Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Biden to speak with Israel’s Netanyahu soon, White House says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden plans to speak with Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu soon, the White House said on Thursday without providing a date. Biden's failure to include Netany...
Feb 11, 2021
Federal agencies launch probe into possible manipulation after GameStop trading frenzy: WSJ
(Reuters) - Federal prosecutors and regulators are investigating whether "market manipulation or other types of misconduct" led to a meteoric rise in shares of companies such as GameStop and AMC, the ...
Feb 11, 2021
Report: Cubs agree to deal with OF Jake Marisnick
The Chicago Cubs reached an agreement Thursday with outfielder Jake Marisnick on a one-year, $1.5 million deal, MLB.com reported. The contract, pending the results of a physical, would pay Marisnick a...
Feb 11, 2021
U.S. energy regulator to create environmental justice position: chairman
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chairman of the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission said on Thursday the panel will create a senior position on environmental justice, to make sure ...
Feb 11, 2021
G7 seen backing issuance of new IMF SDRs: sources
By Leigh Thomas and Andrea Shalal PARIS (Reuters) - Group of Seven finance ministers are likely to back a new allocation of the International Monetary Fund's own currency, or special drawing rights, a...
Feb 11, 2021
France: number of COVID hospitalisations down for third day running
PARIS (Reuters) - France reported 21,063 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Thursday, down both from Wednesday's 25,387 figure and from last Thursday's total of 23,448 as the average case count maintains...
Feb 11, 2021
Europe’s carbon price top 40 euros for first time
By Nora Buli and Kate Abnett (Reuters) - Benchmark prices of European Union carbon permits rose above 40 euros per tonne for the first time on Thursday morning, exposing polluters to the highest price...
Feb 11, 2021
UK variant of COVID-19 now accounts for 25% of infections in France: minister
PARIS (Reuters) - The British variant of the COVID-19 virus now accounts for a quarter of all new infections in France, Health Minister Olivier Veran said on Thursday. He also said the results of a st...
Feb 11, 2021
U.S. slaps sanctions on Myanmar in response to military coup
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on Myanmar's acting president and several other military officers and warned of more sanctions to come as Washington seeks to pun...
Feb 11, 2021
New U.S. data next week to show 7.8% of workforce have multiple jobs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Commerce Department's Census Bureau said on Thursday it will present new data next week that will show 7.8% of the country's workforce hold multiple jobs, a trend that ...
Feb 11, 2021
