Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Swedish pest control group Anticimex plans pre-summer IPO: sources
By Arno Schuetze and Abhinav Ramnarayan FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Swedish pest control group Anticimex is finalising preparations for an initial public offering in Stockholm that could value the company a...
Feb 23, 2021
SolarWinds, Microsoft, FireEye, CrowdStrike executives face Senate grilling
By Raphael Satter (Reuters) - Top executives at Texas-based software company SolarWinds, digital giant Microsoft and cybersecurity firms FireEye and CrowdStrike are expected on Tuesday to defend their...
Feb 23, 2021
Egypt and Qatar hold first meeting since accord ending Gulf row
DUBAI (Reuters) - Delegations from Qatar and Egypt met in Kuwait on Tuesday for the first time since an agreement last month to end a rift, Qatar's foreign ministry said, in a further push to bury a G...
Feb 23, 2021
Portugal’s COVID-19 nightmare eases but end of lockdown still out of sight
By Catarina Demony and Miguel Pereira LISBON (Reuters) - While the number of COVID-19 cases in Portugal is falling, the the far slower decline in hospitalisations and intensive care patients has left ...
Feb 23, 2021
U.S. bank profits fell 36.5% in 2020 on pandemic concerns: FDIC
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. bank profits fell 36.5% in 2020 from the year prior as banks set aside massive amounts to guard against potential losses, but the industry showed signs of...
Feb 23, 2021
UK’s Prince Philip to stay in hospital, son Edward says he is a lot better
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Prince Philip will remain in hospital for several days where he is comfortable and responding to treatment, Buckingham Palace said on Tuesday, while he is getting "a lot b...
Feb 23, 2021
Bitfinex, Tether owner pays $18.5 million fine to settle NYAG cryptocurrency cover-up charges
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - The owner of the Tether cryptocurrency and Bitfinex trading platform will pay an $18.5 million fine to settle charges it commingled client and corporate funds ...
Feb 23, 2021
David Attenborough to U.N.: ‘Climate change a threat to global security, I don’t envy you’
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - British naturalist David Attenborough warned on Tuesday that climate change is the biggest security threat that modern humans have ever faced, telling the U.N....
Feb 23, 2021
Exclusive: Starboard eyes cloud software firm Box board challenge – sources
By Greg Roumeliotis (Reuters) - Hedge fund Starboard Value LP is preparing to launch a board challenge against Box Inc unless the U.S. cloud services provider takes steps to boost value for shareholde...
Feb 23, 2021
U.S. consumer confidence rises in February: survey
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer confidence increased in February, likely lifted by declining new COVID-19 infections and expectations for additional fiscal stimulus. The Conference Board said on ...
Feb 23, 2021
