Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Financial firms and governments deeply sceptical of cryptocurrencies: survey
By Tom Wilson LONDON (Reuters) - Financial firms and governments overwhelmingly see cryptocurrencies as risky, a major survey found on Tuesday, with the potential for bitcoin and other digital tokens ...
Sep 29, 2020
Britain imposes sanctions on Belarus leader and aides
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - Britain has imposed sanctions on Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and seven other officials over election fraud and violence against protesters, Foreign Secret...
Sep 29, 2020
Thiel-backed fintech Deposit Solutions launches in United States
By Douglas Busvine BERLIN (Reuters) - Deposit Solutions, a German fintech firm backed by Silicon Valley investor Peter Thiel, is launching its savings portal in the United States as it seeks a slice o...
Sep 29, 2020
Devon-WPX deal offers a playbook for future shale consolidation
By Shruti Sonal (Reuters) - The latest business combination in the U.S. shale patch is signaling a path forward for the troubled sector. In contrast to the bankruptcies of the past three months, Devon...
Sep 29, 2020
Lakers’ LeBron faces former Heat team in NBA Finals
(Reuters) - An unexpected NBA Finals matchup between the LeBron James-led Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat begins this week, capping an unprecedented season interrupted by the COVID-19 outbreak befor...
Sep 29, 2020
Canada will impose sanctions on Belarus president, other senior officials
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada is imposing sanctions against Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko and 10 other senior officials for committing human rights violations, the foreign ministry said in a stat...
Sep 29, 2020
Fed’s Kaplan sees costs to pinning rates at zero
(Reuters) - The U.S. central bank should keep interest rates at their current near-zero levels until the economy is back on track to full health, likely by late 2022 or sometime in 2023, Dallas Federa...
Sep 29, 2020
Syrian amputee gets new lease of life from designing prosthetics, helping others
ALEPPO PROVINCE, Syria (Reuters) - Abdelmawla Ibrahim was only 16 when he felt his life was over. While driving through a checkpoint with his family in northern Syria, a stray bullet pierced his left ...
Sep 29, 2020
Schumacher and Ilott handed F1 practice slots
(Reuters) - Mick Schumacher will take part in first Friday practice with Alfa Romeo at the Nuerburgring next week as Ferrari seek to give their three leading junior drivers Formula One race weekend ex...
Sep 29, 2020
Meghan loses latest court battle with UK tabloid newspaper
LONDON (Reuters) - Meghan, Britain's Duchess of Sussex, has lost the latest skirmish in her privacy lawsuit against a tabloid newspaper, after London's High Court ruled on Tuesday the paper could amen...
Sep 29, 2020
