Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Australia COVID-19 deaths mount as return to school threatens new Omicron peak
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia recorded another surge of COVID-19 deaths on Monday as an outbreak of the highly contagious Omicron variant peaked, and authorities warned numbers could rise further when ...
Jan 23, 2022
Oil prices climb 1% on fears of tighter supply
By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil prices jumped on Monday as geopolitical tensions in Eastern Europe and the Middle East heightened concerns about an already tight supply outlook, while OPEC and ...
Jan 23, 2022
NFL-Brady retirement talk shifts into high gear after Buccaneers loss
(Reuters) - The Tom Brady 'will he, won't he?' retirement debate shifted into high gear on Sunday as NFL fans wondered if the future Hall of Fame quarterback had played his last game after Tampa Bay's...
Jan 23, 2022
Cryptocurrencies pause after weekend battering, other currencies wait for Fed
By Alun John HONG KONG (Reuters) - The dollar traded steady on Monday ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve's January policy meeting later this week, while bitcoin lay bruised near a six-month low hit ove...
Jan 23, 2022
Britishvolt signs agreement to develop high-nickel EV batteries
By Nick Carey LONDON (Reuters) - Electric vehicle (EV) battery startup Britishvolt said on Monday it has signed an agreement with a UK government-backed research facility to develop batteries with hig...
Jan 23, 2022
Asia shares tense as Fed looms, Ukraine a concern
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian share markets slipped on Monday with the Federal Reserve expected to confirm it will soon start draining the massive liquidity that has fuelled the huge gains in...
Jan 23, 2022
Japan Jan factory growth hits 4-year high, but services contract-flash PMI
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's factory activity grew at the fastest pace in four years in January as output growth picked up, though pressure from a persistent chip shortage, rising input prices and the co...
Jan 23, 2022
Cathay Pacific to post narrower-than-expected 2021 annual loss
(Reuters) - Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd said on Monday it expected to post a narrower-than-expected HK$5.6 billion ($719.05 million) to HK$6.1 billion annual loss for 2021 but cash burn was...
Jan 23, 2022
Ecuador to increase police manpower in Guayaquil after killings
QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuadorean President Guillermo Lasso said on Sunday he will send an additional 1,100 police officers to coastal Guayaquil and increase military presence there amid a spate of violent...
Jan 23, 2022
Activist investor Blackwells Capital to call on Peloton to fire CEO -WSJ
(Reuters) - Activist investor Blackwells Capital LLC is preparing to push Peloton Interactive Inc's board to fire Chief Executive Officer John Foley and explore a sale of the exercise bike maker, the ...
Jan 23, 2022
