Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. Senator Warren ‘urges’ SEC chief to issue new climate rule after delays
By Katanga Johnson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren criticized the U.S Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Thursday for delays to its landmark climate change ris...
Feb 10, 2022
France kills 10 Islamist militants in Burkina Faso
PARIS (Reuters) - An air strike by the French "Operation Barkhane" battling Islamist militants in the Sahel has killed 10 members of a terrorist group in Burkina Faso during the night of Feb. 7 and Fe...
Feb 10, 2022
Affirm posts larger-than-expected loss, shares sink
(Reuters) -Affirm Holdings Inc on Thursday posted a larger-than-expected loss for the second quarter as the buy now, pay later firm spent more on stock-based compensation following its initial public ...
Feb 10, 2022
Police say violent attack prevented at Lisbon university, suspect arrested
LISBON (Reuters) - Portuguese criminal investigation agency (PJ) said on Thursday it arrested an 18-year-old male who had allegedly put together a detailed, written plan to stage a violent attack agai...
Feb 10, 2022
U.S. Fed should stop quantitative easing ‘now,’ BlackRock says
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve should stop buying bonds from the market now to contain rampant inflation, a top investment manager at BlackRock said in a research note on Thursday, afte...
Feb 10, 2022
Biden touts plan to bring down drug prices as helping to tame inflation
By Steve Holland CULPEPER, Va. (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday touted his plan to bring down the cost of prescription drugs as an antidote to high inflation on a day when government d...
Feb 10, 2022
NBA-Nets send Harden to 76ers in blockbuster trade for Simmons-report
(Reuters) - The Philadelphia 76ers have acquired sharp-shooting guard and former NBA Most Valuable Player James Harden from the reeling Brooklyn Nets as part of a blockbuster trade, ESPN reported on T...
Feb 10, 2022
Syria’s main Druze city sees more unrest, calls for Friday protests
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) - Tens of Syrian protesters gathered on Thursday in the mainly Druze city of Sweida to protest against worsening economic conditions and subsidy cuts that came i...
Feb 10, 2022
Mexico central bank hikes key rate, still hawkish under new leadership
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexico's central bank on Thursday raised its benchmark interest rate as expected by 50 basis points to 6.00%, a sixth straight rate increase, as policymakers sought to keep pric...
Feb 10, 2022
London police chief Cressida Dick resigns
LONDON (Reuters) - London police chief Cressida Dick resigned on Thursday, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said, after he told her he was not satisfied she could root out the racism, sexism and other probl...
Feb 10, 2022
