Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Baker Hughes discloses SEC probe over projects affected by U.S. sanctions
(Reuters) - Oilfield services provider Baker Hughes said the Securities and Exchange Commission is conducting an investigation into the company's sale of products in projects that were impacted by U.S...
Feb 26, 2021
Canada budget deficit swells to C$248 billion over first nine months of 2020/21
OTTAWA, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Canada's budget deficit from April to December widened to C$248.17 billion ($195.8 billion) from a deficit of C$10.97 billion a year earlier, as the government provided mass...
Feb 26, 2021
Canada sticking to stimulus plan despite debt rumblings, sources say
By Fergal Smith and Steve Scherer TORONTO/OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's C$100 billion ($79 billion) stimulus plan is justified by the economic hole caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, government sources sa...
Feb 26, 2021
Five protesters die, dozens injured in clashes in Iraqi city
NASSIRIYA, Iraq (Reuters) - At least five protesters were killed and more than 175 people injured on Friday in clashes between demonstrators and security forces in the southern Iraqi city of Nassiriya...
Feb 26, 2021
Murder in the consulate: Pressure grows on Saudi crown prince
(Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's crown prince, accused in a U.S. intelligence report of approving an operation to capture or kill a prominent journalist, crushed dissent and sidelined rivals in a push for p...
Feb 26, 2021
Robinhood in talks with FINRA over options trading, outages
(Reuters) - Robinhood Securities and Robinhood Financial are in talks with Financial Industry Regulatory Authority regarding resolution of matters, including options trading and outages in March last ...
Feb 26, 2021
Report: NBA to mandate opt-in for draft entry
With the NCAA granting all current players an extra year of eligibility, the NBA will shift to a system requiring all players to petition for entry into the 2021 draft. The NCAA approved the extra yea...
Feb 26, 2021
Boeing 737 MAX crash lawyers ask two CEOs to testify
By Eric M. Johnson (Reuters) - Lawyers for families of a fatal Boeing Co 737 MAX crash in Ethiopia are seeking testimony from the planemaker's chief executive Dave Calhoun and his predecessor Dennis M...
Feb 26, 2021
Colombia regulator urges banks to hold profits due to loan portfolio deterioration
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia banks are being asked to retain close to 68% of the profits they made in 2020 to boost assets in the face of an expected further deterioration in their loan portfolios this...
Feb 26, 2021
Poles go underground for COVID treatment in UNESCO-listed salt mine
WIELICZKA, Poland (Reuters) - A UNESCO World Heritage site in Poland is being used to help people recover from COVID-19, with patients going deep underground in the Wieliczka salt mine to a therapeuti...
Feb 26, 2021
