Food fight: Just Eat Takeaway faces shareholder backlash

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Just Eat Takeaway.com NV announced the departure of its chairman and an investigation into another senior executive, hours before facing shareholder criticism at a fiery annual meeting on Wednesday.

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04-05-2022

U.S. service sector slows; input prices measure at record high - ISM survey

U.S. services industry growth unexpectedly slowed in April, with employment contracting for the second time this year, while a measure of input prices raced to a record high.

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04-05-2022

Moderna sees higher COVID vaccine sales later this year

(Reuters) -Moderna Inc on Wednesday forecast higher vaccine sales for the second half of the year than in the first six months, as it expects the virus that causes COVID-19 to follow a more seasonal pattern requiring booster shots in the fall.

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04-05-2022

Canada's trade surplus narrows as imports surge more than exports

OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada's trade surplus with the world narrowed to C$2.49 billion in March from February, missing analyst expectations, as imports rose more than exports, and February's surplus was revised up, data from Statistics Canada showed on Wednesday.

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04-05-2022

Switzerland names new vice chairman of Swiss National Bank's governing board

Switzerland's Federal Council has appointed Martin Schlegel as vice chairman of the governing board of the Swiss National Bank, succeeding Fritz Zurbruegg as head of the department responsible for financial stability.

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04-05-2022

Robinhood launches stock lending program in revenue diversification push

Robinhood Markets Inc on Wednesday said it launched a fully-paid securities lending program, which lets the online broker's users lend out shares they own through the popular app to market participants and passively collect a cut of the fees.

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04-05-2022

IMF urges Nepal to tighten monetary policy to bolster forex reserves

KATHMANDU (Reuters) -Nepal should engage in monetary tightening including interest rate hikes to bolster its dwindling foreign exchange reserves, without resorting to import curbs that could push up prices and hamper economic growth, a senior International Monetary Fund (IMF) official said on Wednesday.

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04-05-2022

Regeneron's COVID drug sales outside U.S. help revenue beat

(Reuters) -Regeneron Pharmaceuticals reported better-than-expected revenue aided by sales from its COVID-19 antibody outside the United States and strong demand for its blockbuster drugs Dupixent and Eylea.

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04-05-2022

Canada's trade surplus narrows as imports, exports hit record highs

Canada's trade surplus with the world narrowed to C$2.49 billion in March from February, missing analyst expectations, as both imports and exports surged to record highs, data from Statistics Canada showed on Wednesday.

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04-05-2022