Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Saunas and fire pits: Ottawa’s truck protesters in it for the long haul
By Anna Mehler Paperny OTTAWA (Reuters) - Sleeping in trucks and staying warm at fire pits and portable saunas, protesters camped out in the frigid Canadian capital of Ottawa are digging in for a long...
Feb 09, 2022
Mexican president suggests ‘pausing’ relations with Spain
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador suggested on Wednesday pausing diplomatic relations with Spain, accusing Spanish authorities and companies of ransacking Mexico. L...
Feb 09, 2022
Exclusive-UniCredit set to sell 2 billion euros in ‘UTP’ loans to DK-owned Prelios – sources
MILAN (Reuters) - Italian bank UniCredit is set to sell 2 billion euros ($2.3 billion) in impaired debts to bad loan firm Prelios after halting a process to hire a manager for the portfolio, three sou...
Feb 09, 2022
U.S. COVID trends are encouraging but ‘not there yet’ -CDC chief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday said lower COVID cases and hospitalizations were encouraging as it weighs its current recommendation...
Feb 09, 2022
Private contractor to scrap facial recognition requirement for U.S. agencies
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - Private contractor ID.me said it will drop the facial recognition requirement in the identity-verification software used by several U.S. states and federal agencies, afte...
Feb 09, 2022
N.Y. Times ex-editor denies trying to blame Sarah Palin for congresswoman’s shooting
By Jonathan Stempel and Jody Godoy NEW YORK (Reuters) - The former New York Times editor who oversaw the 2017 editorial underlying Sarah Palin's defamation lawsuit against the newspaper on Wednesday d...
Feb 09, 2022
U.S. dividend funds receive huge inflows as investors switch out of bonds
By Patturaja Murugaboopathy (Reuters) - U.S. investors are snapping up funds that invest in dividend-paying stocks as they search for stable income from alternatives to bond markets, which are being r...
Feb 09, 2022
Sweden declare pandemic over, despite warnings from scientists
By Johan Ahlander STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden scrapped almost all of its few pandemic restrictions on Wednesday and stopped most testing for COVID-19, even as the pressure on the healthcare systems r...
Feb 09, 2022
CME profit tops views as investors ready for rate hikes, shares hit record high
By John McCrank NEW YORK (Reuters) - CME Group Inc on Wednesday reported a fourth-quarter profit that topped Wall Street expectations, helped by increased usage of the futures exchange operator's inte...
Feb 09, 2022
New York Gov. Hochul lifts her mask mandate for most indoor public places
(Reuters) - New York Governor Kathy Hochul said on Wednesday her state will end its mandate requiring people to wear a mask or prove they have received a COVID-19 vaccine when they are inside most ind...
Feb 09, 2022
