Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. Senate Budget panel Democrats reach agreement on $3.5 trillion infrastructure plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats on the U.S. Senate Budget Committee reached an agreement on a $3.5 trillion infrastructure investment plan that they aim to include in a budget resolution to be debate...
Jul 13, 2021
Dollar hits three-month high to euro on bets for faster Fed tightening
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar touched a three-month high versus the euro and a one-week high versus the yen on Wednesday, after heated U.S. inflation spurred bets of faster monet...
Jul 13, 2021
Shareholders of Chile’s Itau Corpbanca approve $1.1 billion capital increase
By Dave Sherwood SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Shareholders of Chile's Itau Corpbanca voted on Tuesday to approve a capital increase of $1.1 billion to underpin the lender's growth in the South American nation...
Jul 13, 2021
Demonstrators block traffic in Miami area to support Cuban protesters
MIAMI (Reuters) - Demonstrators waving Cuban flags and calling for change on the Communist-run island blocked a major highway and staged other protests in the Miami area on Tuesday in support of the w...
Jul 13, 2021
Golf-Scott says ‘questionable’ whether Olympics should go ahead
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Former world number one golfer Adam Scott has questioned whether holding the Tokyo Olympics is a "responsible decision", pointing to fear among people in Japan as the country bat...
Jul 13, 2021
NZ’s Ardern says special APEC meeting to focus on economic impact of pandemic
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Wednesday that a special meeting of leaders of the Asia-Pacific trade group APEC this week will discuss the global economic imp...
Jul 13, 2021
S.Korea reports record high 1,615 new COVID-19 daily cases -KDCA
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea reported 1,615 new coronavirus cases as of Tuesday midnight, a record high that breaks the previous peak set last week, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (K...
Jul 13, 2021
Australia consumer sentiment holds up as Sydney locks down
SYDNEY (Reuters) - A measure of Australian consumer sentiment rebounded in July as relief at the end of coronavirus lockdowns in some states offset the latest shutdown in Sydney, at least for now. The...
Jul 13, 2021
In setback to Trump ally, Pennsylvania county will not comply with vote probe
By Nathan Layne (Reuters) - One of the three Pennsylvania counties asked to provide access to voting machines for a Republican lawmaker's probe of the 2020 election has decided it cannot comply due to...
Jul 13, 2021
British minister asks for monitoring of Vectura’s proposed takeover by Philip Morris -The Times
(Reuters) - British Business Minister Kwasi Kwarteng has asked officials to monitor drugmaker Vectura Group PLC's proposed takeover by U.S. tobacco group Philip Morris International Inc, the Times new...
Jul 13, 2021
