Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Exclusive-IMF staff cut critical coal language from Japan statement -document
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund deleted a sentence critical of Japan's continued financing of high-emissions coal projects from a staff mission statement on the...
Feb 02, 2022
One year since Myanmar coup, U.N. Security Council backs ‘will of the people’
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council said on Wednesday it was deeply concerned by a continuing state of emergency imposed by the military in Myanmar and pushed for talks to resolve the...
Feb 02, 2022
ECB seen on hold but may acknowledge inflation risks
By Balazs Koranyi and Francesco Canepa FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank is all but certain to keep policy unchanged on Thursday but may have to acknowledge that inflation could stay hig...
Feb 02, 2022
Facebook miss sends social media stocks into after-hours tailspin
(raw quotes from witnesses, victims and officials in a breaking news situation) (Reuters) - Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc shares plunged 22% late on Wednesday after the social media company missed...
Feb 02, 2022
Biden plans ‘several’ stops on Asia trip, region to remain focus -U.S. official
By David Brunnstrom and Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Joe Biden plans several stops during a visit to Asia this spring, which will be his first to the region as president and include a summit...
Feb 02, 2022
White House mobilizes ‘war room’ to boost Fed nominees as attacks pile up
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After an earlier nominee for a top U.S. banking regulation post was torpedoed, White House officials are determined not to let it happen again and have circled ...
Feb 02, 2022
U.S. drug firm ex-CEO convicted of steering opioids to ‘dirty doctors’
By Dietrich Knauth (Reuters) - A federal jury on Wednesday convicted former Rochester Drug Co-operative CEO Laurence Doud of trafficking opioids to "bad pharmacies" and "dirty doctors." Following two ...
Feb 02, 2022
New Zealand to reopen borders in phases from end-Feb
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Vaccinated New Zealanders in Australia can travel home quarantine-free from Feb. 27 while citizens in the rest of the world will be able to do so two weeks later, Prime Minister...
Feb 02, 2022
Corteva sees 2022 sales above market expectations
(Reuters) - Corteva Inc on Wednesday forecast 2022 sales above market expectations as the insecticide and seed maker benefited from strong demand and higher prices. The company, spun off in 2019 after...
Feb 02, 2022
J&J to record impairment charge of $610 million
(Reuters) - Drugmaker Johnson & Johnson said on Wednesday it would take a non-cash impairment charge of around $610 million related to its developmental antibody, bermekimab, in the first quarter. The...
Feb 02, 2022
