Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Canada’s TD gets regulatory nod for $1.3 billion purchase of Cowen
(Reuters) - Canada's Toronto-Dominion Bank has received all regulatory approvals to complete its $1.3 billion acquisition of New York-based boutique investment bank Cowen Inc, the companies said on Fr...
Feb 24, 2023
Pfizer/BioNTech apply for full FDA approval of updated COVID vaccine
(Reuters) -Pfizer Inc and its German partner BioNTech SE said on Friday they filed an application to the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a full approval of their Omicron-adapted COVID-19 va...
Feb 24, 2023
U.S. Treasury sanctions Russian mining sector, goes after sanctions evasion
By Jonathan Landay and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Treasury Department on Friday imposed new sanctions on Russian banks and targeted its mining and metals sector, while going after ov...
Feb 24, 2023
U.S. State Department sanctions target Russian cabinet ministers, nuclear arms firms
By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. State Department on Friday marked the first anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine by sanctioning more than 60 top Russian officials, including c...
Feb 24, 2023
Investors piled $354 billion into cash since Ukraine war – BofA
By Harry Robertson LONDON (Reuters) - Global investors have allocated $354 billion to cash since Russia's invasion of Ukraine first shook global financial markets in February 2022, according to data r...
Feb 24, 2023
Russia warns West over threatening its troops in Moldovan region
(Reuters) - Russia told the West on Friday that it would view as an attack on itself any actions that threatened Russian peacekeepers in Moldova's breakaway Transdniestria region, one day after Moscow...
Feb 24, 2023
Uber says Delhi’s plans to allow only electric bike taxis to impact millions
BENGALURU (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc said on Friday plans by the local government in India's Delhi city to only allow electric vehicles to function as bike taxis would risk "finishing off the s...
Feb 24, 2023
FACTBOX-TikTok suffers another blow with European Commission’s ban
(Reuters) - European Union's executive arm, the European Commission, has issued an order to ban the use of popular Chinese app TikTok on its staff's phones due to cybersecurity concerns. EU's move und...
Feb 24, 2023
Renewed protests in Iran’s restive southeast, mosque surrounded
DUBAI (Reuters) - Demonstrators marched in Iran's restive southeast on Friday amid reports on social media that security forces were surrounding a mosque at the centre of weekly anti-government rallie...
Feb 24, 2023
Junior doctors in England to stage three-day strike from March 13
LONDON (Reuters) -Tens of thousands of junior doctors in England will take strike action for three days from March 13 in a dispute over pay, the British Medical Association (BMA) said on Friday, addin...
Feb 24, 2023
