Author Archives: Syndicated Content
EU ropes in pension funds to boost post-Brexit clearing capacity
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Mandatory clearing of derivatives contracts by pension funds in the European Union should start in June 2023, helping the bloc to cut reliance on London, the EU's secur...
Feb 01, 2022
USTR official says China failed to meet ‘Phase 1’ trade deal commitments
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China fell short in meeting its commitments under a two-year "Phase 1" trade deal agreed by the Trump administration that concluded at the end of last year, Deputy U.S. Trade Re...
Feb 01, 2022
Purdue Pharma judge extends Sacklers’ litigation shield to Feb 17
(Reuters) - A U.S. judge extended on Tuesday a legal shield protecting the Sackler family owners of Purdue Pharma from lawsuits to Feb. 17 as they try to reach a deal with several U.S. states to settl...
Feb 01, 2022
Nigeria sets up $149 million fund to fight HIV/AIDS
By Reuters Staff ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria on Tuesday launched a 62 billion naira ($149 million) fund to help fight HIV/AIDS, especially targeting the prevention of mother-to-child transmissions as fo...
Feb 01, 2022
Belarus diverts potash supplies from Lithuania to Russia, says PM
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Belarus has diverted potash shipments from Lithuania's Klaipeda port to Russian ports after Vilnius decided to halt the use of its railway for Belarus exports of the commodity, Bela...
Feb 01, 2022
Trump directly involved in plans to seize voting machines -reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Then-President Donald Trump was directly involved in efforts to use national security agencies to seize voting machines after his 2020 election loss, pressing his lawyer to make...
Feb 01, 2022
NFL-Reactions to Brady announcing retirement
(Reuters) - Following are reactions to Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady, widely considered the greatest player in NFL history, announcing his retirement on Tuesday. ROGER GOODELL, NFL COMMIS...
Feb 01, 2022
St. Joseph County issues Travel Advisory, public being asked to stay off the roads during winter storm
CENTREVILLE, MI (WNWN/WTVB) – With a major winter storm on the horizon, a Travel Advisory has been issued for St Joseph County Michigan. It will be in effect from Tuesday night at 10:00 p.m. unt...
Feb 01, 2022
Palladium rockets, fuelled by growing Russian supply anxiety
By Peter Hobson LONDON (Reuters) - Palladium prices have risen 25% in the past two weeks as fears that a Russia-Ukraine conflict could disrupt exports from top producer Russia triggered buying by cons...
Feb 01, 2022
If Russia isn’t invading Ukraine, pull back troops now, Blinken tells Lavrov
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in a call on Tuesday told his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov that this would be the time to pull back Russian troops from the border wi...
Feb 01, 2022
