Woman says Amazon.com fired her because she got 'long COVID' - lawsuit

A former Amazon.com Inc employee sued the online retailer on Monday, saying it wrongly fired her and demanded she repay wages after she contracted "long COVID."

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02-05-2022

U.S. trade chief Tai says all tools on table to beat inflation, tariffs not top of list

All tools are on the table to address rising inflation, including reductions of tariffs on Chinese imports, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said on Monday, but she stressed that any policy shift needed to keep medium-term goals in mind.

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02-05-2022

Citadel Securities founder Griffin likens crypto value to abstract art

Ken Griffin, the billionaire founder of Citadel Securities, one of the world's biggest market-making firms, said on Monday he envisions the company entering the cryptocurrency market as a combination of a liquidity provider and an exchange.

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02-05-2022

Exclusive-Citi behind trade that caused brief crash in European markets -sources

The brief crash in Nordic markets on Monday was due to a single sell order placed by Citigroup, according to two sources familiar with the matter.

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02-05-2022

U.S. stocks gain in seesaw session, benchmark Treasury yield hits 3% ahead of Fed

Wall Street ended a volatile trading day higher on Monday and benchmark U.S. Treasury yields breached the 3% mark as investors braced for a widely anticipated U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate hike.

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02-05-2022

Nasdaq says brief European stock crash on Monday triggered by sell-side

European shares suddenly fell on Monday driven by a brief crash in Nordic markets which stock market operator Nasdaq said was traced to a single sell order.

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02-05-2022

Exclusive-Musk seeks to put in less money in new Twitter deal financing -sources

(Reuters) -Elon Musk is in talks with large investment firms and high net-worth individuals about taking on more financing for his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter Inc and tying up less of his wealth in the deal, people familiar with the matter said.

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02-05-2022

Oil settles up on distillate strength, supply concerns

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices reversed course to settle in positive territory on Monday on a rally in the diesel market and fears that supply might be crimped by a potential European Union ban on Russian crude.

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02-05-2022

Wall Street slides, 10-year Treasury yields cross 3% as Fed rate hike looms

U.S. stocks turned lower on Monday and benchmark U.S. Treasury yields breached the 3% mark at the start of an eventful week of corporate earnings, economic data and an expected interest rate hike from the U.S. Federal Reserve.

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02-05-2022