Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Italy’s Draghi easily wins lower house confidence vote, now fully empowered
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's Prime Minister Mario Draghi easily won a vote of confidence in the lower house of parliament on Thursday, the final step needed for his new government to exercise its full pow...
Feb 18, 2021
Applied Materials forecasts second-quarter revenue above estimates
(Reuters) - Applied Materials Inc forecast second-quarter revenue above Wall street estimates on Thursday, as demand for its semiconductor manufacturing tools rebounds following a slump due to the COV...
Feb 18, 2021
Cryptocurrency Ethereum hits record high, lifted by bitcoin, institutional demand
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ethereum, the second largest cryptocurrency in terms of market capitalization and volume, hit a record high on Thursday, lifted by growing institutiona...
Feb 18, 2021
Apple adds ‘BlastDoor’ security feature to fight iMessage hacks
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - Apple Inc has added a security feature across its operating systems to battle hacks into its devices that rely on incoming iMessages, it said on Thursday. The "BlastDoor"...
Feb 18, 2021
Congo confirms two new Ebola cases, including one far from centre of outbreak
KINSHASA (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo has confirmed two new cases of Ebola, including one far from the centre of the outbreak, provincial Health Minister Eugene Nzanzu Salita said on Thurs...
Feb 18, 2021
Fauci hopes for return to normal by Christmas, in line with Biden target
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Top U.S. infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci on Thursday said that a post-pandemic return to "normal" could come by the end of the year, aligning his forecast with a Chris...
Feb 18, 2021
U.S.-based stock funds attract $7.8 billion in latest week – Lipper
(Reuters) - U.S.-based stock funds attracted $7.8 billion in the week to Wednesday, as the S&P 500 traded near a record high, according to Lipper data released on Thursday. U.S. taxable bond funds pul...
Feb 18, 2021
Pro-Trump women’s group cannot paint mural on NYC streets, judge rules
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A conservative women's group cannot paint its own mural on New York City streets even after Mayor Bill de Blasio allowed a yellow "Black Lives Matter" mural to...
Feb 18, 2021
Algeria dissolves lower house of parliament, calls early elections
By Hamid Ould Ahmed ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Thursday announced the dissolution of the lower house of parliament and called early legislative elections. Addressin...
Feb 18, 2021
German health minister ramps up funding demand, stretching 2022 budget
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's health minister is demanding more government money for his department next year, a government source told Reuters, stretching the public finances as tax revenues dwindle. ...
Feb 18, 2021
