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Facebook accuses Apple of anticompetitive behavior over privacy changes

PALO ALTO/NEW YORK (Reuters) -Facebook Inc accused rival Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) of engaging in anticompetitive practices on Wednesday, firing another shot in a monthslong standoff between the two tech giants over Apple's planned privacy changes for iOS14. "Apple is behaving anticompetitively by using their control of the App Store to benefit their bottom...

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Euro zone banks to cut dividends by two thirds due to pandemic -ECB

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank expects euro zone banks to cut their dividends by two thirds this year compared to their usual payouts to cope with losses caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the ECB's top supervisor Andrea Enria said on Wednesday. The ECB lifted a de facto ban on dividends and buybacks this week but capped payouts, still bracing for...

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First signs of euro zone recovery likely in first quarter – EU’s Gentiloni

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The euro zone should start showing signs of economic recovery in the first quarter of next year, although fresh lockdowns such as in Germany and the Netherlands show the area faces a difficult winter, the EU economy commissioner said on Wednesday. Paolo Gentiloni, speaking after a meeting of euro zone finance ministers, said 2020 had been a "truly grim...

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AstraZeneca jab would speed up UK vaccine rollout – medical chief

LONDON (Reuters) - The coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University would significantly accelerate the roll-out of vaccines in Britain if it is approved by regulators, the country's Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty said. "If AZ comes through, if there aren't any last-minute hitches, it will speed up very substantially the period before we can actually get to the point ...

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Wall Street Opens Mixed as Sales Slump Dents Stimulus Enthusiasm; Dow Flat

By Geoffrey Smith  Investing.com --  U.S. stock markets opened mixed on Wednesday as reports suggesting that a stimulus deal on Capitol Hill is near were offset by the weakest retail sales report in six months, the most concrete evidence yet that the latest wave of the pandemic is slowing the economy. The news overshadowed what was set to be the main event of the...

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U.K. shares higher at close of trade; Investing.com United Kingdom 100 up 0.77%

Investing.com – U.K. equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Automobiles & Parts, Electrical and Food & Drug Retailers sectors propelled shares higher. At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 gained 0.77%. The biggest gainers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Barratt Developments PLC (LON:BDEV), which rose...

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Pot Giant Coming to Take Over the World

By Christiana Sciaudone Investing.com --  Aphria (NASDAQ:APHA) is buying rival Tilray (NASDAQ:TLRY) in an all-stock deal to build one of the world's biggest pot companies. Aphria shareholders will own 62% of Tilray's stock under the terms of the transaction. The deal pays a 23% premium to Tilray's Dec. 15 closing price of $7.87. The combined company is valued at about C$5 billion ($3.9...

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British government reluctant to cancel Christmas amid pandemic, says people can decide for themselves

By Guy Faulconbridge and Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) - The British government resisted pressure to impose even tighter restrictions on Christmas family get-togethers on Wednesday as pubs and restaurants in London and elsewhere shut their doors amid worsening coronavirus figures. One cabinet minister suggested it was up to people to make up their own minds about what precautions to take, and said...

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