Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Bank stocks rise on decision to nominate Jerome Powell for second term as Fed chair
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares in U.S. banks rose on Monday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell was nominated for a second four-year term by President Joe Biden. The S&P 500 bank index was up 1.45%...
Nov 22, 2021
Chileans, after two years of drifting left, veer back right
By Gram Slattery, Natalia A. Ramos Miranda and Fabian Cambero SANTIAGO (Reuters) - After two years of dramatic street protests and the election of a left-wing body to re-write the nation's constitutio...
Nov 22, 2021
Halle Berry says directing ‘Bruised’ was ‘one of hardest things I’ve ever done’
By Alicia C. Powell LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry moved into the director's chair for the first time for new drama "Bruised," a film she also stars in as a washed-up mixed ...
Nov 22, 2021
Mexico president says had no major differences at U.S., Canada talks
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday his meetings with U.S. President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Washington last week were ...
Nov 22, 2021
After historic bull run, Wall St eyes four more years of Powell at Fed
By Noel Randewich (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, who presided over a historic run-up in stocks during his tenure, will likely begin his second term amid worries over how rising in...
Nov 22, 2021
Holmes to resume testifying in Theranos fraud trial
By Jody Godoy SAN JOSE, Calif. (Reuters) - Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes is expected to retake the stand on Monday to defend against charges of defrauding investors and patients about the now-defu...
Nov 22, 2021
At least seven dead in mangrove after gunbattle with Rio police
By Rodrigo Viga Gaier RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Residents on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro on Monday found the corpses of at least seven people in a mangrove after a sustained gunbattle with local ...
Nov 22, 2021
Brainard, influential as a Fed governor, to expand role as vice chair
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lael Brainard, who has been nominated as vice chair of the Federal Reserve, has been a mainstay in Democratic policy circles since joining the administration...
Nov 22, 2021
Nordic-Noir Millennium series to be extended by three new books
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish Nordic-Noir series Millennium will be extended by another three books, publishing house Polaris said on Monday, after having acquired the rights to the popular series. Th...
Nov 22, 2021
Berlin rejects Minsk proposal to take in 2,000 migrants – govt spokesperson
BERLIN (Reuters) - Berlin does not accept a Belarus proposal for Germany to take in 2,000 migrants who are currently on Belarusian territory, a government spokesperson said on Monday. "The idea of hav...
Nov 22, 2021
