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Aston Martin’s Stroll says demand is phenomenal, returned first in China

LONDON (Reuters) - Carmaker Aston Martin is enjoying very strong demand, boosted by a rebound in China, the company's executive chairman and billionaire investor Lawrence Stroll said on Friday. "Demand right now is phenomenal," he told the Financial Times' The Future of the Car digital conference. "China really returned first and strongest, and is gangbusters." ...

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Take Five: The clocks are ticking down

(Reuters) - 1/BREXIT MARATHON An EU official likened the current state of Brexit negotiations to a marathon where runners are "past kilometre 40" of the just over 42-km race. But four weeks before the transition period expires, a no-deal outcome is clearly a risk. Britain is also about to irk the EU further; on Monday, its parliament will press ahead with...

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EU plan to label climate-harmful investments faces finance industry pushback

By Simon Jessop and Kate Abnett LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A European Union plan to label polluting activities as "unsustainable" is facing resistance from some leading finance firms, amid concerns it could prevent investment getting to companies trying to clean up their act. The EU's executive Commission last month proposed rules for what can be called a green investment, under its so-called sustainable...

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Swiss approve agreement on service workers mobility with Britain

ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland has approved an agreement to allow free movement of service workers between the country and Britain after Brexit, the Bern government said on Friday. The Services Mobility Agreement (SMA) between Switzerland and Britain regulates the mutual access and temporary stay of service suppliers, for example of management consultants, IT experts or engineers for up to 90 days per...

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Oil Prices Surge on OPEC+, Covid Deaths Record, Payrolls – What’s up in Markets

By Geoffrey Smith  Investing.com -- Crude oil prices surged to an eight-month high as OPEC and its allies maintained a united front on the need for output restraint. Covid-19 deaths in the U.S. hit a new record high and President-elect Joe Biden said he wants Americans to wear a mask for the first 100 days of his presidency. The U.S. labor market report is...

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FTSE 100 hits nine-month high as oil prices jump

By Shivani Kumaresan (Reuters) - London's FTSE 100 rose to a nine-month high on Friday as a jump in oil prices boosted energy stocks, while investors remained focussed on Brexit trade talks with only four weeks left for Britain's transition period out of the bloc to end. The blue-chip FTSE 100 rose 0.8%, with BP (LON:BP) and Royal Dutch Shell...

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