Author Archives: Syndicated Content
German banks should brace for insolvencies, hold off dividends: Bundesbank’s Buch
BERLIN (Reuters) - German banks have sufficient capital buffers to weather the COVID-19 crisis but should prepare for a rise in insolvencies and refrain from paying out dividends for now, Bundesbank V...
Nov 29, 2020
France’s Niel, Pigasse target consumer goods with new acquisition vehicle
PARIS (Reuters) - French telecoms magnate Xavier Niel is teaming up with former Lazard banker Matthieu Pigasse and another entrepreneur to raise funds through a new listed vehicle to target acquisitio...
Nov 29, 2020
U.S. CDC reports 265,166 deaths from coronavirus
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Sunday reported a total 13,142,997 cases of new coronavirus, an increase of 143,333 from its previous count, and said the numbe...
Nov 29, 2020
Hamilton wins crash-marred Bahrain Grand Prix
By Abhishek Takle MANAMA (Reuters) - Lewis Hamilton won the Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix for Mercedes on Sunday after French driver Romain Grosjean had a miraculous escape from a fiery first-lap cra...
Nov 29, 2020
French police search for British woman missing in Pyrenees
MADRID (Reuters) - A British woman who has spent six years travelling around Europe with her partner has gone missing in the Pyrenees on the border between Spain and France, French police said on Sund...
Nov 29, 2020
Brazil’s Bolsonaro to wait ‘a bit longer’ to recognize winner of U.S. election
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro said on Sunday he will wait "a little bit longer" to recognize a winner in the U.S. presidential election, suggesting there was e...
Nov 29, 2020
Iraq halts operations at small oil refinery after rocket attack
TIKRIT, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraq has shut down operations at a small refinery in the north after two rockets hit a fuel storage tank and caused a fire earlier on Sunday, two refinery officials said. Offi...
Nov 29, 2020
Box Office: ‘The Croods 2’ Leads Sluggish Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend
By Rebecca Rubin LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - Thanksgiving is traditionally one of the most popular times to go to the movies. Crowd pleasers like "Frozen," "Coco" and "Knives Out" have propelled atten...
Nov 29, 2020
Wisconsin counties finish recounts, Biden’s lead reconfirmed
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The recount of presidential ballots in Wisconsin's two largest counties finished on Sunday, confirming that Democratic President-elect Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump in...
Nov 29, 2020
Mexico seeking extradition of former security chief from U.S.: newspaper
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's attorney general is seeking the extradition from the United States of a former security minister wanted on corruption charges, but only after his U.S. trial is conclud...
Nov 29, 2020
