Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Biden’s $1.75 trillion social spending bill faces critical year-end test
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Having averted an embarrassing government shutdown and potentially catastrophic default this month, Democrats in the U.S. Congress now move on to the even harde...
Dec 15, 2021
China adds new incentives for banks to lend to small businesses
BEIJING (Reuters) -China will step up support for small businesses, unveiling new financial incentives for local banks to lend to those companies, according to a State Council meeting chaired by Premi...
Dec 15, 2021
British tourists head to snowy Lapland seeking Santa Claus
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Santa Claus and heavy snow falls are attracting British tourists back to Lapland, bolstering Finland's tourism industry that has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. Most of...
Dec 15, 2021
Eli Lilly raises 2021 profit forecast
(Reuters) -Eli Lilly raised its full-year 2021 profit and sales expectations on Wednesday, helped partly by a recent U.S. government contract for its COVID-19 antibody treatment. Shares of the drugmak...
Dec 15, 2021
Futures inch lower ahead of Fed announcement
By Shreyashi Sanyal (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were subdued on Wednesday as the latest reading on inflation solidified bets that the Federal Reserve might announce a speedier wind down of it...
Dec 15, 2021
Lions trying to rebuild roster because of COVID-19 absences
ALLEN PARK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The Detroit Lions claimed cornerback Saivion Smith off waivers as the team placed another player on COVID-19 reserve. Practice squad corner Nickell Robey-Coleman is...
Dec 15, 2021
Wide receiver/defensive back turns down Michigan State
EAST LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Three-star wide receiver/defensive back Shannon Blair will not be signing with the Michigan State University football team. Blair announced on social media yester...
Dec 15, 2021
Medtronic’s diabetes business receives U.S. FDA warning letter
(Reuters) - Medtronic Plc said on Wednesday it received a warning letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration highlighting certain concerns related to medical device quality requirements at the ...
Dec 15, 2021
Soccer-Real Madrid’s Modric and Marcelo test positive for COVID-19
(Reuters) - Real Madrid players Luka Modric and Marcelo have tested positive for COVID-19, the LaLiga club said in a statement on Wednesday. Real did not say if the two were suffering any symptoms, bu...
Dec 15, 2021
EU to set up scheme to encourage CO2 removal from atmosphere
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union policymakers said on Wednesday they will create a system to certify carbon removals next year, a move that could pave the way to a regulated EU marke...
Dec 15, 2021
