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The Hong Kong dollar rose on Monday to 7.75 per U.S. dollar, the strong end of its trading band, for the first time since May 21.

* Graphic: Trade-weighted sterling since Brexit vote http://tmsnrt.rs/2hwV9Hv

EBay Inc raised its current-quarter revenue and profit forecasts on Thursday, as people stuck at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic ordered more through its online platform, sending its shares to a record high.

Murphy Oil began evacuating non-essential workers from the U.S. Gulf of Mexico on Thursday because of the threat from Tropical Storm Cristobal.

Bank lending in Brazil is set to rise by 7.6% this year, the central bank said in a presentation on Thursday, citing increased demand from companies hit by the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic.

* American Airlines up on plans to boost U.S. flights in July

Brazilian electronics and appliances retailer Via Varejo SA said on Thursday its board has approved a primary share offering to raise up to 4 billion reais ($790 million), driving its shares higher.

Latin American stocks fell on Thursday and Mexico's peso eased off 12-week highs as a recent rally in risk assets on hopes of an economic recovery lost steam. MSCI's index of Latam stocks broke a three-day winning streak, with Brazil's Bovespa Mexico's IPC index both giving up about half a percent. But "the rally could have another leg higher, especially as the dollar looks to be on a downward trajectory, which may be a sign that investors are g

Many U.S.-listed Chinese firms will likely list on the Hong Kong exchange this year, in part because of U.S. political pressure following China's new national security legislation on Hong Kong, the head of the exchange said on Thursday.

* Bayer says seeking new EPA registration for 2021 (Adds analyst comment, background in dicamba)

The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits dropped below 2 million last week for the first time since mid-March, but remains astonishingly high as companies adjust to an environment that has been significantly changed by COVID-19.

Canada's main stock index fell on Thursday as the heavyweight energy sector dropped on lower oil prices, with bleak trade data for April further denting sentiment.

Swiss voters look set to get the final say on whether Swiss-based companies should be liable for human rights abuses and environmental violations in operations even outside Switzerland.

World markets swung between hope and caution on Thursday as a another shot of European Central Bank stimulus was offset by still-troublesome U.S. data and general fatigue after a weeks-long rebound in risk appetites

Bank of America Corp agreed to pay $7.23 million in restitution and interest to settle a U.S. regulator's accusations that it overcharged customers on mutual funds.

World equity markets dipped Thursday after a three-day rally and European government bonds edged higher as worse than expected U.S. economic data pointed to a long road to recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.

American Airlines Group Inc said on Thursday it was seeing a slow but steady rise in domestic demand, as coronavirus-led lockdowns start to ease.

Bank of America Corp agreed to pay $7.23 million in restitution and interest to settle a U.S. regulator's accusations that it overcharged customers on mutual funds.

Canada's main stock index opened lower on Thursday, weighed by falling oil prices, while bleak domestic exports and imports data in April further dented sentiment.

* Sberbank plans to transform into banking-to-online group (Adds detail, quotes, background)