Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Argentina eyes tax on the rich to raise $4 billion for pandemic response
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's government is looking to raise around 300 billion pesos ($4 billion) through a one-off tax on the super-rich, in order to help pay for the coronavirus response, su...
Aug 28, 2020
U.S. warns Bannon co-defendant against social media posts that could threaten trial
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Friday said a co-defendant of Steve Bannon, an architect of Donald Trump's 2016 election, should not make social media posts that could undermine a fair tri...
Aug 28, 2020
COVID-19 reinfection detected in U.S. patient; saliva tests endorsed
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 ...
Aug 28, 2020
British foreign secretary condemns detention of journalists in Belarus
LONDON (Reuters) - British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on Friday condemned what he said was the mass detention of over 50 journalists in Belarus on Thursday evening, including from the UK's publicl...
Aug 28, 2020
Walmart ad revenue could quickly jump if TikTok bid succeeds
By Melissa Fares NEW YORK (Reuters) - Walmart Inc could turn into an online advertising leader if its plan to acquire popular short-form video app TikTok goes through, analysts said on Friday. The pro...
Aug 28, 2020
Brazil debt markets liquid, but little demand for long-dated paper: official
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's debt markets are liquid and there is high demand for liquid and cash-like assets, Jose Franco, sub-secretary for public debt at the Treasury said on Friday, adding invest...
Aug 28, 2020
Fed’s Harker sees shape of recovery as ‘bumpy swoosh’
(Reuters) - Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank President Patrick Harker said on Friday he does not expect the economy, now growing quickly after a sharp downturn, to reverse course into a double dip re...
Aug 28, 2020
Mother Nature on steroids: Early signs point to devastating California fire season
By Andrew Hay (Reuters) - California may experience its worst year for wildfires in decades, climate experts say, pointing out that it has already battled two of the three largest blazes in its record...
Aug 28, 2020
Ackman sees more gains for his portfolio, urges stock ownership for all Americans
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss BOSTON (Reuters) - Billionaire hedge fund manager William Ackman touted the success of his funds on Friday, citing attractive valuations for his holdings and saying he has up to...
Aug 28, 2020
Can Pliskova finally deliver when it matters?
By Martyn Herman (Reuters) - When a list of leading women's title contenders is drawn up ahead of any Grand Slam, big-serving Czech Karolina Pliskova's name is inevitably on it. So far that is as far ...
Aug 28, 2020
