Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Metlife sees record 2021 sales, COVID-19 impact is lessening
(Reuters) -MetLife Inc expects a "record sales year" in 2021, and saw the impact of COVID-19 diminishing in the second quarter, the U.S. insurer's chief executive officer said on Thursday. "COVID-19's...
Aug 05, 2021
Olympics-Baseball-U.S. set as Japan’s date for gold-medal game with 7-2 win over S. Korea
By Paresh Dave YOKOHAMA, Japan (Reuters) - The United States will face Japan in baseball's first Olympic gold-medal game in 13 years after defeating defending champions South Korea 7-2 with a barrage ...
Aug 05, 2021
Fed’s Waller says he is skeptical a central bank digital currency would improve U.S. payments
By Jonnelle Marte (Reuters) - U.S. Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said on Thursday that many of the financial challenges that could be tackled by a central bank digital currency are alrea...
Aug 05, 2021
First resettled Afghan refugees and families arrive in Canada
OTTAWA (Reuters) - The first group of Afghan interpreters, embassy staff and families that Canada is resettling amid threats of Taliban reprisals have arrived, Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino sai...
Aug 05, 2021
Indian proposal aims to settle tax disputes with global firms
By Aftab Ahmed and Manoj Kumar NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Indian government on Thursday proposed refunding companies involved in disputes over past tax payments, aiming to settle long-running litigatio...
Aug 05, 2021
Cheniere reports second quarter adjusted EBITDA of $1 billion
(Reuters) - U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) company Cheniere Energy Inc on Thursday reported consolidated adjusted EBITDA of approximately $1.0 billion and $2.5 billion for the three and six months e...
Aug 05, 2021
Olympics-Athletics-Gardiner takes 400m gold on night of firsts
By Omar Mohammed TOKYO (Reuters) -Steven Gardiner of the Bahamas won the 400 metres on Thursday, becoming the first athlete to win Olympic gold in an individual men's event in his country's history, a...
Aug 05, 2021
Taliban target provincial Afghan cities in response to U.S. strikes, commanders say
KABUL/PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Taliban militants have switched strategy from targeting rural areas of Afghanistan to attacking provincial cities, in response to increased U.S. air strikes after ...
Aug 05, 2021
Russia says boosts arms supplies to Central Asia amid Afghan conflict
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has increased arms and military hardware supplies to Uzbekistan and Tajikistan amid fighting in Afghanistan, Interfax news agency quoted Russian military chief of staff Valer...
Aug 05, 2021
Olympics-Wrestling-‘Magic Man’ Taylor wins final at the death, Japan’s Kawai claims gold
By Ece Toksabay CHIBA, Japan (Reuters) - American David Taylor edged Iran's Hassan Yazdanicharati to win the Olympic freestyle middleweight gold medal on Thursday, turning the bout around in the dying...
Aug 05, 2021
