Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. Fed bank stress tests pave way for stock buyback, dividend bonanza
By David Henry and Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The country's largest lenders are poised to start issuing as much as $130 billion in dividends and stock buybacks from next month after the U.S...
Jun 22, 2021
U.S. Senate confirms Biden intel pick after Republicans cite Huawei link
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed President Joe Biden's nominee Christopher Fonzone to be legal counsel at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, after some Rep...
Jun 22, 2021
Indian COVID-19 variant greatest threat to U.S. pandemic response -Fauci
(Reuters) - The Delta variant of the novel coronavirus that was first found in India is the greatest threat to the United States' effort to eradicate COVID-19 in its borders, said U.S. infectious dise...
Jun 22, 2021
United to mandate fully vaccinated crew to countries with high cases – memo
(Reuters) - United Airlines Holdings Inc would mandate full vaccination for crew members flying to countries with high COVID-19 cases at the beginning of August, according to an internal memo seen by ...
Jun 22, 2021
Poland tightens COVID quarantine rules for travellers from Britain
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland is introducing a mandatory seven-day quarantine for all travellers from Britain in a bid to curb the spread of the Delta variant of the coronavirus, the health ministry said ...
Jun 22, 2021
Brazil prosecutors probe price, intermediary on Bharat vaccine deal
By Ricardo Brito BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian federal prosecutors have opened an investigation into a contract worth 1.6 billion reais ($320 million) for 20 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine made ...
Jun 22, 2021
Fed’s Daly says could get to taper threshold late this year
(Reuters) - The U.S. central bank may be in a position to start reducing its extraordinary support of the U.S. economy by late this year or early next year, according to San Francisco Federal Reserve ...
Jun 22, 2021
Iran’s Raisi says quick COVID-19 vaccination to top his plans
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's President-elect Ebrahim Raisi vowed on Tuesday his government would start rapid COVID-19 vaccinations to help relaunch an economy at the epicentre of the pandemic in the Middl...
Jun 22, 2021
Zimbabwe expects 2.5 million Chinese COVID-19 vaccines by month end
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe expects to receive 2.5 million COVID-19 vaccines from China by the end of this month as it seeks to boost its vaccination drive after several centres ran out of doses, whic...
Jun 22, 2021
Explainer-Untangling the crisis in Libya
TUNIS (Reuters) - Germany and the United Nations host an international conference on Libya in Berlin on Tuesday. On the agenda will be political progress there, national elections scheduled for Decemb...
Jun 22, 2021
