Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. suspends federal agent who joined crowd outside Capitol during rampage, lawyer says
By Brad Heath WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has suspended an agent who was outside the Capitol when a mob of Donald Trump supporters stormed the building, his lawyer ...
Mar 03, 2021
Bitcoin rises 5% to $50,942.58
(Reuters) - Bitcoin rose 5% to $50,942.58 on Wednesday, adding $2,426.23 to its previous close. Bitcoin, the world's biggest and best-known cryptocurrency, has risen 83.7% from the year's low of $27,7...
Mar 03, 2021
Melvin Capital gained 21.7% net of fees in February – source
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss BOSTON (Reuters) - Melvin Capital, the hedge fund at the center of the GameStop trading frenzy, gained 21.7% last month, helping wipe away some of the heavy losses it suffered w...
Mar 03, 2021
Virginia U.S. senators send White House list of candidates for U.S. Attorney posts
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Virginia's U.S. Senate Democrats said on Wednesday they were submitting four potential candidates to the White House to be considered for the state's top two f...
Mar 03, 2021
Marvell shares fall as chip supplies expected to remain tight into 2022
(Reuters) - Shares of Marvell Technology Group Ltd fell on Wednesday as the designer of 5G networking chips said supplies could remain tight through its fiscal 2022. Marvell forecast revenue and adjus...
Mar 03, 2021
U.S. administers 80.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines: CDC
(Reuters) - The United States has administered 80,540,474 doses of COVID-19 vaccines as of Wednesday morning and delivered 107,028,890 doses, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. The t...
Mar 03, 2021
Venezuela’s Guaido calls for opposition input into new electoral body
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido said on Wednesday that he would support naming a new electoral council but said its members should not be chosen unilaterally by the Nation...
Mar 03, 2021
Analysis: Global bond rout puts BOJ’s yield curve control in spotlight
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan's success in controlling the shape of the bond market's yield curve could tempt other central banks to consider deploying similar tactics as they gr...
Mar 03, 2021
Report: WR Tyrell Williams reaches deal with Lions
Former Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Tyrell Williams agreed to a one-year deal worth up to $6.2 million with the Detroit Lions, ESPN reported on Wednesday. Williams, 29, will provide depth at the po...
Mar 03, 2021
Ten rebels killed, three captured in Colombia military bombing
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Ten former members of Colombian guerrilla group FARC were killed and three were captured during a bombing in southeastern Guaviare province, the defense minister said on Tuesday. Th...
Mar 03, 2021
