Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Bank of Canada keeps key rate at 0.25%, maintains QE policy
OTTAWA, Dec 9 (Reuters) - The Bank of Canada on Wednesday left its key interest rate unchanged at 0.25%, as expected, and said it would maintain its current policy of quantitative easing. The central ...
Dec 09, 2020
New York State Pension Fund to review energy sector investments
(Reuters) - The New York State Pension Fund will review its energy sector investments, including potential divestments, as it targets net zero carbon emissions by 2040, the New York State Comptroller ...
Dec 09, 2020
Starbucks names Mellody Hobson board chair
(Reuters) - Coffee chain Starbucks Corp on Wednesday named Vice Chair Mellody Hobson as head if its board, making her the only African American woman to chair a Fortune 500 company. She will replace M...
Dec 09, 2020
Saudi crown prince’s lawyer seeks dismissal of ex-spy chief case in U.S. court
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's lawyer has asked a U.S. court to dismiss a case filed by a former top-ranking Saudi intelligence official, claiming it has no juri...
Dec 09, 2020
P&G names Andre Schulten as CFO replacing Jon Moeller
(Reuters) - Procter and Gamble named Andre Schulten, currently senior vice president of its baby care unit in North America, as its new chief financial officer, replacing Jon Moeller. Moeller will ret...
Dec 09, 2020
Ethiopia shifts focus from war to economy, U.N. worries about Tigray
By Jackson Njehia and Stephanie Nebehay NAIROBI/GENEVA (Reuters) - Ethiopia's prime minister shifted his focus away from war on Wednesday, opening a cross-border highway to Kenya at the opposite end o...
Dec 09, 2020
German solar company Solarwatt sees growth in electric car charging services
By Vera Eckert FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German residential solar battery maker Solarwatt is talking to a car manufacturer about a potential tie-up that would connect electric vehicles to its solar roofto...
Dec 09, 2020
French fishermen could scuttle Brexit trade deal, and their livelihoods
By Pascal ROSSIGNOL ON BOARD THE FISHING VESSEL NICOLAS-JEREMY (Reuters) - For the past two days, the Margolle brothers have been dragging their fishing nets back and forth across a line running down ...
Dec 09, 2020
Biden to nominate ex-Iowa Governor Vilsack for USDA secretary
WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Joe Biden plans to nominate former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack for agriculture secretary, according to two sources familiar with the decision. Vilsack...
Dec 09, 2020
Delta will unblock middle seats when vaccines are widespread, CEO tells CNBC
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines expects traffic to remain depressed in the coming weeks, its chief executive said on Wednesday, and will continue blocking middle seats until vaccines are widesprea...
Dec 09, 2020
