Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Markets tap brakes on asset rise after getting ahead of recovery
By David Henry (Reuters) - Stocks were flat in early trading in Asia on Thursday as investors kept tapping the brakes on runs in asset prices after taking in tepid U.S. inflation data and comments fro...
Feb 10, 2021
Larry Flynt, porn publisher and free speech activist, dead at 78: Washington Post
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hustler magazine publisher Larry Flynt Jr., the self-described "smut peddler who cares," who used his pornography empire and flair for the outrageous to push the limits of free...
Feb 10, 2021
COVID variant detected in Ionia prisoners, staff to begin daily testing
IONIA, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — The Michigan Department of Corrections (MODC) has learned of the detection of the SARS-CoV-2, B.1.1.7 variant at the Bellamy Creek Correctional Facility in Ionia. This i...
Feb 10, 2021
JP Morgan loses activism defense bankers in U.S., Europe
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss BOSTON (Reuters) - Two senior JP Morgan Chase & Co executives responsible for defending corporate clients against activist investors who push for companies to perform better hav...
Feb 10, 2021
U.S. judge orders detention for alleged Proud Boy who blames Trump for Capitol riots
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday ordered an alleged member of the far-right Proud Boys be detained pending trial over his role in the insurrection at the U.S. Capi...
Feb 10, 2021
U.S. calls on Turkey to immediately release jailed philanthropist Osman Kavala
(Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday called on Turkey to immediately release philanthropist Osman Kavala, who has been detained for more than three years without conviction. "The specious charge...
Feb 10, 2021
Manufacturer for hire: China’s Geely sets out to become a force in electric cars
By Yilei Sun and Brenda Goh HANGZHOU, China/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Like many others in his industry, Geely Chairman Li Shifu has been irked by skyrocketing valuations for electric car manufacturers such...
Feb 10, 2021
USTR says it looks forward to resolving aircraft subsidies fight with EU
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Trade Representative's office on Wednesday said it looked forward to working with European allies to resolve a long-standing dispute over aircraft subsidies once Presid...
Feb 10, 2021
Argentina surpasses two million confirmed cases of coronavirus
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina topped two million COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, health officials said, as the country scrambles to ramp up a vaccination program in a race against time to tame ...
Feb 10, 2021
Lebanon’s Hariri and France’s Macron discuss Lebanese crisis, formation of government
PARIS (Reuters) - Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri on Wednesday dined with French President Emmanuel Macron to discuss the crisis in Lebanon and the difficulties in forming a new gover...
Feb 10, 2021
