Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Exclusive-SEC’s Texas office probes banks over disclosures on guns, fossil fuels -sources
By Chris Prentice WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)'s Texas office has launched a preliminary probe into lenders' disclosures about their policies on hot-button ...
Jan 05, 2022
Norwegian Cruise cancels several sailings as Omicron cases surge
(Reuters) - Norwegian Cruise Line on Wednesday canceled trips on eight ships, a few whose embarkation dates are as far out as late April, as the spread of the Omicron variant in the United States show...
Jan 05, 2022
Factbox-Trump’s Fed eased bank rules. Now what can Democrats roll back?
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Under Republican leadership appointed by former President Donald Trump, the U.S. Federal Reserve eased a raft of bank rules and requirements introduced followi...
Jan 05, 2022
Europe’s auto stocks hit record high as traders bet on strong 2022
(fixes sentence in 10th para to say "much cheaper" rather than "still much cheap") By Joice Alves LONDON (Reuters) -European automobile stocks rose more than 2% to a record high on Wednesday as invest...
Jan 05, 2022
Tigrayans deported by Saudi Arabia held and abused in Ethiopia – HRW
By Dawit Endeshaw ADDIS ABABA/NAIROBI (Reuters) - Thousands of ethnic Tigrayans have been detained in Ethiopia after being deported from Saudi Arabia, suffering brutality from guards and atrocious con...
Jan 05, 2022
U.S. attorney general to discuss investigation into Capitol attack
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday is set to discuss the Justice Department's investigation into the deadly Capitol attack by former President ...
Jan 05, 2022
U.S. says more than half of states will seek oil well cleanup funds
(Reuters) - The Biden administration on Wednesday said more than half of U.S. states intend to apply for a portion of the $4.7 billion carved out in the new infrastructure law for cleaning up abandone...
Jan 05, 2022
Twitter creates monitoring team to prepare for Capitol riot anniversary
By Sheila Dang (Reuters) -Ahead of the one-year anniversary of the storming of the U.S. Capitol, Twitter Inc created a new team to review the social networking site for harmful content associated with...
Jan 05, 2022
COVID testing policy put under the microscope as Omicron sweeps world
By Alistair Smout and Maayan Lubell LONDON/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Britain and Israel are overhauling their COVID-19 testing policies as governments seek to reduce the burden on laboratories and struggl...
Jan 05, 2022
Israeli defence minister discusses regional stability with Jordanian king
AMMAN (Reuters) - Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz met Jordan's King Abdullah in Amman on Wednesday to discuss regional stability and bilateral ties in the latest high-level visit since relations ...
Jan 05, 2022
