Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Biden will struggle to cut defense spending despite pressure
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Joe Biden will come under immense pressure from progressives in the Democratic party to cut the defense budget once he takes office in January. But...
Nov 25, 2020
Wall Street banks slam lending proposal as ‘unworkable’ and ‘political’
By Michelle Price WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Major U.S. banks on Wednesday pushed back on a proposal to bar them from snubbing controversial business sectors, such as oil and gas giants, in an unlikely tu...
Nov 25, 2020
‘An immense sadness’: Argentina mourns death of Maradona
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Heartbroken fans of Argentine soccer star Diego Maradona gathered on the streets of Buenos Aires to mourn on Wednesday, following the news of his death. President Alberto Fern...
Nov 25, 2020
Exclusive: Exxon and Total in talks over Mozambique LNG resource-sharing deal – sources
By Helen Reid, Emma Rumney and Stephen Jewkes JOHANNESBURG/MILAN (Reuters) - ExxonMobil and Total are in negotiations over their massive LNG projects in Mozambique, with each seeking to extract more g...
Nov 25, 2020
U.S. grants ByteDance new seven-day extension of TikTok sale order – filing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Wednesday granted ByteDance a new seven-day extension of a divestiture order that had directed the Chinese company to sell its TikTok short video-sha...
Nov 25, 2020
U.S. rejects permit for Alaska mine, company vows appeal
TORONTO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Wednesday issued its final decision to deny a key water permit for the contentious Pebble Mine in Alaska, putting the project's futur...
Nov 25, 2020
Fed policymakers may give new bond-buying guidance ‘fairly soon’: minutes
By Jonnelle Marte and Ann Saphir (Reuters) - U.S. Federal Reserve policymakers may soon give new guidance on their plans for asset purchases, including for how long and in what maturities, as they see...
Nov 25, 2020
Tesla’s upcoming S&P 500 debut fuels ‘crazy’ trading volume
By Noel Randewich (Reuters) - If you traded a stock in the past week, there's a fair chance it was Tesla. Shares in the electric car maker led by CEO Elon Musk rose almost 3% on Wednesday and have now...
Nov 25, 2020
Naples stunned by the death of its soccer idol, Maradona
By Ciro De Luca NAPLES, Italy (Reuters) - In the southern Italian city of Naples, soccer is a religion and Diego Armando Maradona was its God. News of his death on Wednesday ricocheted around the city...
Nov 25, 2020
No benefit seen from plasma treatment in severe COVID-19; virus may hurt male fertility
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by ...
Nov 25, 2020
