Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Fed’s Rosengren says U.S. a long way from maximum employment and 2% inflation target
(Reuters) - The U.S. economy is far from maximum employment or 2% inflation, and interest rates will stay low for several years, Boston Federal Reserve Bank President Eric Rosengren said on Thursday. ...
Sep 24, 2020
U.S. to announce more Iran sanctions on Thursday, top envoy says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will slap new sanctions on a number of Iranian officials and entities including a judge who sentenced Iranian wrestler Navid Afkari to death, U.S. Special Repr...
Sep 24, 2020
Seadrill, Sapura latest firms targeted in Brazil’s ‘Car Wash’ probe
By Gram Slattery RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian and Dutch police executed dozens of search warrants on Wednesday as part of a corruption probe into offshore oil rig company Seadrill Ltd and Mala...
Sep 24, 2020
New York sues Becton Dickinson unit over surgical mesh devices, consent judgment expected
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York's attorney general on Thursday filed a lawsuit accusing Becton Dickinson and Co's CR Bard unit of concealing the risks of surgical mesh devices. A consent judgment is exp...
Sep 24, 2020
2020 U.S. ELECTION: What you need to know right now
(Reuters) - Court battles over how votes are tallied have now spread to almost every competitive state, as the effect of the pandemic has led the two sides to clash over seemingly mundane issues such ...
Sep 24, 2020
Exclusive: CVC mulls sale of Polish utility PKP Energetyka – sources
By Agnieszka Barteczko and Arno Schuetze WARSAW/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Buyout group CVC Capital Partners is starting preparations for a sale of its Polish utility PKP Energetyka in a deal potentially w...
Sep 24, 2020
UK watchdog blasts banks over dirty money safeguards
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Not all of Britain's financial firms are convinced of the need to invest large sums to crack down on dirty money, leaving the quality of anti-money laundering controls ...
Sep 24, 2020
Exclusive: U.S., UK, Canada sanctions on Belarusians could come Friday – sources
WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The United States, Britain and Canada plan to impose sanctions on Belarusian individuals following what they view as a rigged election on Aug. 9 and violence against pe...
Sep 24, 2020
Belarusian taxi driver who helped protester flee lights up internet
MOSCOW (Reuters) - An unnamed Belarusian taxi driver who helped a man escape from riot police during protests against veteran leader Alexander Lukashenko has transfixed social media users who have avi...
Sep 24, 2020
EU to rebalance, not shut City of London’s market access
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's access to European Union markets will be rebalanced, but the City of London will not be shut out completely, the bloc's financial services chief Valdis Dombro...
Sep 24, 2020
