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The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid rose last week to 742,000, the first increase in five weeks and a sign that the resurgent viral outbreak is likely slowing the economy and forcing more companies to cut jobs.

Exchange operator Nasdaq Inc said on Thursday it would buy antifinancial crime software firm Verafin for $2.75 billion in cash, significantly expanding its reach in the regulatory technology market.

TC Energy Corp says it is continuing to advance its Keystone XL (KXL) oil pipeline, the $9 billion project that would move oil from the province of Alberta to Nebraska.

Apple will pay $113 million to settle the latest case alleging the the trendsetting company duped consumers by deliberately slowing down older iPhones to help extend the life of their batteries.

Gold prices eased on Wednesday as optimism about Pfizer's successful vaccine trials countered concerns over rising coronavirus infections and bets for further economic support.

The London Stock Exchange and British government and banking officials have launched a charm offensive to persuade British online food delivery business Deliveroo to list in London early next year, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

American Airlines Group said on Wednesday it would make good on its plan to return Boeing Co's 737 MAX jets to passenger flights by the end of 2020 after the planemaker won U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval to fly them again.

Chinese investigations into last week's shock bond default by a stateowned coal miner widened on Wednesday with a regulator threatening to sanction Haitong Securities, one of the country's biggest brokerages, for alleged manipulation.

Like most things in 2020, Black Friday wont be the same this year.

A gauge of global stocks retreated from a record on Tuesday as rising coronavirus cases raised concerns over fresh lockdown measures and dented recent optimism over promising vaccine trial results.

Central banks are delving further into their tool kits to help economies recover from the coronavirus cue yield curve control, a form of pinning down borrowing costs that more countries might need to embrace in the months and years ahead.

Britain and the U.S. have signed a deal for the continuation of flights between the two countries as the UK prepares for the end of its transition period with the European Union.

Deep discounting, predatory pricing, preferential treatment to select sellers and similar practices have shaken small retailers in India and made a mockery of regulations.

UK competition watchdog CMA is set to take over the review of Liberty Global and Telefonica's plan to merge their British businesses, with EU antitrust regulators ceding the case to them, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Virgin Galactic has rescheduled a test flight planned from its New Mexico spaceport later this week after the U.S. state imposed fresh COVID19 restrictions, billionaire Richard Branson's space tourism firm said on Monday.

Qatar National Bank has closed the syndication for its dualtranche $3.5 billion senior unsecured term loan, the Gulf's biggest lender said on Monday.