Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. seeks to conserve more farmland as crop prices climb
By Tom Polansek and Karl Plume CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Biden administration hopes to convince farmers to set aside four million more of acres of land for conservation this year by raising payment rate...
Apr 22, 2021
LinkedIn-backed Confluent confidentially files for U.S. IPO
(Reuters) - Confluent Inc, a real-time event streaming platform, has confidentially submitted paperwork for a U.S. initial public offering, joining hundreds of other tech startups that are looking to ...
Apr 22, 2021
KKR-backed KnowBe4 valued at over $3.5 billion in strong Nasdaq debut
By Niket Nishant (Reuters) - Cybersecurity firm KnowBe4 Inc on Thursday joined a string of technology-focused companies that saw strong market debuts in the United States this year, after its shares o...
Apr 22, 2021
Schwab says needs regulatory clarity on crypto before any offerings
By John McCrank NEW YORK (Reuters) - Charles Schwab Corp is looking "closely" and "cautiously" at the cryptocurrency market and is waiting for regulators to give more guidance around the digital curre...
Apr 22, 2021
Prague zoo opens new home for rare wild horse species
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Four rare central Asian wild horses, whose breed was once near extinction, are now roaming a meadow overlooking Prague as the city's zoo expands a breeding program that aims to rebu...
Apr 22, 2021
Biden to propose almost doubling capital gains tax rate for wealthy individuals – Bloomberg
(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will propose nearly doubling the capital gains tax rate for wealthy individuals to 39.6% which, coupled with an existing surtax on investment income, means that fe...
Apr 22, 2021
Republicans unveil $568 billion infrastructure package to counter Biden’s $2.3 trillion plan
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senate Republicans on Thursday proposed a $568 billion, five-year infrastructure package as a counter offer to President Joe Biden's sweeping $2.3 trillion p...
Apr 22, 2021
British regulator says AstraZeneca COVID shot clots rise to 168
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's medicines regulator on Thursday said there had been 168 major blood clots following a dose of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine, a rate of 7.9 clots per million doses, a jump...
Apr 22, 2021
In Earth Day message, pope warns that planet is “at the brink”
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis said in his Earth Day message on Thursday that the planet was "at the brink" and humanity had to avoid "the path of self destruction." The pope...
Apr 22, 2021
French PM confirms COVID-19 travel restrictions to be lifted May 3
PARIS (Reuters) - French Prime Minister Jean Castex confirmed on Thursday that domestic travel restrictions will be lifted on May 3 and that secondary schools will reopen that same day, the first step...
Apr 22, 2021
