Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. SEC to propose rule restricting how corporate executives trade their companies’ own stock
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday will propose a plan that would restrict how corporate executives trade their companies' own stock and boost transp...
Dec 15, 2021
Iran to Gulf Arab states: Stop ‘repetitive accusations’ against Tehran
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran has called on Gulf countries to avoid repetitive accusations against it, the Iranian foreign ministry spokesman said on Wednesday, a day after a Gulf Arab summit accused Tehran ...
Dec 15, 2021
Hedge funds set to end 2021 with inflows for first time in three years
By Patturaja Murugaboopathy (Reuters) - Global hedge funds are poised to achieve positive inflows in 2021, for the first time in three years, data from Preqin shows, thanks to strong returns and an in...
Dec 15, 2021
Soccer-Real, Barca and Bilbao take legal action against LaLiga over CVC deal
(Reuters) - Real Madrid, Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao have taken legal action against LaLiga after the Spanish top flight agreed a 1.994 billion euro investment from private equity fund CVC Capital P...
Dec 15, 2021
Warming temperatures threaten Greece’s prized olive oil
By Karolina Tagaris KALAMATA, Greece (Reuters) - Months before the harvest began in November, Greek olive oil farmer Michalis Antonopoulos knew it would not be a good year. First, his trees did not fu...
Dec 15, 2021
National Bank of Canada asks Canadian employees to work remotely if possible
(Reuters) - National Bank of Canada said on Wednesday it had asked its employees to work remotely if possible, making it the second big lender in the country to return to work from home as concerns mo...
Dec 15, 2021
IAEA strikes deal with Iran on replacing cameras at workshop
By Francois Murphy, Parisa Hafezi and John Irish VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog reached an agreement with Iran on Wednesday on replacing its surveillance cameras at a centrifuge-parts wo...
Dec 15, 2021
Omicron likely to be Europe’s dominant variant in early 2022 – ECDC
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - There is a "very high" risk that the Omicron variant of COVID-19 will become dominant in Europe early next year and lead to a growing number of severe infections, the European Uni...
Dec 15, 2021
Canada to advise citizens against non-essential international travel – source
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada will advise citizens on Wednesday to avoid non-essential international travel to help reduce the threat from the Omicron variant of COVID-19, a government source said. The so...
Dec 15, 2021
Soccer-Conte says last week ‘terrible’ as Tottenham battle COVID
LONDON (Reuters) - Tottenham Hotspur head coach Antonio Conte described the past week as terrible as the club battled a COVID-19 outbreak that shut the training HQ and forced the postponement of two g...
Dec 15, 2021
