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UK says Biden confirmation shows U.S. democracy rejects violence By Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) - British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Tuesday the confirmation of Joe Biden as the next president of the United States showed democracy there could not be challenged by a violent minority. "The resumption of Congress and the certification of Joe Biden's victory on Jan. 7 sent an essential message that the democratic will of the U.S. people...

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Lawyers for UK’s Meghan seek to stop privacy case going to trial By Reuters

By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - Lawyers for Meghan, Britain's Duchess of Sussex, asked a London judge on Tuesday to rule in her favour in a privacy case against a tabloid newspaper without a trial, arguing the publication has no prospect of winning. Meghan, 39, the wife of Queen Elizabeth's grandson Prince Harry, is suing Associated Newspapers after its Mail on Sunday...

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COVID situation in UK is serious despite falling infections, PM tells ministers By Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson told his team of cabinet ministers on Tuesday the COVID situation in Britain was still "very serious" despite infection rates beginning to decline, urging others to follow the lockdown guidelines. "The prime minister opened cabinet with an update on the current COVID situation, noting that although we are beginning to see a decline in infection...

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Goldman Sachs Earnings, Revenue beat in Q4 By Investing.com

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) reported on Tuesday fourth quarter earnings that beat analysts' forecasts and revenue that topped expectations. Goldman Sachs announced earnings per share of $12.08 on revenue of $11.74B. Analysts polled by Investing.com anticipated EPS of $7.33 on revenue of $9.88B. Goldman Sachs shares are up 14% from the beginning of the year and are trading at $304.45...

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Goldman Sachs profit surges past estimates on M&A, trading boost By Reuters

(Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) dwarfed estimates with a 153% jump in fourth-quarter profit on Tuesday, powered by another blowout performance at its core bond trading and underwriting business and an uptick in merger and acquisition activity. The bank's net earnings applicable to common shareholders rose to $4.36 billion in the quarter ended Dec. 31 from $1.72 billion a...

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Love thy neighbour and get a COVID jab, says Archbishop of Canterbury By Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) - The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, received a COVID-19 vaccine and urged people across the world to accept the jab, saying that getting vaccinated was part of the Christian commandment to love our neighbour as ourselves. The leader of the Anglican Communion, which includes 85 million people in about 165 countries, tweeted a picture of himself receiving the shot...

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StockBeat: Windfall for Shipping Companies Starts to Pressure Retailers By Investing.com

By Geoffrey Smith  Investing.com -- Tech may have been the biggest beneficiary of lockdowns in the U.S., but in Europe some of the biggest windfalls have been in a much more old-world sector: shipping. The trend seems likely to continue at least for some months, as tight capacity underpins container freight rates at historically high levels: as this week’s Chinese export data showed, demand...

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Bank of England sets out interim ‘bail-in’ debt targets for banks By Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England on Tuesday set out interim levels of special debt that banks including HSBC, Barclays (LON:BARC) and Lloyds (LON:LLOY) must issue over coming years for writing down in a crisis to avoid taxpayer bailouts. The BoE said it would review how the minimum requirement for own funds and eligible liabilities or MREL is calibrated,...

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