Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Novavax vaccine shows 43% efficacy against South African variant, study finds
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - Novavax Inc's COVID-19 vaccine had efficacy of 43% against infections caused by the South African variant in a group that included people with and without HIV,...
May 05, 2021
Allstate delivers large earnings beat in first quarter
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Allstate Corp on Wednesday posted profits that beat analysts' estimates by nearly 60% in the first quarter, gains driven largely by investment income and its core insurance busine...
May 05, 2021
Analysis: Wilson forcing NHL rethink over fighting
By Steve Keating (Reuters) - The National Hockey League would like fans to be talking about Connor McDavid's push for a 100-point season or focus on Auston Matthews' bid for 40 goals. But they aren't....
May 05, 2021
Brazil’s Petrobras reopens bidding for Golfinho oilfields, sources say
By Gram Slattery RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras has reopened bidding for its Golfinho offshore oilfield cluster, two sources told Reuters this week, following a r...
May 05, 2021
Albemarle quarterly profit drops 12% on weakness in sales of oil catalysts
(Reuters) - Albemarle Corp reported a 12% drop in quarterly profit on Wednesday as weakness in a division that supplies crude oil refineries offset a surge in sales of lithium, a key metal used to mak...
May 05, 2021
Weightlifter Hubbard poised to become first transgender Olympian – report
(Reuters) - Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard is set to become the first transgender athlete to compete at an Olympics after qualifying for the rescheduled Tokyo Games due to a rule change, Inside the Games...
May 05, 2021
MetLife moves past worst of pandemic as investment gains drive profit beat
(Reuters) - MetLife Inc said on Wednesday the worst of the pandemic was behind it after the U.S. insurer beat Wall Street estimates for first-quarter profit, with large investment gains cushioning the...
May 05, 2021
PayPal profit tops estimates on online shopping boom
(Reuters) - PayPal Holdings Inc reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit on Wednesday, with a coronavirus-driven shift to online shopping and digital transactions driving record levels of paym...
May 05, 2021
CDC advances plan for resumption of U.S. passenger cruise operations
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has begun a key step for the eventual resumption of U.S. cruise industry operations by issuing new ...
May 05, 2021
Latam e-commerce giant MercadoLibre’s quarterly loss widens
(Reuters) - MercadoLibre Inc posted a larger loss for the first quarter on Wednesday, hit by lower margins as the Argentine e-commerce giant boosts spending to respond to a surge in online shopping an...
May 05, 2021
