Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Market, Omicron risks pose new challenge for Fed policy pivot
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Federal Reserve officials, having plotted what seemed a clear battle plan against high inflation, must now contend with fresh signs the coronavirus is a...
Jan 20, 2022
Microsoft-Activision deal gives merger speculators a new darling
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss (Reuters) - Hedge funds that earn returns speculating on precarious acquisitions were handed a gift this week when Microsoft Corp agreed to buy "Call of Duty" maker Activision B...
Jan 20, 2022
Minnesota jury to decide if Chauvin’s colleagues had duty to stop deadly Floyd arrest
By Jonathan Allen (Reuters) - The federal prosecution of three former Minneapolis police officers who took part in the deadly arrest of George Floyd begins on Thursday in a trial that turns on when an...
Jan 20, 2022
Analysis-How Omicron highlights fading hope of herd immunity from COVID
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Omicron variant, which is spreading far faster than previous versions of the coronavirus, is not likely to help countries achieve so-called herd immunity a...
Jan 20, 2022
Bomb blast kills 3 people in eastern Pakistan – police
LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - A bomb blast ripped through a crowded market in eastern Pakistan on Thursday, killing three people and wounding over 20, police said. "It was a bomb blast," a police spoke...
Jan 20, 2022
Olympics-Valieva leads Russian figure skating team dominated by teens
MOSCOW (Reuters) - European champion Kamila Valieva will lead a Russian figure skating team at the Beijing Olympics next month that is dominated by a bunch of talented teenagers who will be eager to o...
Jan 20, 2022
ITV says: UK investigation finds email warning lockdown party should not go ahead
LONDON (Reuters) - An investigation into Downing Street parties has found an email from a senior official to Prime Minister Boris Johnson's private secretary warning that a May 20, 2020 party should n...
Jan 20, 2022
EU to propose microchips law in early February, EU chief says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission will propose a draft legislation for the regulation of microchips in Early February, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday, a...
Jan 20, 2022
Lead EU lawmaker wants airlines to pay for their CO2 emissions sooner
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Airlines should pay for all of their CO2 emissions in Europe from 2026, a year earlier than initially planned by the EU, according to an early draft of the European...
Jan 20, 2022
Cracks in Thai PM’s chaotic coalition as major party expels lawmakers
BANGKOK (Reuters) - A split in one of the biggest parties of Thailand's ruling coalition has led to the expulsion of 21 lawmakers, its deputy leader said on Thursday, in a sign of cracks widening in P...
Jan 20, 2022
