Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Nasdaq to buy financial fraud detection firm Verafin for $2.75 billion
By Anna Irrera and Noor Zainab Hussain (Reuters) - Exchange operator Nasdaq Inc said on Thursday it would buy anti-financial crime software firm Verafin for $2.75 billion in cash, significantly expand...
Nov 19, 2020
Shirkey defies Governor, creates his own COVID-19 PSA
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - Michigan Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey (R-Clark Lake) said he wanted to make a COVID-19 public service announcement with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, after he and other stat...
Nov 19, 2020
Germany approves 2.3 billion euro purchase of Airbus helicopters: source
BERLIN (Reuters) - The German parliament's budget committee approved a 2.3 billion euro ($2.7 billion) contract to buy 31 Airbus helicopters for the country's navy on Thursday, a parliamentary source ...
Nov 19, 2020
IMF says state-contingent debt instruments can aid sovereign debt restructurings
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As the International Monetary Fund presses governments to sign on to a new sovereign debt restructuring framework, it faces a conundrum: How to make such actions more palatable ...
Nov 19, 2020
Global economy recovering, but may be losing momentum: IMF chief
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The global economy is recovering from the depths of the coronavirus crisis, but there are signs of slowing momentum in countries with resurging infection rates,...
Nov 19, 2020
HK people detained in China send ‘doubtful’ letters from prison -families
By Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) - Family members of some of the 12 Hong Kong people arrested by China at sea in August said on Thursday they have received their first letters from them, but they we...
Nov 19, 2020
United Airlines says cancellations are rising due to spiking COVID-19 cases
(Reuters) - United Airlines said on Thursday it has seen an uptick in cancellations and a decrease in bookings for the week ended Nov. 18, due to a recent spike in COVID-19 cases in the United States....
Nov 19, 2020
Soccer: Manchester City manager Guardiola extends contract to 2023
(Reuters) - Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has signed a new two-year contract that will keep him in charge until the end of the 2022-23 season, the Premier League club said on Thursday. The Spa...
Nov 19, 2020
Greece tightens lockdown in northern Greece as cases climb
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece will shut one border crossing with Albania and conduct rapid COVID-19 tests on all visitors at its land borders, its government spokesman said on Thursday, as cases in northe...
Nov 19, 2020
Wall Street set to decline on surging coronavirus infections
By Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) - Futures pointed to a weak start for Wall Street's main indexes on Thursday on fears that soaring COVID-19 cases will stifle growth in the world's largest economy. The S&P...
Nov 19, 2020
