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• Forget Store Traffic and Bag Count: Gauging Retail Performance in an Online World

  By Melissa FaresNEW YORK (Reuters) - Marshal Cohen has religiously visited the same stores every holiday season since 1999. But rather than snapping up... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2019

• Brazil Lacks an Alternative to Criticized Eletrobras Privatization Plan: Sources

  By Rodrigo Viga Gaier and Luciano CostaRIO DE JANEIRO/SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's government does not have an alternative proposal for the... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2019

• U.S. House Says McGahn Testimony Still 'critical' to Impeachment Case

  By Jan WolfeWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. House of Representatives panel told an appeals court on Monday that despite having already voted to impeach President... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2019

• Abenomics Sputters as Trade Damage Spreads, Tax Revenues Undershoot

  By Daniel Leussink and Tetsushi KajimotoTOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's "Abenomics" stimulus program appears to be reaching a turning point as growth is... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2019

• Golf: Hadwin, Van Rooyen Seeing Green After Sneaking into Masters

  (Reuters) - Canadian Adam Hadwin and South African Erik van Rooyen have snuck into the field for next year's Masters after finishing the year barely... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2019

• NZ Volcano Eruption Death Toll Rises to 17 After Another Person Dies

  WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand police said on Monday that one of those injured during the eruption of a volcano visited by tourists earlier this month died... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2019

• Saints WR Thomas Breaks Harrison's Receptions Record

  New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas broke Marvin Harrison's single-season record for receptions by making his 144th on Sunday against the... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2019

• French Workers Vote to Halt Output at Lavera Refinery: Union

  PARIS (Reuters) - A halt in production has started on Sunday at PetroIneos' 210,000 barrels-per-day Lavera oil refinery in southern France after CGT union... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2019

• Activist Hedge Fund Marcato Capital to Shut Down After Drop in Assets

  By Svea Herbst-BaylissBOSTON (Reuters) - Activist hedge fund Marcato Capital Management, backed by Blackstone Group (N:BX) and billionaire William Ackman, is... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2019

• Southern Venezuela Military Facility Raided, One Soldier Dead: Officials

  CARACAS (Reuters) - Assailants raided a military facility in southern Venezuela early on Sunday morning, stealing weapons and killing one soldier, authorities... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2019

• Israel Reverses Ban, Gaza Christians Can Visit Christmas Sites

  JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Christians in the Gaza Strip will be allowed to visit holy cities such as Bethlehem and Jerusalem at Christmas, Israel authorities said... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2019

• Opposition Candidate Milanovic Leads in Croat Presidential Race

  ZAGREB (Reuters) - The Socialist Democrats' candidate and former prime minister Zoran Milanovic was leading in the first round of Croatia's... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2019

• Cooler Weather Helps Australian Firefighters; PM Returns from Holiday

  SYDNEY (Reuters) - Fire conditions eased on some of the major fronts burning across Australia on Sunday after a cool weather change, with firefighters trying... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2019

• Darts: Sherrock Continues Fairytale Run as 'Queen of the Palace'

  LONDON (Reuters) - Fallon Sherrock continued to provide shockwaves in the male-dominated world of darts, producing a stellar display to defeat one of the best... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2019

• Queen Elizabeth Mixes Puddings, and Sends Message of Continuity

  LONDON (Reuters) - At the end of a difficult year, Queen Elizabeth has posed for photographs with her son Prince Charles, grandson Prince William and... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2019

• Macron Calls for Christmas Truce in French Pension Strikes

  ABIDJAN (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron called on transport unions to suspend strikes over pension reform during the Christmas holidays to avoid... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2019

• Democrat Bloomberg Opens Campaign Offices in Three Battleground States

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire media mogul who is seeking the Democratic nomination for U.S. president, on Saturday opened campaign... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2019

• Eastern Libyan Forces Seize Ship with a Turkish Crew: Spokesman

  BENGHAZI (Reuters) - Eastern Libyan forces seized a Grenada-flagged ship with a Turkish crew on Saturday off the Libyan coast, a spokesman said, amid rising... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2019

• West Africa Renames CFA Franc but Keeps It Pegged to Euro

  By Ange AboaABIDJAN (Reuters) - West Africa's monetary union has agreed with France to rename its CFA franc the Eco and cut some of the financial links wit... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2019

• U.S. Government Says Verdict in Bayer's Roundup Case Should Be Reversed

  (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Justice Department said a federal appeals court should reverse a lower court verdict finding ... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2019