Author Archives: Syndicated Content
ATP roundup: Denis Shapovalov rallies in St. Petersburg
No. 2 seed Denis Shapovalov of Canada was on upset alert before recovering for a 2-6, 6-3, 6-0 second-round win over Spain's Pablo Andujar on Wednesday at the St. Petersburg Open in Russia. Eight of S...
Oct 27, 2021
First reality check launched for corporate climate claims
By Shadia Nasralla LONDON (Reuters) - A U.N.-backed body launched a scheme to verify corporates' net zero strategies on Thursday that is likely to become a standard for regulators and investors to mea...
Oct 27, 2021
Ecuador government will ask assembly to approve bringing down unauthorized planes
By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuador's government will ask the legislature to approve a law that would allow the Andean country to bring down irregular airplanes, President Guillermo Lasso ...
Oct 27, 2021
El Salvador adds nearly $25 million in bitcoin to state coffers, says president
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - The Salvadoran government acquired 420 more bitcoin on Wednesday, President Nayib Bukele announced on social media, as the Central American doubled down on its splashy cryptoc...
Oct 27, 2021
U.S. SEC will not greenlight leveraged bitcoin fund – WSJ
(Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has asked at least one asset manager to scrap plans for a leveraged bitcoin exchange-traded fund, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wedn...
Oct 27, 2021
Microsoft nearly overtakes Apple as most valuable company
(Reuters) - A surge in Microsoft Corp's shares nearly unseated Apple Inc as the world's most valuable company on Wednesday, a day before the iPhone maker reports its quarterly results. Fueled by stron...
Oct 27, 2021
Bolsonaro asks Supreme Court to intervene to avoid social media suspension
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to block a possible ruling suspending him from social media. A Senate investigative committee on Tuesday cal...
Oct 27, 2021
Wildfires, logging turn protected forests into carbon emitters – report
By Oliver Griffin BOGOTA (Reuters) - Some of the world's most protected forests are emitting more carbon than they absorb, driven by things like logging and wildfires, a new report said on Wednesday, ...
Oct 27, 2021
ECB to push back over mounting rate-hike expectations
By Balazs Koranyi and Francesco Canepa FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank is all but certain to keep policy unchanged on Thursday and push back against growing expectations for an interes...
Oct 27, 2021
Supermarket Coles sales rise as recurring lockdowns keep demand steady
(Reuters) - Australian supermarket chain Coles Group on Thursday reported a 1.6% rise in first-quarter sales, as consumers stocked up on household essentials during fresh lockdowns to contain the COVI...
Oct 27, 2021
