Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Pfizer says South African variant could significantly reduce vaccine protection
By Michael Erman (Reuters) - A laboratory study suggests that the South African variant of the coronavirus may reduce antibody protection from the Pfizer Inc/BioNTech SE vaccine by two-thirds, and it ...
Feb 17, 2021
Melvin’s Plotkin says fund follows rules; GameStop frenzy “humbled” him
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss BOSTON (Reuters) - Gabriel Plotkin will on Thursday explain his hedge fund's massive losses in the GameStop trading frenzy, and he plans to tell U.S. lawmakers that Melvin Capit...
Feb 17, 2021
State task force urges new policies to tackle root causes of poverty
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Lifting millions of Michiganders out of poverty will require bold new initiatives, expanded state policies and a significant financial investment, according to a new r...
Feb 17, 2021
Group of U.S. senators say mail continues to face ‘unacceptable delays’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of 33 U.S. senators on Wednesday urged Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to address continuing "unacceptable delays" in mail deliveries and questioned if his decisions are ...
Feb 17, 2021
Lithium producer Albemarle posts lower quarterly profit
(Reuters) - Albemarle Corp, the world's largest lithium producer, reported a lower fourth-quarter profit on Wednesday and forecast a decline in current year earnings as it struggles with lower demand ...
Feb 17, 2021
Biden picks former Obama official for Medicare agency – Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden has selected former Obama administration official Chiquita Brooks-Lasure to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Washington Post rep...
Feb 17, 2021
Advertising, AI help China’s Baidu beat expectations for revenue
(Reuters) - China's Baidu Inc reported quarterly revenue above Wall Street expectations on Wednesday, bolstered by a rise in advertising on its core search and video-streaming platforms in an economy ...
Feb 17, 2021
Venezuelan woman dies trying to cross freezing river from Mexico to U.S
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A Venezuelan woman died while trying to cross the frigid waters of the Rio Grande river from Mexico into the United States while three other migrants suffered hypothermia in th...
Feb 17, 2021
Biden scraps Trump plan to weaken environmental rules to build renewables in California
By Nichola Groom (Reuters) - The Biden administration on Wednesday said it would scrap a Trump-era proposal to weaken environmental protections for millions of acres of California desert to ease devel...
Feb 17, 2021
Demi Lovato says 2018 overdose led to three strokes and heart attack
By Jill Serjeant LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pop star Demi Lovato said she had three strokes and a heart attack when she was hospitalized for a drug overdose in 2018, and was also left with some brain dam...
Feb 17, 2021
