Author Archives: Syndicated Content
PayPal unlikely to invest cash in cryptocurrencies: CNBC
(Reuters) - PayPal Holdings Inc is not likely to buy cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin, the payments processor's Chief Financial Officer John Rainey told CNBC on Thursday. "We're not going to invest co...
Feb 11, 2021
Australian Open to continue without crowds – organisers
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The Australian Open tennis tournament will proceed without crowds over the next five days, organisers said, after the state of Victoria was placed under a snap lockdown from Frid...
Feb 11, 2021
Blinken, South Korea foreign minister discuss North Korea, Myanmar: State Department
(Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken underlined the need for denuclearization of the Korean peninsula and expressed concern over the military coup in Myanmar with South Korea's Foreign M...
Feb 11, 2021
Reports: Mariners agree to sign injured RHP Ken Giles
In a move geared more toward the 2022 season, the Seattle Mariners have agreed to a two-year deal with free agent right-hander Ken Giles, according to multiple reports Thursday. Giles is expected to m...
Feb 11, 2021
U.S. House committee approves another $14 billion for pandemic-hit airlines
By Tracy Rucinski and David Shepardson (Reuters) - A U.S. House committee on Thursday approved a proposal to give airlines another $14 billion in payroll assistance as part of a broader COVID-19 relie...
Feb 11, 2021
Venezuelan government and opposition begin talks on vaccine financing
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan government officials and opposition leaders have met to discuss buying coronavirus vaccines through the COVAX program using cash frozen in the United States by economic ...
Feb 11, 2021
Indorama pushing union for job cuts at Texas, plant: sources
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Indorama Ventures PCL is pushing the United Steelworkers (USW) local union representing about 300 workers at its Port Neches, Texas, petrochemical plant to agree to job cuts, said ...
Feb 11, 2021
Australia’s second-largest city could be placed under COVID-19 lockdown: media
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's second-most populous city could be placed under a five-day snap lockdown, local media reported on Friday, potentially limiting crowds at the Australian Open major tennis...
Feb 11, 2021
Euro zone in double-dip recession, recovery risks to downside: Reuters poll
By Shrutee Sarkar BENGALURU (Reuters) - The euro zone economy is in double-dip recession amid lockdown restrictions due to a resurgence in coronavirus cases, according to a Reuters poll of economists,...
Feb 11, 2021
U.S. sanctions on Myanmar junta not enough, Suu Kyi supporters say
(Reuters) - Supporters of ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi called for tougher international action against the new junta on Friday after Washington announced a first round of sanctions following...
Feb 11, 2021
