Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Top China brokerage CITIC posts 21.9% rise in 2020 profit on stock gains
BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - CITIC Securities Co, China's biggest brokerage, reported on Thursday a 21.9% rise in profit in 2020, led by strong gains in securities investments. While unscathed by the ...
Mar 18, 2021
Britain says expects financial services pact with EU this month
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Britain expects to seal a financial services cooperation pact with the European Union shortly, a senior finance ministry official told a conference on challenges from m...
Mar 18, 2021
Thailand braces as refugees from Myanmar coup flee to border regions
By Panu Wongcha-um and Poppy McPherson MAE SOT, Thai-Myanmar border (Reuters) - Hundreds of people have fled Myanmar's towns and cities since last month's military coup and are sheltering in areas con...
Mar 18, 2021
Nikola, Lordstown shares drop in latest sign of turbulence for EV sector
(Reuters) - Shares of Nikola Corp, hit by a key investor cutting its stake, and Lordstown Motors, targeted by a regulatory inquiry, slumped on Thursday in the latest sign of pressure for once high-fly...
Mar 18, 2021
Canada extends travel restrictions at U.S. border: Canadian official
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. land borders with Canada will remain closed to non-essential travel until at least April 21, the Canadian government said Thursday. The new 30-day exten...
Mar 18, 2021
Lyft expects positive weekly ride-share growth beginning this week
(Reuters) - Ride-hailing company Lyft Inc said on Thursday it expects positive weekly growth in its ride-share segment beginning this week through the end of the year, as demand rebounds following the...
Mar 18, 2021
Kalamazoo area currently showing largest upward trend of COVID-19 cases in Michigan
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — For the first time in over two months, Michigan reported over 3,000 COVID-19 cases in a single day, and Kalamazoo is also seeing cases on the rise in recent days. Th...
Mar 18, 2021
Irish goods imports from Britain fall 65% in January after Brexit
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish goods imports from Britain fell by 65% in January from the same month last year as traders grappled with new customs requirements, COVID-19 restrictions and pre-Brexit stockpi...
Mar 18, 2021
Sweden reports 6,467 new COVID-19 cases, 8 deaths on Thursday
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden, which has shunned lockdowns throughout the pandemic, registered 6,467 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, health agency statistics showed. The country of 10 million inhabi...
Mar 18, 2021
Calls to Michigan’s gambling hotline have spiked following launch of online betting
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Calls to Michigan’s Gambling Disorder Program have spiked since online gambling became legal in the state in January. They say the helpline took between 600 and ...
Mar 18, 2021
