Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Reddit forums turn to cannabis sector as stocks hit new highs
By Shariq Khan (Reuters) - Shares in cannabis companies surged on Wednesday, extending a months-long rally due to bets on decriminalization under the Biden administration, as the Reddit community behi...
Feb 10, 2021
Tennis: Americans Gauff, Mmoh plot second-round upsets in Melbourne
(Reuters) - American teenager Coco Gauff will be eager to pull off another upset in her fledgling career when she faces fifth seed Elina Svitolina, while compatriot Michael Mmoh will be hoping to upse...
Feb 10, 2021
Wife of jailed Kremlin critic Navalny flies to Germany from Russia: Ifax
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Yulia Navalnaya, the wife of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, has flown to Germany from Russia, the Interfax news agency reported on Wednesday, citing a source. Alexei Navalny ...
Feb 10, 2021
Denmark says cases of more contagious British coronavirus variant on rise
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - The share of people infected with the more contagious coronavirus variant first identified in Britain is on the rise in Denmark, authorities reported on Wednesday, citing prelim...
Feb 10, 2021
U.S. consumer prices increase steadily in January
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer prices rose moderately in January and underlying inflation remained benign as the pandemic continues to be a drag on the labor market and services industry. The La...
Feb 10, 2021
Europe will need fiscal help into 2022: Lagarde
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Euro zone states must keep fiscal spending up this year and into 2022 to protect the bloc from permanent damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic, European Central Bank Presiden...
Feb 10, 2021
Global short-bias funds lag in price performance this year
(Reuters) - Global mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that have net short positions in assets including stocks and commodities are the worst performers this year, according to Refinitiv dat...
Feb 10, 2021
Thai protests resume, taking aim at royal insults law
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Hundreds of protesters gathered in Bangkok on Wednesday to demand the release of four activists jailed a day earlier pending their trial for insulting Thailand's king, a crime puni...
Feb 10, 2021
‘This used to be your favourite show’: Polish media falls silent to protest tax
WARSAW (Reuters) - Several private TV and radio stations and web portals in Poland took themselves off the air on Wednesday in protest against a proposed media advertising tax they say threatens the i...
Feb 10, 2021
Four blasts hit Kabul, district police chief among the dead
KABUL (Reuters) - Four blasts rocked Afghanistan's capital on Wednesday, killing two people, including a police chief who had been attempting to crack down on the city's growing insecurity, marked by ...
Feb 10, 2021
