Author Archives: Syndicated Content
TMX says Q2 retail trading volumes stay up despite pullback from Q1
TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian exchange operator TMX Group has seen retail trading volumes up 37% in the second quarter versus two years ago, and are up between 60% and 80% in its retail investor-focuse...
Aug 05, 2021
Qualcomm tops Magna’s bid with $4.6 billion offer for Veoneer
(Reuters) -Chipmaker Qualcomm Inc said on Thursday it had offered to buy Swedish auto parts maker Veoneer Inc for $4.6 billion, an 18.4% premium to a bid by Canada's Magna International Inc that was a...
Aug 05, 2021
Olympics-Athletics-Canada’s Warner breaks Games record on way to decathlon gold
By Sudipto Ganguly TOKYO (Reuters) -Canadian Damian Warner led from start to finish to win the men's decathlon gold at the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday with a new Games record score of 9,018 points. Fre...
Aug 05, 2021
EU summons Belarus envoy over migrant stream to Lithuania
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union has summoned the Belarusian envoy in Brussels and held talks with the Iraqi government after accusing Belarus of using illegal migrants, largely Iraqis, as a po...
Aug 05, 2021
Six Sudan paramilitary officers sentenced to death for killings of student protesters
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - A Sudanese court said on Thursday it had sentenced to death six officers in the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces for the 2019 killing of six students who were protesting at econo...
Aug 05, 2021
U.S. trade deficit jumps to record high in June on strong import growth
WASHINGTON(Reuters) - The U.S. trade deficit surged to a record high in June as efforts by business to rebuild inventories to meet robust consumer spending drew in more imports. The Commerce Departmen...
Aug 05, 2021
Ethereum major upgrade activated; ether stays lower
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A major software upgrade on Ethereum, the second-largest blockchain network, was activated on Thursday, a move seen as stabilizing transaction fees on the network and subsequently...
Aug 05, 2021
Chad army says at least 20 soldiers killed in Lake Chad attack
N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - At least 20 Chadian soldiers were killed in the early hours of Thursday by suspected Boko Haram assailants following at attack on their patrol around the Lake Chad area, army spo...
Aug 05, 2021
Xi says China aims to provide 2 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses to world in 2021 -CCTV
BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday said China will strive to provide 2 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines to other countries in 2021, state broadcaster CCTV reported. In his w...
Aug 05, 2021
Canada unexpectedly posts huge trade surplus in June, biggest since 2008
OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada unexpectedly posted a trade surplus of C$3.23 billion ($2.58 billion) in June, the largest in almost 13 years, as exports jumped on higher shipments of oil and autos, Statisti...
Aug 05, 2021
