Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Revolut submits draft application for U.S. bank charter
By Anna Irrera LONDON (Reuters) - London-based financial technology startup Revolut said on Monday it had completed the first step to apply for a U.S. banking licence, and is launching its services fo...
Mar 22, 2021
U.S. existing home sales drop sharply; prices surge
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. home sales fell more than expected in February as cold weather blanketed many parts of the country, and a rebound could be muted by rising mortgage rates as well as higher ...
Mar 22, 2021
Car bomb, corruption and COVID: ‘Sordid’ drama rocks India’s finance capital
By Rajendra Jadhav and Aditya Kalra MUMBAI (Reuters) - A senior Mumbai police officer filed a complaint in the Supreme Court on Monday accusing a state government minister of corruption, the latest de...
Mar 22, 2021
Turkey fines Unilever unit for preventing competition in ice cream sector
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's Competition Authority said on Monday it fined Unilever's Turkey unit some 480 million lira ($61 million), after ruling that it abused its dominant position in the ice cre...
Mar 22, 2021
Fearing Myanmar border battles, Thai kids taught to take cover
(Reuters) - Thai army rangers Thailand's northwest border have been training children to duck, crawl and take cover, readying them for a spillover of fighting if conflict between Myanmar troops and et...
Mar 22, 2021
Indian border state pushes Prime Minister Modi to do more in Myanmar
By Devjyot Ghoshal NEW DELHI (Reuters) - An Indian border state, into which more than 1,000 people from Myanmar have sought refuge, is pushing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's administration to engage w...
Mar 22, 2021
UK shopper numbers edge higher as end of restrictions nears
LONDON (Reuters) - The number of people heading out to shops across Britain rose by 0.5% in the week to March 20 from a week earlier, the eighth rise in nine weeks despite a national lockdown, market ...
Mar 22, 2021
Russia says unnamed U.S. firm violated patent rights on Sputnik V vaccine
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's RDIF sovereign wealth fund said on Monday a U.S. firm had violated Russian patent rights on its Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19. RDIF, which actively markets Sputnik V a...
Mar 22, 2021
Fed’s Powell: Would pursue digital currency only with Congressional support
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve would not proceed with a central bank digital currency without Congressional approval, and current research on the topic is focused on the risks and benefits...
Mar 22, 2021
Russian scientists says EpiVacCorona effective against variants
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian scientists behind the country's second vaccine against COVID-19, EpiVacCorona, said on Monday the shot was effective against variants of the coronavirus. Russia began mass t...
Mar 22, 2021
