Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Factbox-Key elements of Britain’s Net Zero Strategy
LONDON (Reuters) - The British government on Tuesday published a Net Zero Strategy aimed at ending the country's contribution to climate change. Here are some of the key pledges and policies set out i...
Oct 19, 2021
Former Michigan Chief Medical Executive Dr. Joneigh Khaldun announces new gig
DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Dr. Joneigh Khaldun is joining CVS Health as a vice president and chief health equity officer. She had been Michigan’s chief medical executive under Governor Whi...
Oct 19, 2021
Chipmaker GlobalFoundries targets valuation of about $25 billion in U.S. IPO
By Anirban Sen (Reuters) -Chipmaker GlobalFoundries, owned by Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund Mubadala Investment Co, is aiming for a valuation of about $25 billion in its initial public offering in...
Oct 19, 2021
Mali asks Muslim leaders to negotiate with al Qaeda affiliate
By Tiemoko Diallo BAMAKO (Reuters) - Mali's government said on Tuesday that it asked the country's main Islamic body to open peace talks with leaders of al Qaeda's local affiliate in an effort to end ...
Oct 19, 2021
China central bank will emphasize regulation, development of internet finance sector -state media
BEIJING (Reuters) -China will emphasize both the regulation and development of the internet finance sector, state television quoted Guo Shuqing, Communist party chief of the People's Bank of China, as...
Oct 19, 2021
FS Investments taps ex SkyBridge co-CIO Gayeski as chief market strategist
(Removes extraneous text from header) By Svea Herbst-Bayliss (Reuters) - FS Investments, an alternative asset manager that invests roughly $25 billion, said it has hired Troy Gayeski, the former co-ch...
Oct 19, 2021
Amazon and others commit to using zero-carbon shipping fuels by 2040
By Jonathan Saul LONDON (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc and IKEA are among commercial users of container shipping that will opt for zero-carbon marine fuels by 2040 in a new initiative aimed at speeding up...
Oct 19, 2021
Britain’s Johnson sets out green ambitions with some caveats
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday set out his ambition on Tuesday for a green revolution that would force Western economies to kick their centuries old addiction to fo...
Oct 19, 2021
Brazil house speaker says spending ceiling cannot be put above welfare
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian lower house Speaker Arthur Lira signaled late on Monday that he might be open to discuss the introduction of a welfare program that could break the country's spending c...
Oct 19, 2021
IMF cuts Asia’s growth forecast, warns of supply chain risks
By Leika Kihara (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday slashed this year's economic growth forecast for Asia and warned that a fresh wave of COVID-19 infections, supply chain disruptio...
Oct 19, 2021
