Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. equity options set new volume record -Trade Alert
By April Joyner NEW YORK (Reuters) - Trading volume in U.S. equity options hit a new record on Friday, according to data from options analytics provider Trade Alert. More than 49.5 million contracts t...
Jan 15, 2021
Earthquake of magnitude 6.4 strikes Tatar Strait, Russia: EMSC
(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 struck the Tatar Strait in Russia, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said on Friday. The quake was at a depth of 585 km (363.5 miles), E...
Jan 15, 2021
Exclusive: Canada’s Couche-Tard drops Carrefour takeover plan -source
By Pamela Barbaglia LONDON (Reuters) - Canada's Alimentation Couche-Tard has dropped its bid to acquire European retailer Carrefour SA after its takeover proposal ran into stiff opposition from the Fr...
Jan 15, 2021
U.S. Senate Republican asks tech firms to explain account, content removals
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The outgoing Republican chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee asked the chief executives of major U.S. tech firms Apple Inc, Facebook Inc, Amazon.com Inc, Alphabet Inc and T...
Jan 15, 2021
National Rifle Association says it has filed bankruptcy petitions in U.S. court
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The National Rifle Association on Friday said in a statement that it has filed bankruptcy petitions in U.S. court as part of a restructuring plan. The gun rights ad...
Jan 15, 2021
Pfizer says it has second doses of COVID shot on hand, expects no supply problems
(Reuters) - Pfizer Inc has been holding onto second doses for each of its COVID-19 vaccinations and anticipates no problems supplying them to Americans, a spokeswoman said in a statement on Friday. Pf...
Jan 15, 2021
UK’s Johnson takes stand against ‘cruel’ Japanese whaling: The Telegraph
(Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is taking a stand against "cruel" Japanese whaling, The Telegraph newspaper said on Friday, after a minke whale became caught in fishing nets for 19 da...
Jan 15, 2021
U.S. keeping music licensing decrees that help Spotify, others
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department's top antitrust official said on Friday the administration won't scrap decades-old agreements with music licensing groups ASCAP and BMI that hold dow...
Jan 15, 2021
Biden will keep Dr. Francis Collins as National Institute of Health director: statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Joe Biden will keep Dr. Francis Collins as head of the National Institute of Health, his transition team said in a press release Friday. First appointed as ...
Jan 15, 2021
Tunisia reports daily coronavirus record of 4,170 cases
TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia said on Friday it recorded 4,170 new confirmed coronavirus cases, a record since the start of the pandemic. Tunisia on Thursday imposed a four-day national lockdown and close...
Jan 15, 2021
