Author Archives: Syndicated Content
NY Fed’s Williams says completely sensible to raise interest rates
NEW YORK (Reuters) - It is "sensible" for the Federal Reserve to begin raising interest rates this year as it removes some of the support provided during the pandemic, New York Fed President John Will...
Jan 14, 2022
Italy reports 186,253 coronavirus cases on Friday, 360 deaths
MILAN (Reuters) - Italy reported 186,253 COVID-19 related cases on Friday, against 184,615 the day before, the health ministry said, while the number of deaths rose to 360 from 316. Italy has register...
Jan 14, 2022
Earnings to test growth stocks after rocky start to year
By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) - A rough start to 2022 for U.S. tech and growth stocks is raising stakes for upcoming earnings reports, as investors seek reasons to keep faith in the shares whi...
Jan 14, 2022
Betty Blue director Jean-Jacques Beineix dies aged 75 – AFP
PARIS (Reuters) - French film director Jean-Jacques Beineix died on Thursday at the age of 75, his family told Agence France Presse on Friday. Beineix came to prominence with his first film, "Diva", i...
Jan 14, 2022
Vice president of Congo’s parliament resigns over ‘bullying, humiliation’
By Stanis Bujakera and Hereward Holland KINSHASA (Reuters) - The vice president of Democratic Republic of Congo's parliament Jean-Marc Kabund resigned on Friday over what he described as bullying, hum...
Jan 14, 2022
Fed sent $107.4 billion to Treasury in 2021
(Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve returned more to the U.S. Treasury in 2021 compared to the year before, as its balance sheet grew to a record level and it continued to nurse the economy through t...
Jan 14, 2022
Burned by COVID supply crunch, hospitals invest in U.S. mask-making
By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Two days before Christmas, a cargo ship left Mumbai with a mask-making machine bound for Illinois-based OSF HealthCare, which will use the equipment to make i...
Jan 14, 2022
Online checkout firm Bolt valued at $11 billion after BlackRock-led funding- source
(Reuters) - Online checkout platform Bolt raised $355 million in a late-stage funding round led by fund manager BlackRock Inc at a valuation of $11 billion, according to people familiar with the matte...
Jan 14, 2022
Six feared dead in explosion in commercial building in Ottawa
(Fixes typo in 2nd paragraph to make it "unaccounted for" instead of "accounted for") (Reuters) -Six people were feared dead after an explosion and subsequent fire at a commercial building in Ottawa, ...
Jan 14, 2022
GE suspends COVID-19 vaccine or test requirement after U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling
CHICAGO (Reuters) - General Electric Co on Friday said it has suspended COVID-19 vaccine or test requirement for employees after the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling. The court on Thursday blocked Presiden...
Jan 14, 2022
