Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Lufthansa sees surge in demand for transatlantic, Europe flights
BERLIN (Reuters) - Lufthansa said on Tuesday it was seeing a surge in demand for flights to the United States and to European destinations following a loosening of German travel restrictions as corona...
May 18, 2021
U.S. Treasury’s Yellen says tax hike, infrastructure plan will boost profits
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen defended President Joe Biden's $2.2 trillion infrastructure corporate tax hike plans on Tuesday, telling the U.S. Chamber of Commerce that t...
May 18, 2021
Marketing automation platform Klaviyo raises $320 million at over $9 billion valuation
(Reuters) - Klaviyo said on Tuesday it had raised $320 million in its latest funding round, valuing the data and marketing automation platform at more than $9 billion. The Series D round, which comes ...
May 18, 2021
COVID-weary French cafes, stores impatient for new lockdown easing
PARIS (Reuters) - Across France, cafe owners scrubbed down tables and polished glasses on Tuesday while store managers spruced up their windows as the lockdown-weary country prepared for a new easing ...
May 18, 2021
U.S. housing starts drop sharply in April
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. homebuilding fell more than expected in April, likely pulled down by soaring prices for lumber and other materials, but construction remains supported by an acute shortage ...
May 18, 2021
Bristol Myers to pay up to $1.38 billion to develop, sell Agenus’s cancer therapy
(Reuters) - Drugmaker Bristol Myers Squibb will pay biotech firm Agenus Inc up to $1.38 billion to exclusively develop and commercialize its experimental cancer drug, AGEN1777, the companies said on T...
May 18, 2021
Pent-up local demand buoys Spanish hotel bookings
By Nathan Allen MADRID (Reuters) - Hotel bookings in Spain have boomed since a national state of emergency and ban on leisure travel expired last week, unleashing pent-up local demand and fuelling opt...
May 18, 2021
Russia has advanced unlawful maritime claims in the Arctic – Blinken
REYKJAVIK (Reuters) - Russia has advanced unlawful maritime claims in the Arctic region, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday as he reiterated calls to avoid militarization of the re...
May 18, 2021
Chinese financial, payment bodies barred from cryptocurrency business
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese financial industry bodies said on Tuesday that financial and payment institutions must not conduct cryptocurrency-related businesses. Cryptocurreny prices have been volatil...
May 18, 2021
Sweden’s third COVID wave ebbing fast as vaccines bite
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden, which has shunned lockdowns throughout the pandemic, has seen the number of cases and intensive care patients drop fast in the recent weeks with more than 40% of the adul...
May 18, 2021
