Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Futures ease from all-time highs as virus cases surge
By Medha Singh (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures slipped from record levels on Monday, as investors assessed a surge in coronavirus cases and faltering economic indicators following a solid run on ...
Jan 11, 2021
Gorbachev expects Biden to extend last Cold War arms deal, but says more needed
By Andrew Osborn MOSCOW (Reuters) - Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader, said he expects U.S. President-elect Joe Biden to extend the last major nuclear arms control treaty between Moscow and Wa...
Jan 11, 2021
Russia to try out ‘Sputnik-Light’ COVID vaccine to make it go further
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will conduct a clinical trial of a one-dose "Sputnik-Light" version of its coronavirus vaccine, authorities said on Monday, describing it as a possible "temporary" solution t...
Jan 11, 2021
Money markets ramp up bets on U.S. interest rate hikes by 2023
By Saikat Chatterjee LONDON (Reuters) - Judging by trading in U.S. money markets, investors are starting to ramp up expectations for a rise in U.S. interest rates by the second half of 2023 on the pro...
Jan 11, 2021
Biden to name ex-diplomat Burns for CIA chief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Joe Biden will nominate longtime former career diplomat William Burns to lead the CIA, his transition team said in a statement on Monday. Burns, a former de...
Jan 11, 2021
Lilly says Alzheimer’s drug slows clinical decline in mid-stage trial
By Deena Beasley (Reuters) - Eli Lilly and Co said on Monday a trial of its experimental Alzheimer's drug donanemab showed it slowed by about a third the rate of decline in a combined measure of cogni...
Jan 11, 2021
Turkey says offering to resume talks with Greece this month
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey is making Greece an official offer to resume exploratory talks on their conflicting maritime claims in the Mediterranean Sea and other existing issues this month, Foreign Min...
Jan 11, 2021
Pope, in new decree, formally allows more roles for women in Church
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis, in another step towards greater equality for women in the Roman Catholic Church, on Monday changed its law to formally allow them to serve as readers, altar serv...
Jan 11, 2021
Brazil’s Sao Paulo state says average efficacy of Coronavac vaccine will be announced on Tuesday
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil's Sao Paulo state health secretary Jean Gorinchteyn said in an intervew to GloboNews TV on Monday that the average efficacy of the Coronavac vaccine will be announced...
Jan 11, 2021
Gilead raises 2020 profit forecast
(Reuters) - Gilead Sciences Inc raised its full-year profit forecast on Monday, boosted by increased sales of COVID-19 treatment remdesivir, as hospitalization and treatment rates were higher than exp...
Jan 11, 2021
