Author Archives: Syndicated Content
EU may consider deal on Merck’s COVID pill after approval procedure begins -source
By Francesco Guarascio (Reuters) -The European Union may consider signing a supply deal with U.S. drugmaker Merck for its experimental COVID-19 pill, but only after the company starts the process of s...
Oct 12, 2021
IMF says economic policymakers need to juggle continued support, risks
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Policymakers worldwide are entering a tricky phase of the pandemic recovery and should take care to provide continued economic support without promoting instab...
Oct 12, 2021
Bulgaria’s GERB party leads ahead of November election, poll finds
SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria's centre-right GERB party leads its rivals ahead of the country's third parliamentary election this year, although anger against corruption put an end to its almost decade i...
Oct 12, 2021
Biden discusses Afghanistan with G20 leaders, including threat from ISIS-K
(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden discussed the situation in Afghanistan with G20 leaders on Tuesday, including efforts to counter threats from extremist group Islamic State Khorasan (ISIS-K), the ...
Oct 12, 2021
Boston Fed launches search for new president, hires exec. talent firm
(Reuters) - The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston has kicked off its search for a new president to replace the bank's previous top executive, who left last month, it said on Tuesday. The bank's search is...
Oct 12, 2021
Exclusive-EU antitrust regulators set to clear S&P’s $44 billion IHS deal, sources say
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators are set to give a conditional clearance to business information provider S&P Global Inc for its $44 billion acquisition of IHS Markit Ltd, three people fam...
Oct 12, 2021
U.S. job openings fall to a still-high 10.4 million in August
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. job openings fell in August, but remained significantly high amid labor shortages that are crimping employment growth. Job openings, a measure of labor demand, dropped 659,...
Oct 12, 2021
Germany not yet prepared to recognise Taliban – Merkel
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany is not yet prepared to recognise the Taliban as Afghanistan's government since it has not met the inclusiveness standards demanded of it, Chancellor Angela Merkel said, but ...
Oct 12, 2021
Tata Motors raises $1 billion from TPG, ADQ for electric vehicle business
By Aditi Shah NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian automaker Tata Motors has raised about $1 billion from private equity firm TPG's Rise Climate Fund and Abu Dhabi state holding company ADQ to expand its elec...
Oct 12, 2021
European gas price surge prompts switch to coal
By Forrest Crellin PARIS (Reuters) - Soaring European wholesale gas prices are encouraging more utilities to switch to carbon-heavy coal to generate electricity just as the region tries to wean nation...
Oct 12, 2021
