Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Transparency of ESG investment ratings faces regulatory scrutiny
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Market regulators set out a global framework on Tuesday to police environment, social and governance (ESG) investment ratings and help combat 'greenwashing' in the fast...
Nov 23, 2021
Kazakh ex-president to hand over ruling party leadership to successor
NUR-SULTAN (Reuters) - Kazakhstan's former president, Nursultan Nazarbayev, will hand over his role as the leader of the ruling Nur Otan party to President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Nazarbayev's spokesma...
Nov 23, 2021
Explainer-What we know so far about El Salvador’s volcano-powered bitcoin bond
MIZATA, El Salvador/LONDON (Reuters) - El Salvador plans to build the world's first "Bitcoin City" with money from a $1 billion bitcoin-backed bond the country's President Nayib Bukele said on Saturda...
Nov 23, 2021
Maxwell to challenge accusers, seek distance from Epstein at sex abuse trial
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell's defense in her sex abuse trial will focus on undermining her accusers and distancing her from Jeffrey Epstein, the financier for...
Nov 23, 2021
With U.S. inventories tight, ‘Black Friday’ drags through November
By Richa Naidu and Arriana McLymore CHICAGO (Reuters) - Facing scarce year-end inventories and a shortage of workers, retailers are turning "Black Friday" into a month-long event. Walmart, the world's...
Nov 23, 2021
In U.S. Supreme Court case, the past could be the future on abortion
By Lawrence Hurley OXFORD, Miss. (Reuters) - Just months before she was set to start law school in the summer of 1973, Barbara Phillips was shocked to learn she was pregnant. Then 24, she wanted an ab...
Nov 23, 2021
From pilots to ramp agents – U.S. airlines go all out to staff up
By Rajesh Kumar Singh CHICAGO (Reuters) - From offering premium pay to hefty signing bonuses or poaching workers from other airlines, American carriers are scrambling to ramp up staffing for the holid...
Nov 23, 2021
Floods top of mind as Canadian PM Trudeau outlines priorities to parliament
By Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will add rebuilding from British Columbia's devastating floods to his list of priorities when he outlines plans on Tuesday fo...
Nov 23, 2021
Georgia jury set to begin deliberations in Ahmaud Arbery killing
By Rich McKay BRUNSWICK, Ga. (Reuters) - A Georgia jury is set on Tuesday to begin deliberating the fate of three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man who prosecutors say was out...
Nov 23, 2021
Cricket-Under-strength India still tough ask for visiting New Zealand
By Sudipto Ganguly MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's fringe players will have a chance to impress in the absence of big names when the hosts kick off their two-match series against inaugural World Test Champ...
Nov 23, 2021
