Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Ecuador lawmaker says there is ‘compelling’ graft evidence against President Lasso
QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuador's opposition has compelling evidence to present against President Guillermo Lasso at his impeachment hearing, a lawmaker said on Thursday, including irregularities in a crude...
Mar 30, 2023
Icahn, Illumina discussed settlement before proxy fight – filing
(Reuters) - Activist investor Carl Icahn and U.S. life sciences firm Illumina failed to reach a settlement during weeks-long private negotiations before he began a proxy fight earlier this month, a re...
Mar 30, 2023
Fed’s Collins leans toward one more rate hike then hold for rest of year
By Michael S. Derby WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Bank of Boston leader Susan Collins said Thursday it seems likely that the central bank will raise rates one more time this year and added th...
Mar 30, 2023
Massachusetts fines delivery startup Gopuff $6.2 million in worker pay dispute
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - Delivery service Gopuff has been fined $6.2 million by the state of Massachusetts for improperly classifying nearly 1,000 drivers as independent contractors rather than ...
Mar 30, 2023
US House speaker says Republicans could act on their own on debt ceiling
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said on Thursday that Republicans could act on their own on the U.S. government's debt ceiling if President Joe Biden does not negotiate. Biden...
Mar 30, 2023
Fed’s Barkin: Bank deposit flows “stable,” inflation still “hot”
By Howard Schneider RICHMOND, Virginia (Reuters) - Deposit flows in U.S. banks appear "relatively stable," while inflation remains too high and may well take longer than expected to decline, Richmond ...
Mar 30, 2023
Analysis-French pension standoff causing cracks in Macron’s camp, insiders say
By Elizabeth Pineau PARIS (Reuters) - President Emmanuel Macron's drive to ram through legislation raising France's retirement age despite mass protests is creating rifts between ministers and his all...
Mar 30, 2023
Leon Black accuser’s law firm says it was fired, seeks to withdraw
NEW YORK - The law firm representing a former Russian model who accused Apollo Global Management Inc co-founder Leon Black of raping her said it has been fired, and asked a judge to let it formally wi...
Mar 30, 2023
World Bank board to consider US nominee Banga as sole candidate for next leader
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank Group's executive board said on Thursday that it will consider only one nominee, U.S.-backed former Mastercard Ajay Banga, to be the development lender's next pre...
Mar 30, 2023
Explainer-Why Lesotho parliament is debating reclaiming land from South Africa
By Carien du Plessis JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Lesotho legislators are debating a motion that proposes reclaiming large parts of South African land that Dutch settlers seized from the small mountain ki...
Mar 30, 2023
