Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Futures jump on J&J vaccine cheer, stimulus optimism
By Medha Singh (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures jumped more than 1% on Monday as Johnson & Johnson's newly approved COVID-19 vaccine and progress in a new $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package ...
Mar 01, 2021
Michigan gas prices continue to soar, now at highest since September of 2019
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Gas prices in Michigan continue to soar, and are now at an average of $2.76 per gallon. AAA says prices are up 12 cents compared to a week ago and prices are now the ...
Mar 01, 2021
France steps up economic stimulus rollout with more cash for industry
PARIS (Reuters) - The French government is accelerating the rollout of its economic stimulus plan by ploughing an extra billion euros into support for the industrial sector, Finance Minister Bruno Le ...
Mar 01, 2021
WTO to hold ministerial meeting in Geneva in late 2021: sources
GENEVA (Reuters) - World Trade Organization members agreed on Monday to hold the next major ministerial meeting in Geneva, Switzerland in late 2021, delegates told Reuters. The biennial conference was...
Mar 01, 2021
One year into pandemic, sky begins to clear over U.S. economy
By Ann Saphir and Howard Schneider SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Despite the U.S. economy's near miss with a depression last year and an ongoing coronavirus pandemic that has brought travel to ...
Mar 01, 2021
Europeans push IAEA Iran resolution despite warnings by Russia, Tehran
VIENNA (Reuters) - Britain, France and Germany are pressing ahead with a U.S.-backed plan for a resolution by the U.N. nuclear watchdog's board criticising Iran for curbing cooperation with the agency...
Mar 01, 2021
Bitcoin is at a “tipping point,” Citi says
LONDON (Reuters) - Bitcoin is at a "tipping point" and could in the future become the preferred currency for international trade or face a "speculative implosion," Citi analysts said. With the recent ...
Mar 01, 2021
Amid scramble for COVID-19 vaccine, Latin America turns to Russia
By DANIEL RAMOS, Aislinn Laing and Cassandra Garrison LA PAZ (Reuters) - As Bolivia struggled late last year to secure deals with large drug firms to supply COVID-19 vaccines, the incoming president, ...
Mar 01, 2021
Payments firm Klarna triples valuation to $31 billion by raising $1 billion
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish payments firm Klarna nearly tripled its valuation to $31 billion in less than six months after it announced on Monday a new $1 billion fundraising round. The new round, w...
Mar 01, 2021
Pistons lose third straight game to Knicks
DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The Pistons were no match for the Knicks, getting pummeled 109-90 at Little Caesars Arena. Jerami Grant’s 21 points paced Detroit, which has dropped three in-a-r...
Mar 01, 2021
