Author Archives: Syndicated Content
AAA Michigan says gas prices are down seven cents this week, but up $1.21 over last year
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – AAA Michigan says gas prices in the state decreased seven cents compared to last week, with drivers are now paying an average of $3.25 per gallon for regular unleaded...
Dec 06, 2021
Bitcoin’s flash crash crimps year-end bulls
By Medha Singh and Lisa Pauline Mattackal (Reuters) - A flash weekend bitcoin crash that wiped out a fifth of its value and caused $2 billion worth of positions to be liquidated has soured investor ex...
Dec 06, 2021
Biden and Putin head into Ukraine talks with scant room for compromise
By Tom Balmforth and Trevor Hunnicutt MOSCOW/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin have a chasm of mutual distrust to bridge when they hold a virtual meeting on Tuesday in the...
Dec 06, 2021
EU sources say no immediate plan for easing Omicron travel curbs on southern Africa
(Reuters) - European Union health ministers will discuss the coronavirus pandemic and the spread of the Omicron variant on Tuesday, but are not expected to make any decision on easing travel restricti...
Dec 06, 2021
Share buybacks by firms globally hit a three-year high
(Reuters) - Companies are generously rewarding their shareholders through share buybacks this year, using higher profits and cash flows as they recover from 2020's pandemic-induced slowdown. According...
Dec 06, 2021
Exxon Mobil to achieve net zero GHG emissions in Permian operations by 2030
(Reuters) - Oil major Exxon Mobil Corp said on Monday it aims to achieve net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from operated assets in the U.S. Permian basin by 2030, expanding its emission-reductio...
Dec 06, 2021
Norway to tighten COVID restrictions, health minister says
OSLO (Reuters) - The Norwegian government will introduce additional measures to limit the spread of COVID-19 following a recent surge of infections, the health minister told public broadcaster NRK on ...
Dec 06, 2021
Myanmar’s process against Suu Kyi has low credibility – Nobel Peace Prize chair
By Gwladys Fouche OSLO (Reuters) - Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi's conviction by a Myanmar court is part of a process whereby the country's military rulers are suppressing the opposition...
Dec 06, 2021
MDHHS warns marijuana users of possible issue with fentanyl-laced product
LANSING MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has issued a warning about the possibility of fentanyl-laced marijuana in the state. No confirmed cases have been r...
Dec 06, 2021
Credit Suisse CIO says has “day-by-day, week-by-week” approach to China
LONDON (Reuters) - Credit Suisse global chief investment officer Michael Strobaek said on Monday he was taking a "day-by-day, week-by-week" approach to China and remained generally cautious on emergin...
Dec 06, 2021
