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Brazilian broker XP Inc hired José Berenguer, JPMorgan CEO in Brazil, to lead its wholesale banking business, the broker said in a statement on Monday.

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Ruling against environmentalists, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday decided that the federal government has the authority to allow a proposed $7.5 billion natural gas pipeline to cross under the popular Appalachian Trail in rural Virginia.

A deal between AstraZeneca and four European countries for COVID-19 vaccines involves doses being shared by European Union members on a pro rata basis based on population, a source at the French President's office said on Monday.

Bank of America Corp has appointed Brad Kleinsteuber as its head of insurance investment banking in the Americas, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters on Monday, the contents of which were confirmed by a bank spokesman.

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Walmart Inc has partnered with Canadian e-commerce firm Shopify Inc , as the world's biggest brick-and-mortar retailer ramps up its efforts to capture a bigger slice of the coronavirus-driven surge in online shopping.

United Airlines said on Monday it is pledging its MileagePlus frequent flyer program for a new $5 billion loan aimed at further buffering its liquidity, even as its cash burn rate slows thanks to a steady improvement in demand.

Latin American markets extended losses into a fourth straight session on Monday, tracking a broader retraction in risk appetite as investors fretted over a resurgence of COVID-19 cases. Brazil's real and the Mexican peso were the worst performing currencies for the day, losing about

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Canada's main stock index dropped to a near three-week low on Monday, dragged down by the energy sector, as broader risk appetite was rattled by fears of a resurgence in coronavirus cases.

U.S. Treasury yields fell on Monday as renewed concerns over the spread of the coronavirus dented risk appetite, boosting demand for safe-haven bonds and sending stocks lower. Several districts of the Chinese capital put up security checkpoints, closed schools and ordered people to be tested for the coronavirus on Monday after an unexpected spike of cases linked to the biggest wholesale food market in Asia. New coronavirus cases an

Hundreds of mask-wearing sunseekers from Germany landed on the Spanish island of Mallorca on Monday, the first tourists allowed into the country since borders were shut in March to tackle the coronavirus pandemic.

More than half a century since the U.S. military left Chateauroux's vast air base, the coronavirus travel slump has provided a surge of business for the French regional airport.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday cleared a new version of Abbott Laboratories' continuous glucose monitoring device, helping the company build upon the success of its fastest-growing diabetes product.

Chinese online classifieds marketplace 58.com Inc said on Monday it would be taken private by a consortium of investors, including private equity firm Warburg Pincus Asia LLC, in a deal that valued the company at about $8.7 billion. (Reporting by Akanksha Rana in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur)

Italy, Germany, the Netherlands and France will pay 750 million euros ($843.1 million) for 300 million doses of AstraZeneca's potential COVID-19 vaccine as part of a European deal to secure supplies of the drug, a spokesman for Italy's health ministry said on Monday.

Fears of a second wave of COVID-19 infections sent jitters across global markets on Monday with stocks and oil under pressure while investors bought into safe havens such as government bonds.

Germany will take a stake in unlisted biotech firm CureVac, which is working on a COVID-19 vaccine, Economy Minister Peter Altmaier said on Monday, confirming an earlier Reuters report.

U.S. drugmaker Eli Lilly and Co said on Monday it has started a late-stage trial testing its rheumatoid arthritis drug Olumiant in patients hospitalized with COVID-19.