Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Lebanon’s Central Bank says its intervention contained inflation at 84%
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Central Bank said on Wednesday that its interventions had contained inflation at 84% in recent months, adding that inflation could have risen to as high as 275% if it had ...
Apr 14, 2021
Putin receives second shot of Russian COVID-19 vaccine: Interfax
MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin has received the second shot of a Russian COVID-19 vaccine, the Interfax news agency cited him as saying on Wednesday. The Kremlin said last month that Puti...
Apr 14, 2021
S&P, Nasdaq futures rise as JPMorgan, Goldman set to kick off earnings season
By Shivani Kumaresan (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Wednesday ahead of quarterly earnings reports from JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs, with investors expecting a strong rebound for corporate...
Apr 14, 2021
From Harvard to Nasdaq listing: Grab CEO’s ride to world’s biggest SPAC deal
By Anshuman Daga and Aradhana Aravindan SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The CEO of Grab, a popular app to book taxis, order food and make payments in Southeast Asia, has always been determined to win -- from ma...
Apr 14, 2021
EU to borrow around 150 billion euros annually for recovery fund
By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission plans to borrow around 150 billion euros annually until 2026 to finance the bloc's unprecedented plan to make its economy greener and m...
Apr 14, 2021
Savings drawdown could add half a percent to global growth: think-tank
PARIS (Reuters) - The global economy could grow half a percentage point faster next year if households spend some of the huge savings they built up during the coronavirus pandemic, a French economic t...
Apr 14, 2021
Factbox: Some countries limit AstraZeneca vaccine use, U.S. pauses use of J&J vaccine
(Reuters) - Some countries are restricting use of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to certain age groups or suspending use after European and British regulators confirmed possible links to rare blood ...
Apr 14, 2021
Denmark to permanently discontinue use of AstraZeneca vaccine: TV2
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark will permanently cease to administer AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine, broadcaster TV 2 reported on Wednesday, citing unnamed sources. The move will delay Denmark's vaccin...
Apr 14, 2021
U.S. Senate to consider hate crimes bill in potential filibuster test
By Makini Brice and David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate will take up hate crime legislation on Wednesday intended to combat violence against Asian Americans during the COVID-19 pandemi...
Apr 14, 2021
‘A cry for an acknowledgement:’ U.S. House Democrats urge reparations bill
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday will try to advance a bill that could lead to reparations for Black Americans as part of a broader e...
Apr 14, 2021
