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Innovate Finance:  Spotlight on Innovation: Canada Fintech Podcast

Innovate Finance: Spotlight on Innovation: Canada Fintech Podcast

The Global City | Jun 4, 2020 Welcome to part two of Spotlight on Innovation, a series of discussions that look in detail at fintech in global markets recorded in partnership with Innovate Finance. This episode will look in detail at the fintech landscape in Canada. Lord Mayor Alderman William Russell and Innovate Finance’s Head

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U.S. lawmakers ask Zoom to clarify China ties after it suspends accounts

U.S. lawmakers ask Zoom to clarify China ties after it suspends accounts

Three U.S. lawmakers asked Zoom Video Communications Inc to clarify its data-collection practices and relationship with the Chinese government after the firm said it had suspended user accounts to meet demands from Beijing.



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Pandemic heightens chance Japan slides back into deflation: Reuters poll

Pandemic heightens chance Japan slides back into deflation: Reuters poll

The coronavirus pandemic has raised the chance Japan's economy will slip back into deflation as social curbs to halt the spread of the disease hits businesses and consumers, a majority of analysts polled by Reuters said.



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Oil extends slump as prospect of second viral wave in U.S. ends rally

Oil extends slump as prospect of second viral wave in U.S. ends rally

Oil prices fell on Friday, extending heavy overnight losses as a surge in U.S. coronavirus cases this week raised the prospect of a second wave of the COVID-19 outbreak hitting demand in the world's biggest consumer of crude and fuel.



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Asia stocks slide as coronavirus fears return

Asia stocks slide as coronavirus fears return

Asian shares fell sharply on Friday and oil prices extended losses on growing concerns that a resurgence of coronavirus infections could stunt the pace of recovery in economies reopening from lockdowns, or even lead to fresh restrictions.



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Honda resumes production at plants hit by suspected cyber attack

Honda resumes production at plants hit by suspected cyber attack

Japan's Honda Motor Co has resumed production at automobile and motorcycle plants in the United States and other countries after they were hit by a suspected cyber attack this week, a spokesman said on Friday.



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Exclusive: Netflix in talks to source local Indian content from Reliance affiliate Viacom18 - sources

Exclusive: Netflix in talks to source local Indian content from Reliance affiliate Viacom18 - sources

U.S. video streaming company Netflix is in talks with Viacom18, part of the Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries' media unit Network18, about a multi-year partnership to source content, three sources told Reuters, in a move that would expand a relationship between the two sides.



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Luxury food industry turns sour amid global coronavirus lockdowns

Luxury food industry turns sour amid global coronavirus lockdowns

Global demand for premium foods like wagyu beef, bluefin tuna and caviar has plunged with thousands of restaurants shuttered and many economies sliding into recession amid the coronavirus pandemic.



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U.S. insurers use lofty estimates to beat back coronavirus claims

U.S. insurers use lofty estimates to beat back coronavirus claims

U.S. property and casualty insurers have cast the coronavirus pandemic as an unprecedented event whose massive cost to small businesses they are neither able nor required to cover.



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Scrub that: Pandemic forces ship owners to shelve anti-pollution gear

Scrub that: Pandemic forces ship owners to shelve anti-pollution gear

Ship owners are postponing or cancelling the installation of "scrubbers" that extract harmful sulphur emissions from their vessels as the coronavirus pandemic tightens finances.



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Exclusive: Netflix in talks to source Indian content from Reliance affiliate Viacom18 - sources

Exclusive: Netflix in talks to source Indian content from Reliance affiliate Viacom18 - sources

U.S. video streaming company Netflix is in talks with Viacom18, part of the Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries' media unit Network18, about a multi-year partnership to source content, three sources told Reuters, in a move that would expand a relationship between the two sides.



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BA, easyJet and Ryanair launch legal action against UK quarantine

BA, easyJet and Ryanair launch legal action against UK quarantine

British Airways, easyJet and Ryanair have launched legal action against the UK government's quarantine policy, asking for a judicial review to be heard as soon as possible.



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Oil falls, rally ends as U.S. sees resurgence of coronavirus infections

Oil falls, rally ends as U.S. sees resurgence of coronavirus infections

Oil prices fell on Friday, extending big losses from overnight as U.S. coronavirus cases surged this week and raised the prospect of a second wave of the COVID-19 outbreak hitting demand in the world's top consumer of crude and fuel.



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BA, easyJet and Ryanair fight British quarantine with legal action

BA, easyJet and Ryanair fight British quarantine with legal action

British Airways, easyJet and Ryanair said on Friday they have begun legal action against the British government's quarantine policy in a bid to overturn what they see as overly strict rules.



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Global shares, oil slump as coronavirus fears take hold

Global shares, oil slump as coronavirus fears take hold

A slump in global shares extended to its fourth day running on Friday and oil tumbled over growing concerns that a resurgence of coronavirus infections could stunt the pace of recovery from lockdowns.



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