Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Tennis-Swiatek remains on course after beating Martic
LONDON (Reuters) - Top seed Iga Swiatek kept her Wimbledon campaign on track with a 6-2 7-5 defeat of Croatia's Petra Martic on Friday as she reached the fourth round without dropping a set. The four-...
Jul 07, 2023
NATO allies agree to spend ‘at least 2%’ of their GDP on defence -diplomats
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO allies have reached agreement to raise the alliance's target for military spending to at least 2% of national GDP, two diplomats told Reuters late on Friday. The 31 allies ag...
Jul 07, 2023
Republicans question BlackRock fund governance, revisiting old concerns
By Ross Kerber (Reuters) - A group of 15 Republican state attorneys general have questioned whether directors of BlackRock mutual funds are sufficiently independent of the world's largest asset manage...
Jul 07, 2023
Russia makes rival push on approval of UN aid to Syria from Turkey
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia put forward a rival proposal on Friday for a six-month extension of U.N. Security Council approval for aid deliveries to northwestern Syria from T...
Jul 07, 2023
U.S. appeals court upholds Venezuela creditors ability to sue
(Reuters) - A U.S. court of appeals on Friday rejected Venezuela's bid to prevent six companies from joining a proposed court auction of shares in a Citgo Petroleum parent to enforce judgments for pas...
Jul 07, 2023
Tennis-Alcaraz sparkles at Wimbledon but home hopes dashed as Murray, Norrie fall
LONDON (Reuters) - Carlos Alcaraz provided the entertainment during his maiden victory on Wimbledon's Centre Court on Friday but it was the end of the road for local hope Andy Murray, who lifted two t...
Jul 07, 2023
Senate banking panel to vote on Fed nominees Wednesday
(Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Banking Committee will vote on Wednesday on whether to advance President Joe Biden's pick for the Federal Reserve's next vice chair, current Fed Governor Philip Jefferson, ...
Jul 07, 2023
US Treasury says COVID anti-foreclosure payments reach $3.7 billion
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department said on Friday that state programs using its COVID-19 Homeowner Assistance Fund distributed $1.2 billion in aid to homeowners in the...
Jul 07, 2023
Exclusive-PE firms, defense companies vie for Ball Corp’s aerospace unit -sources
By David Carnevali and Mike Stone NEW YORK (Reuters) - Private equity firms Blackstone Inc and Veritas Capital Fund Management LLC are competing against large defense companies to acquire the aerospac...
Jul 07, 2023
White House says no clear answer on how to return WSJ reporter detained in Russia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's national security adviser said on Friday there was no clear answer on how to return Evan Gershkovich, the Wall Street Journal reporter detained by Rus...
Jul 07, 2023
