Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. SEC charges ex-Goldman compliance analyst with insider trading
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. regulator on Wednesday charged a former Goldman Sachs Group Inc senior compliance analyst with insider trading, saying he made illegal trades involving ...
Sep 29, 2021
Extreme poverty in Venezuela rises to 76.6% – study
CARACAS (Reuters) - Around three-fourths of Venezuelans now live in extreme poverty as the once-prosperous OPEC nation's hyperinflationary economic collapse continued for a seventh straight year, acco...
Sep 29, 2021
Explainer-Global energy shortage or a coincidence of regional crises?
(Reuters) - Gasoline stations running dry in Britain. Power costs surging in the European Union ahead of winter. Forced restrictions on energy use in China. And rising prices for oil, natural gas and ...
Sep 29, 2021
State Sen. LaSata to host coat drive for Southwest Michigan kids
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – State Sen. Kim LaSata announced on Wednesday that she will again host Kim's Coat Drive for Kids, which seeks to provide coats to Southwest Michigan children in need. "...
Sep 29, 2021
EU extends vaccine export control mechanism until year-end – official
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union will extend a mechanism to monitor and potentially limit the export of COVID-19 vaccines from the bloc until the end of 2021 from the current deadline of end-Se...
Sep 29, 2021
EU to deploy election observation mission to Venezuela
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union will send observers to regional elections in Venezuela scheduled for Nov. 21, on the invitation of the country's National Electoral Council, the bloc's foreign ...
Sep 29, 2021
Exxon offers new proposal to locked-out Texas refinery workers
By Erwin Seba HOUSTON (Reuters) -Exxon Mobil Corp amended the contract proposal being made to locked-out workers at its Beaumont, Texas, refinery and lube oil plant to include some seniority protectio...
Sep 29, 2021
Ecuador raises prison riot death toll to 30, still recovering bodies
QUITO (Reuters) - The director of Ecuador's penitentiary system said on Wednesday that the death toll from a prison riot had risen to at least 30 and that authorities were still working to recover 10 ...
Sep 29, 2021
SocGen to pay $1.5 million civil fine to settle U.S. CFTC charges
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Socit Gnrale S.A. has agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission charges of failing to comply with certain swap dealer requirements, the agen...
Sep 29, 2021
Coronavirus can transform pancreas cell function; certain genes may protect an infected person’s spouse
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that have yet to be certifie...
Sep 29, 2021
