Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. gasoline demand during Thanksgiving week lowest since 1997: OPIS
By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. gasoline consumption fell during the Thanksgiving holiday week to the lowest in more than 20 years, said OPIS, an IHS Markit company, as coronavirus cases ...
Dec 07, 2020
World Economic Forum to be held in Singapore in May: WEF president in email
ZURICH (Reuters) - The World Economic Forum (WEF) will be held in Singapore instead of Switzerland next year as the COVID-19 pandemic would make it difficult to ensure the health and safety of partici...
Dec 07, 2020
Saudi-led coalition says destroyed drone from Yemen Houthis launched toward Saudi – Ekhbariya TV
DUBAI (Reuters) - A Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said on Monday it had destroyed a drone launched towards the kingdom by Yemen's Houthi group, a statement carried by Ekhbariya TV said. The Ir...
Dec 07, 2020
Hungary and Poland stick to EU budget veto, Hungarian minister says
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary and Poland are upholding their veto of the next European Union budget and a coronavirus recovery fund, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said after meeting his Po...
Dec 07, 2020
Locals long for Disney magic as shuttered Paris park hits jobs
By Noemie Olive and Sarah White VAL D'EUROPE, France (Reuters) - Sleeping Beauty's castle stands empty at Disneyland's theme park outside Paris and the giant twirling teacups and other rides have grou...
Dec 07, 2020
Brazil pledge on Amazon needed to save EU-Mercosur trade deal: diplomat
By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) - Until Brazil makes a political commitment to curb deforestation in the Amazon rainforest, the trade deal between the European Union and South America's Mercosur ...
Dec 07, 2020
JPMorgan sends pandemic relief policy recommendations to lawmakers
(Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co, the biggest U.S. lender, has laid out a set of policy recommendations for lawmakers, aimed at driving a swift recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and reducing racial i...
Dec 07, 2020
Airbnb boosts IPO price range in sign of frenzied investor appetite
(Reuters) -Airbnb Inc expects to raise up to $3.09 billion in its initial public offering after boosting its price range, setting it up for a blockbuster debut 13 years after it was founded as a websi...
Dec 07, 2020
Mexican president picks Borja as new Banxico board member
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday he will nominate finance ministry official Galia Borja to serve as a new deputy governor of the central bank, part ...
Dec 07, 2020
Biden infrastructure plans will prop up base metals markets
By Eric Onstad LONDON (Reuters) - Plans by U.S. President-elect Joe Biden to spend $2 trillion on infrastructure are expected to underpin metals prices in the coming months as the world's biggest econ...
Dec 07, 2020
