global stock markets is set to continue for at least six months, albeit at a shallower pace, amid hopes more cheap cash and a COVID-19 vaccine allow economies to heal and corporate earnings to recover, a Reuters poll found. With the coronavirus pandemic sweeping across the globe, economic activity ground

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Global stocks bull run to race on, spurred by cheap cash, vaccine hopes - Reuters poll

London's mayor said the decision would be based on the latest Covid figures when the decision is taken on Thursday.

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MOSCOW — Russian authorities have registered a record number of coronavirus deaths for a second straight day.
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The Latest: Russia sees record number of virus deaths again

November 25, 2020(Reuters) – European shares held steady near nine-month highs on Wednesday as a relaxation of coronavirus restrictions in the region and growing hopes that a vaccine would soon be ready kept sentiment afloat.The pan-European STOXX 600 index edged up 0.3%, with banking stocks rising 1.6% after a report suggested that the European Central Bank could signal a lift on a ban on bank dividends next year.

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- Virgin Money UK reported a 77% drop in annual underlying pre-tax profit on Wednesday, as it took a 501 million pound impairment charge against an expected surge in bad loans in Britain's coronavirus-driven economic downturn. The UK's sixth-largest lender reported an underlying pretax profit of 124 million pounds for the 12 months ended Sept. 30, compared to a profit of 539 million

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PARIS - French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire confirmed on Wednesday that he expects the French economy to grow by 6% in 2021. The French government cut its 2021 growth outlook last week, after a COVID-19 resurgence forced it to impose a new lockdown. (Reporting by Benoit Van Overstraeten: Writing by Matthieu Protard; Editing by Toby Chopra)

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Local leaders say London could receive the same compensation for the four-week lockdown as Lancashire will for seven weeks of restrictions.

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(Reuters) – Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Charles Evans said Friday he was disappointed by U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s decision Thursday to end several of the Fed’s key pandemic lending programs on Dec. 31.



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A new study finds that unless Congress breaks its impasse, millions of Americans will lose "life-saving" jobless benefits at the end of December, and that could spell financial ruin for many.

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