Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Short-seller Hindenburg takes aim at Ebang, shares slump
(Reuters) - Short-seller Hindenburg Research said on Tuesday it was going short on Ebang International Holdings Inc, sending the Chinese bitcoin mining machine producer's shares down nearly 10% in pre...
Apr 06, 2021
Europe medicines watchdog to update on AstraZeneca vaccine safety April 7 or 8
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The European medicines watchdog expects to hold a press conference this week updating the public on its review of rare blood clotting cases in people who have received the AstraZ...
Apr 06, 2021
IMF favors global minimum corporate tax: chief economist
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund has long favored adoption of a global minimum tax on corporate profits, the Fund's chief economist, Gita Gopinath, told reporters on Tuesday. Gop...
Apr 06, 2021
Mexico foreign minister to visit Russia, China to ensure vaccine supply
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Tuesday he planned to visit Moscow and China as part of his government's efforts to ensure that its supply agreements for vaccin...
Apr 06, 2021
Taco Bell to hire 5,000 workers at April job fair
(Reuters) - Yum Brands Inc's Taco Bell said on Tuesday it would hire at least 5,000 workers at an April job fair as it looks to support a planned expansion of U.S. restaurants. The restaurant chain sa...
Apr 06, 2021
Carrefour expands express grocery delivery partnership with Deliveroo
PARIS (Reuters) - Europe's largest retailer Carrefour and Deliveroo said on Tuesday they were expanding to France their partnership to bring on-demand groceries in less than 30 minutes their customers...
Apr 06, 2021
Conflict and COVID-19 drive hunger to record levels in Congo
GENEVA (Reuters) - A record 27.3 million people in Democratic Republic of Congo, or about one-third of its population, are suffering from acute hunger, largely because of conflict and the economic imp...
Apr 06, 2021
IMF upgrades global growth outlook again as some COVID clouds begin to clear
(Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund raised its outlook for global economic growth again on Tuesday, forecasting worldwide output would rise 6% this year, a rate unseen since the 1970s, thanks ...
Apr 06, 2021
Colombia’s capital Bogota to enter three-day quarantine from Saturday
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's capital Bogota will introduce new restrictions this week, including a three-day lockdown starting on Saturday, Mayor Claudia Lopez said, in a bid to curb a third wave of ...
Apr 06, 2021
France sees global tax deal in reach after U.S. pledge
PARIS (Reuters) - French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Tuesday a global deal on cross-border taxation was within reach as he welcomed a pledge by U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to work...
Apr 06, 2021
