Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Take Five: Dark December
1/MORE PITFALLS It has been a year many would prefer to forget and a month of 2020 still remains -- one replete with events that could trip up markets. Here they are: Dec. 1: A month before the UK-EU ...
Nov 27, 2020
Russia lodges official protest with U.S. over naval incident
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's foreign ministry said in a statement on Friday that it had lodged an official protest with the United States over a naval incident in the Sea of Japan, which it said was a ...
Nov 27, 2020
Golf-Meronk opens three-shot lead with 66 at Alfred Dunhill Championship
MALELANE, South Africa (Reuters) - Poland's Adrian Meronk carded six birdies and an eagle in a scintillating round of 66 to take a three-shot lead after day two of the European Tour's Alfred Dunhill C...
Nov 27, 2020
Mnuchin asks Republican senators to trust in future Treasury, Fed actions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin wrote in a letter to Senate Banking Committee Republicans on Friday that he hopes they will continue to show trust in the Treasury and Fed...
Nov 27, 2020
EU clears Altice, Allianz, Omers acquisition of Covage
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Friday it had approved the proposed acquisition of French fibre optics operator by rival SFR FTTH controlled by Altice, Allianz and Omers, subject ...
Nov 27, 2020
Airbus sells six jets rejected by AirAsia, denting surplus: sources
PARIS (Reuters) - Airbus has found homes for six A320neo-family aircraft rejected by one of its largest customers, Malaysia's AirAsia, as it makes further progress in reducing an overhang of jets left...
Nov 27, 2020
Italy reports 28,352 new coronavirus cases, 827 deaths – health ministry
ROME (Reuters) - Italy reported 827 COVID 19-related deaths on Friday, against 822 the day before, and 28,352 new infections, down from 29,003 on Thursday, the health ministry said. There were 222,803...
Nov 27, 2020
Britain records 16,022 new coronavirus cases, 521 new deaths
LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom recorded 16,022 new coronavirus cases on Friday and 521 deaths within 28 days of a positive test for the virus, according to official data. Thursday's data had sh...
Nov 27, 2020
Six farmers killed near besieged central Mali village, says town mayor
BAMAKO (Reuters) - Six rice farmers were killed on Thursday near the central Mali village of Farabougou, the mayor of a nearby town said, taking the death toll to 23 since the siege of the village by ...
Nov 27, 2020
No oom-pah bands this Christmas, please. We’re Swiss
ZURICH (Reuters) - Forget the oom-pah brass bands and buy gifts early - with a predrafted list to keep shopping trips efficient -- this COVID-19 Christmas season, Swiss health authorities advised the ...
Nov 27, 2020
